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- 1. INTRODUCTION TO WORLDVIEWS ChristianStudies Daniel Rey Z. Lastrella
- 2. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Whyare we here? What is the meaning and purpose of life? Is there a difference between right and wrong? What is it? Are humans just highly evolved animals? What is moral?
- 3. WHAT IS YOURWORLDVIEW?
- 4. DEFINITION “A world viewis a way one views the whole world. And since people have vastly different views of the world depending on the perspective from which they view the world it is clear that one’s worldview makes a world of difference. A worldview is a way of viewing or interpreting all of reality. It is an interpretive framework through which or by which one makes sense out of the data of life and the world.” -Norman L. Geisler and William D. Watkins, Worlds Apart, 11. “A worldview is the perspective through which you understand and approach life and the world.”
- 5. KEY VERSES Colossians 2:8 “Seeto it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.”
- 6. KEY VERSES 2 Corinthians10:3-5 “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
- 7. KEY VERSES 2 Timothy2:22-26 “Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.”
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- 12. WHAT IS GOD? Atheism - there is no God Agnosticism - no one can know if there is a God Polytheism - there are many Gods Pantheism - everything is God Monotheism - there is only one God Deism - there is a God but he has nothing to do with the world today
- 13. WHAT IS HUMANITY? SubsequentQuestions: Do we have a sinful nature? Are we basically good? Are we perfectible?
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- 15. DEVELOPING YOUR OWN WORLDVIEW Don’t read your Bible. Study them. Read other worldview materials Put yourself in challenging situations Stretch your intellectual boundaries Engage in cultural analysis Watch your time closely
- 16. GOALS OF DEVELOPINGA CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW To be a faithful disciple of Christ Know why we believe what we believe Learn to think consistently Learn to engage our culture without compromise Be faithful ambassadors of Christ
- 17. 10 CREATIONAL DISCIPLINES 1.Theology 2. Philosophy 3. Ethics 4. Biology 5. Psychology 6. Sociology 7. Law 8. Politics 9. Economics 10. History
- 18. JOURNAL 101 Reflection about: 1.Key principle: “Ideas have consequences” 2. Does a person belief in existence of God affect his/ her life? Give examples of how that belief may affect his/her ideas about life.
- 19. MEMORY VERSE #1 2Corinthians 10:5 “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”