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Wisdom Principle & PrayerWisdom Principle & Prayer
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Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for
the sheep. 8
All who ever came before me were thieves and
robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9
I am the gate;
whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go
out, and find pasture. 10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and
destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the
full.
(John 10:7-10, NIV)
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Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me.
(John 14:6, NIV)

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Romans 1Romans 1
Longest and most theologically significant ofLongest and most theologically significant of
Paul’s lettersPaul’s letters
Focus on righteousnessFocus on righteousness

Romans 1Romans 1
ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
Dominant in Paul’s message here
Eternality — 1:20
Power (omnipotence) — 1:20
Divinity — 1:20
Righteousness — 1:17, 18
Wisdom and knowledge (omniscience) — 8:33ff.
Impartiality — 2:11, etc.
Mercy — 9-11; 12:1; 15:9
Love — 5:8ff.; 8:35ff.
Immutability — 11:29
Sovereignty — 8:31ff.; 9-11

Romans 1Romans 1
SINFULNESS OF MAN
God’s attributes are the standard by which SIN can be
defined
SIN: Practice which does not conform to the attributes
of God
SIN: Believing and behaving in contradiction to the
character of God (Rom. 3:23)
God is a God of glory

Romans 1Romans 1
SINFULNESS OF MAN
universal
(all men are condemned as sinners)
inexcusable
(all men have received and rejected God’s revelation)
incurable
(we cannot save ourselves—apart from God’s grace
and intervention, we are lost)

Romans 1Romans 1
ALL SIN IS A PERVERSION
…of that which God is and that which God created us to
be.

Romans 1Romans 1
THE WRATH OF GOD
This is the primary topic of the passage
God’s wrath is not only a response to man’s sin, but it
CORRESPONDS to man’s sin

Romans 1Romans 1
THE WRATH OF GOD
Both PRESENT (1:18-32) AND FUTURE(2:1ff)
(1) While God’s present wrath is largely passive, His
future wrath is active.
(2) God’s present wrath allows sin to increase; God’s
future wrath will put an end to sin, causing it to cease.
(3) God’s present wrath is often not recognized as
such, and Christians must believe it by faith; His future
wrath cannot be missed.
(4) God’s present wrath is reversible; His future wrath
is not.

Mark 7:1-23Mark 7:1-23
THE PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO BE GOOD “ONTHE PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO BE GOOD “ON
YOUR OWN”YOUR OWN”
Problem OneProblem One: The Pharisees' system of rules had: The Pharisees' system of rules had
actually carried them away from God.actually carried them away from God.
Problem TwoProblem Two:: TheThe Pharisees focused their attention onPharisees focused their attention on
exterior problemsexterior problems ,, when the real problem was an interior onewhen the real problem was an interior one..
PHARISEES: Focused on words and deeds only; not heartsPHARISEES: Focused on words and deeds only; not hearts

Mark 7:1-23Mark 7:1-23
ENDURING PRINCIPLEENDURING PRINCIPLE
If you can get your heart right, you can live right….butIf you can get your heart right, you can live right….but
you need help in that.you need help in that.

Mark 7:1-23Mark 7:1-23
EVE…..EVE…..
Demonstrated what Jesus taught the PhariseesDemonstrated what Jesus taught the Pharisees
2 Ways To Respond to the Problem2 Ways To Respond to the Problem
WrongWrong: Sin is breaking God's rules, therefore getting along with: Sin is breaking God's rules, therefore getting along with
God is a matter of being a good person (keeping the rules).God is a matter of being a good person (keeping the rules).
RightRight: Sin is having a heart turned away from God, therefore: Sin is having a heart turned away from God, therefore
getting along with God is a matter of having your heart put rightgetting along with God is a matter of having your heart put right
with God.with God.

THE GOOD LIFETHE GOOD LIFE
Detecting the Marks of LifeDetecting the Marks of Life
SatisfactionSatisfaction
• Gather in discussion groups with the handout, "Everybody Just
Wants the Good Life“
• Reconvene and answer…..
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS::
1.1. How are we expected to arrive at the good life in ourHow are we expected to arrive at the good life in our
society?society?
2.2. Has this changed over the years? If so, how?Has this changed over the years? If so, how?
3.3. Is anyone excluded by these indicators? If so, how orIs anyone excluded by these indicators? If so, how or
why? Does this matter?why? Does this matter?
4.4. How comfortable are you with this definition of theHow comfortable are you with this definition of the
good life?good life?
5.5. How do you measure the quality of your life?How do you measure the quality of your life?

