Episode 1 Belief in God • Epizod 1 Kwayans nan Bondye
We are starting today a video series on the basic, core beliefs of Christians. Really what makes a Christian, well a Christian. We are going to be saving specific differences between denominations and some nuances between different doctrines for other times and really just focus in on the foundation. And so where do we begin? Well, we begin with a belief in God.
What's the first thing that Christians believe? We believe in God. It's in the first sentence of the Bible! (Gen. 1:1) "In the beginning, God…" Every belief and practice of being a Christian is based on this first foundational belief. We are not the ultimate or supreme thing in the universe. There is a being greater than us, (Revelation 22:13) that was the beginning, and that is the end. The first of everything and the last after everything is gone. God is not competing for the top spot against other gods. There is just one. (Isaiah 44:6)
And the whole story of Christianity builds upon the relationship between this singular supreme and awesome being, called God, and the people and world that God created. (Psalm 100:3) It would be a safe bet to argue that God is the main figure in this story. And because of that, a belief that there is no God would be incompatible with the Christian faith. Our worship, preaching, and service would all ring hollow without God.
Nou kòmanse jodi a, ak yon seri videyo sou, kwayans debaz nan kretyen. kisa ki fè yon kretyen, yon kretyen. Nou pral soulinye kèk diferans spesifik ant denominasyon ak kèk nuans nan diferant doktrin pou lòt fwa pou nou ka vrèman konsantre nou sou fondasyon an. ki kote nou pral kòmanse? Oke, nou pral kòmanse ak yon kwayans nan Bondye.
Nan ki premye bagay kretyen yo kwè? Nou kwè nan Bondye. Li nan premye fraz la, nan Bib la! (Jen. 1: 1) "O kònmansman, Bondye ..." Tout kwayans ak pratik pou yon kretyen li baze sou sa a…, premye kwayans fondamantal la. Nou pa bagay ultim oswa ki suprèm nan linivè a. Gen yon èt ki pi gran pase nou, (Revelasyon 22:13) ki te kòmansman an, e li se la fen. Li se Premye nan tout bagay ak dènye a apre tout bagay va fini. Bondye pa nan konpetisyon pou plas kont lòt dye yo. Paske Gen yon sèl. (Ezayi 44: 6)
E tout istwa Krisyanis lan baze sou relasyon ki genyen ant sèl èt siprèm sa ki vrèman enpresyonan, ki rele Bondye, e les hommes ak mond lan ke Bondye te kreye. (Sòm 100: 3) Li ta yon valè e ki sûre poun diskite sa ke Bondye se pèsonaj prensipal nan istwa sa a. E akoz de sa, yon kwayans ki pa gen okenn Bondye ladanl ta dwe enkonpatib ak lafwa kretyèn. Adorasyon nou an, predikasyon nou yo. e sèvis nou yo tap vin vid san Bondye.