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BREAKBREAK

Everybody Wants It…Everybody Wants It…
These Guys Took “Not Gettin’ None” of THIS To The Top of the Charts in
1965…

“Just being alive, having a
wonderful family, good friends,
watching the sunrise morning after
morning — that’s what makes me
feel good. I think people take their
lives for granted. Some just haven’t
hit that part of their lives where they
stop and say, “I am such a lucky
person to have the life that I have.”
Sgt. Michael A. DiRaimondo, in a letter home
from Iraq

One Thing To THINK Your
Life Is Going Well….
Another Thing to Think It Is
Going WELL ENOUGH
A Mere Belief Lacks Weight…

LIFE SATISFACTION: Requires
BEING Satisfied, Not Just Thinking
About It
Being Satisfied: Has Motivational
Implications

DETERMINANTS OF QUALITY OF
LIFE
1. Material Well Being
2. Health
3. Political Stability and Security
4. Family Life
5. Community Life
6. Climate and Geography
7. Job Security
8. Political Freedom
9. Gender Equality

Happy Planet IndexHappy Planet Index,,
highest rankhighest rank toto lowestlowest
rankrank
It shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the
planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens.

THEORIES OF HAPPINESS
Traditionally Takes 2 Basic Forms:
-Life Satisfaction View: BEING Satisfied, Not Just Thinking Things
Satisfactory
-Hedonism: Identifies Happiness With Pleasure
EMOTIONAL STATE THEORY: Happiness Identified W/Favorable
Emotional Condition; Focuses on Mood/Nonconscious Aspects
of Affect and Disposition
HYBRID VIEWS: Combine Life Satisfaction With Hedonism…To Be Happy
Is To Be Satisfied and Have A Favorable Balance Of Pleasure Over
Pain

WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION ACTIVITY
What are the TRENDS present in society that are
affecting well-being/happiness/contentment…..namely,
the “good life?”

DISCUSSION: Nicodemus John 3:1-21 (Read Together)
What do you find most striking about the story?
What kind of person do you think Nicodemus was?
Do you think Nicodemus enjoyed the good life?
What is the central point to the story?

DISCUSSION: Nicodemus John 3:1-21
-The good life has spiritual foundations.
-Most of us don't spend much effort or time cultivating
these foundations.
-If we feel dissatisfied with our lives—kind of like
something is missing.
-Even when we try to cultivate those spiritual
foundations with such things as religion, meditation,
yoga, and therapy, it doesn't quite work.

John 3:1-21
-Theres an indispensible key to the good life…Jesus
gave it to Nicodemus.

What Did Jesus Tell Nicodemus?
Your spirit has to be ALIVE
To live in the Kingdom of God is to
reenter a special relationship with God
something like what Adam and Eve
must have had in Garden
The “abundant life” (good life) can be
lived on our own

How does being “born again” happen?
God’s Spirit makes it happen.
PROCESS: Lot like the wind

God wants this for us so badly that He sent
Jesus to make it possible.
How to Make It Happen? BELIEVE IN JESUS
This Means:
1. Faith is a believing conviction
2. Faith is a trusting relationship
3. Faith is a lived life of love

REPENTANCE?
Means to have GENUINE SORROW for the
past, and to turn away from it.
Affirm our belief in Jesus with a prayer at
some specific place and time
Not necessarily a bells and whistle kind of
thing
Doing this establishes a trusting
relationship with Him

GOD
If there is a God: Theodicy Old Testament Picture of God
Popular Conceptions of God New Testament Picture of
God
THE COSMOS
The Scientific Approach
The Genesis Approach
Evolution
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THE GOOD LIFE
Good Life Indicators
Born Again
THE HUMAN RACE
The Human Relationships
Made Forever
Life After Life
Values vs. Sin
The Fall
Heart Signs
SIN
Evolution

Your worldview is the collection of
beliefs that you hold about the FIVE
THEMES of this course.
1. THE COSMOS. Where did the world come from? Does it have a "purpose" or
is it a happy(or unhappy) accident? How should it be treated?
2. THE NATURE OF GOD. Is there a God, and if so, is God an It, a He, or a
She? Is God the Force of Star Wars fame? Is God, as many philosophers say,
the "first cause." Is it possible to know anything about God? Is it possible to
know God in a personal way? If so, how?
3. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN. What does it mean to be
human? What is the value of human life? How should human beings live
together?
4. SIN. What's wrong with the human race? How do we know what is right and
wrong? Are these personal and cultural preferences, or are there universal
absolutes that apply to everyone?
5. THE GOOD LIFE. What makes life worth living? Success? Power? Wealth?
Happiness? How do we achieve the good life for ourselves and our society?

Workshop 1
COSMOS
Great Conflict Raging Through The Centuries
The Scientific Approach
Question Emerges For Christianity….
Putting It Together…Putting It Together…

Workshop 1
COSMOS
LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE: WHEN IT MAKES EXCESSIVE CLAIMS
• When scientists speculate philosophically or religiously
• There are parameters around which science can legitimately
speak….scientific authority over and against biblical occurs because of
it’s prestige
• Often, the best scientific theorists found in philosophy or religion
departments
-Scientist wanna be’s are not inclined to think theoretically
-Results in a tacit naturalism
-Theologians often wind up doing science

Workshop 1
COSMOS
-LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE: WHEN IT MAKES EXCESSIVE CLAIMS
• Both naturalistic scientists and fundamentalists share similar
false assumptions of science
-both want to assume science can speak to ultimate questions…on the
same plane in their quest for knowledge
-naturalist science: gives no room for God
-creationists: scientific evidence suggests there must be a God
-BOTH: claim scientific basis for opposite conclusions for God
-science AS SCIENCE cannot do this
-the question of God is not scientific
• Naturalistic scientists do not relate science to larger reality: value?
Beauty?
-robs us of depth, transcendency, ultimacies of human
experience….we need arts, philosophy, God, religion

Workshop 1
COSMOS
-KEY: Genesis does NOT give us a scientific
explanation
-THE CONTEXT OF GENESIS

GODGOD
THEODICYTHEODICY
NATURAL EVILNATURAL EVIL
Limited; Violent Energy System; Chance Factors; Other PurposesLimited; Violent Energy System; Chance Factors; Other Purposes
In Universe; Not Hedonistic Pardise;In Universe; Not Hedonistic Pardise;
MORAL EVILMORAL EVIL
Genuine Free Choice; God Respects Freedom; God Does NotGenuine Free Choice; God Respects Freedom; God Does Not
Create It; God Concurs…; Demonic InfluenceCreate It; God Concurs…; Demonic Influence

GODGOD
REDEMPTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF MORAL EVILREDEMPTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF MORAL EVIL
CROSS: Provides SolutionCROSS: Provides Solution
RESURRECTION: Romans 8:28 and Transformation in Ways WeRESURRECTION: Romans 8:28 and Transformation in Ways We
Can’t ComprehendCan’t Comprehend
HOPE: In The EndHOPE: In The End

GODGOD
THE OLD TESTAMENT PICTURE OF GODTHE OLD TESTAMENT PICTURE OF GOD
-God Relies on People-God Relies on People
-God is a Contract Maker-God is a Contract Maker
-God is Plugged into History-God is Plugged into History
-History was Not Outside His Control.-History was Not Outside His Control.
-God Makes Moral Principle Central to Life.-God Makes Moral Principle Central to Life.

GODGOD
THE NEW TESTAMENT PICTURE OF GODTHE NEW TESTAMENT PICTURE OF GOD
JESUS: Self Revelation of GodJESUS: Self Revelation of God

THE HUMAN RACETHE HUMAN RACE
So What?......Which of these does the world “get?”So What?......Which of these does the world “get?”
-We live in a contingent universe.-We live in a contingent universe.
-Life is temporary.-Life is temporary. James 4:14James 4:14
-Link with the eternal.-Link with the eternal. John 11:25John 11:25
-Cherish your friends.-Cherish your friends.
-Understand and love your enemies and intellectual-Understand and love your enemies and intellectual
adversariesadversaries..
…all have eternal, existential implications for humanity.

TO BE FULLY HUMAN, YOU NEED TO BE INTO BE FULLY HUMAN, YOU NEED TO BE IN
RELATION TO OTHERS TO FULLY CORRESPONDRELATION TO OTHERS TO FULLY CORRESPOND
TO ONESELFTO ONESELF
The Three-Way Relationship.The Three-Way Relationship.
ADAM>GODADAM>GOD
ADAM>EARTHADAM>EARTH
ADAM>EVEADAM>EVE

The Nature of the Relationships.The Nature of the Relationships.
ADAM>GOD>CREATORADAM>GOD>CREATOR
ADAM>EARTH>CARETAKERADAM>EARTH>CARETAKER
ADAM>EVE>COMPANIONADAM>EVE>COMPANION
Corresponding Parts of Human Nature.Corresponding Parts of Human Nature.
ADAM>GOD>CREATOR>SPIRITUALADAM>GOD>CREATOR>SPIRITUAL
ADAM>EARTH>CARETAKER>PHYSICALADAM>EARTH>CARETAKER>PHYSICAL
ADAM>EVE>COMPANION>SOCIALADAM>EVE>COMPANION>SOCIAL

MADE FOR FOREVER: A GLIMPSE AT 1 COR. 15:1-58MADE FOR FOREVER: A GLIMPSE AT 1 COR. 15:1-58
The ResurrectionThe Resurrection
-Our human existence, both natural and supernatural, is corporate,-Our human existence, both natural and supernatural, is corporate,
involves solidarity. In Adam . . . in Christinvolves solidarity. In Adam . . . in Christ
-Perspective expands to cosmic dimensions
-Question of the nature of the risen body (what kind of body?)
-Explain theologically how the change of properties from one image to
another will take place: God has the power to transform, and he will exercise it.

VALUES vs SINVALUES vs SIN
ValuesValues are ideals that guide or qualify your personalare ideals that guide or qualify your personal
conduct, interaction with others, and involvement inconduct, interaction with others, and involvement in
your careeryour career
Values can be classified into four categories:
Personal Values
Cultural Values
Social Values
Work Values

Personal Values
-Personal values are principles that define you as an
individual. Personal values, such as honesty,
reliability, and trust, determine how you will face the
world and relate with people.
Cultural Values
-Cultural values, like the practice of your faith and
customs, are principles that sustain connections with
your cultural roots. They help you feel connected to a
larger community of people with similar backgrounds.

Work ValuesWork Values
-Work values are principles that guide your behaviour-Work values are principles that guide your behaviour
in professional contexts. They define how you workin professional contexts. They define how you work
and how you relate to your co-workers, bosses, andand how you relate to your co-workers, bosses, and
clients. They also reveal your potential forclients. They also reveal your potential for
advancement.advancement.
Social ValuesSocial Values
-Social values are principles that indicate how you-Social values are principles that indicate how you
relate meaningfully to others in social situations,relate meaningfully to others in social situations,
including those involving family, friends, and co-including those involving family, friends, and co-
workers.workers.

-- Changes in social values occur, to name a fewChanges in social values occur, to name a few
reasons, because ofreasons, because of
(a) scientific findings,(a) scientific findings,
(b) evolution of religious beliefs,(b) evolution of religious beliefs,
(c) changes in moral values,(c) changes in moral values,
(d) the persistence of vision-driven advocates,(d) the persistence of vision-driven advocates,
(e) media,(e) media,
(f) changes in the economy,(f) changes in the economy,
(g) technological innovation,(g) technological innovation,
(h) demographic shifts, or(h) demographic shifts, or
(i) for no discernible reason at all. (i) for no discernible reason at all.

Dimensions on which social values evolve, or ebb andDimensions on which social values evolve, or ebb and
flow, are:flow, are:
-What is moral…………….……what is immoral-What is moral…………….……what is immoral
-What is a personal sin……….…what is a crime (that-What is a personal sin……….…what is a crime (that
merits state punishment)merits state punishment)
-Focus on the criminal…….……or focus on the crime-Focus on the criminal…….……or focus on the crime
-Pursue equality………………...allow or require-Pursue equality………………...allow or require
inequality (gender, race, etc)inequality (gender, race, etc)
-Societal rights prevail………… individual rights prevail-Societal rights prevail………… individual rights prevail
-Less privacy…………………....more privacy for the-Less privacy…………………....more privacy for the
individualindividual

SINSIN
-Difficult to discuss-Difficult to discuss
-We need to maintain an APPROACHABLE THEOLOGICAL
VOCABULARY to speak about the relationship between sin
and the reality of God

TED PETERS (“Sin”):TED PETERS (“Sin”): 7 Steps of Progressive Sin that7 Steps of Progressive Sin that
Result in EvilResult in Evil
Anxiety
Unfaith
Pride
Concupiscence
Self-Justification
Blasphemy

THE FALLTHE FALL
-Which of the three relationships was attacked first?
-Who attacked the relationship?
-How was the relationship attacked?
-What was the result of the attack?

ROMANS CHAPTER 1ROMANS CHAPTER 1
Paul’s emphasis on the attributes of God
Sin is believing and behaving in contradiction to the
character of God

ROMANS CHAPTER 1ROMANS CHAPTER 1
If I understand our text correctly, not only does God’s wrath
respond to man’s sin, but it corresponds to his sin.
(1) While God’s present wrath is largely passive, His future wrath
is active.
(2) God’s present wrath allows sin to increase; God’s future wrath
will put an end to sin, causing it to cease.
(3) God’s present wrath is often not recognized as such, and
Christians must believe it by faith; His future wrath cannot be
missed.
(4) God’s present wrath is reversible; His future wrath is not.

Mark 7:1-23Mark 7:1-23
Problem OneProblem One: The Pharisees' system of rules had: The Pharisees' system of rules had
actually carried them away from God.actually carried them away from God.
Problem TwoProblem Two:: TheThe Pharisees focused their attention onPharisees focused their attention on
exterior problemsexterior problems ,, when the real problem was an interiorwhen the real problem was an interior
oneone..
PHARISEES: Focused on words and deeds only; not heartsPHARISEES: Focused on words and deeds only; not hearts

Themes InThemes In
BiblicalBiblical
End of Class SurveyEnd of Class Survey
TAKE CARE, BIBLICALTAKE CARE, BIBLICAL
THEMISTS!THEMISTS!

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