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Absolute Truth Unalterable facts that are true at all times for all persons regardless of context General Revelation Refers to the means God has used to reveal himself universally to humanity through nature, history, science, and reasoning Empiricism An epistemological theory that knowledge comes through only sensory experience Moral Absolute An objective standard by which certain actions my be judged right or wrong, regardless of the context of the act, the consequences of the act, or the ...

1. List the three Christian views of creation as given in the lecture, and a brief description of each. Young earth Old earth Theistic evolution Young earth: God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000 years old (or no specific attempt is made to determine the young age of the world) Old earth: Generally, advances that the earth is about 4.6 billion years old and that life appeared in stages Theistic evolution: Life evolved by a process God guided 2. The concept that h...

1. List the three Christian views of creation as given in the lecture, and a brief description of each. Young earth Old earth Theistic evolution Young earth: God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000 years old (or no specific attempt is made to determine the young age of the world) Old earth: Generally, advances that the earth is about 4.6 billion years old and that life appeared in stages Theistic evolution: Life evolved by a process God guided 2. The concept that h...

Define the problem of evil from the textbook and the PowerPoint. The philosophical and theological "problem" expressed in the question below: -If God is a good and loving God who is omnipotent, why is there evil in the world? -God is omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good -Such a God would have no place for evil -Such a God would be able to destroy evil -Therefore, evil should not exist with God -Yet evil does exist within this universe Also concerns the question of cause: -If God...

Do not worship any other gods Do not make any idols Do not use the lords name in vain Keep the Sabbath day holy Honor your mother and father Do not murder Do not commit adultery Do not steal Do not lie Do not covet Briefly list the commandments. The first four commandments are more centered around bringing glory and honor to god. That last six focuses more on wordily aspects that we should focus on. How do the first four commandments differ from the last six? Those who are persecute...

Summarize Romans 3:20-26 no one is righteous through obeying the laws in gods eyes. jews and gentiles alike have sinned and can only be seen as righteous through their faith in jesus christ as their lord and savior. he did this to be just so that anyone who believes in him is seen as righteous in the eyes of the lord. Summarize Matthew 5:44 Love your enemies, pray for persecutors. not as you have previously heard to love your neighbors and hate your enemies. How does the textbook interpret...

List the various definitions and descriptions of worldview found in the textbook and lecture. Set of assumptions to which one commits to serve as a framework for understanding reality and shaping ones behavior According to Chapter 1 in the textbook and Lecture 1, which worldview families use both faith and reason? All of them What is the difference between private and shared worldviews? 1. Private Worldview: Personal view of the world, shaped by their life story 2. Shared Worldview: Found...

Atheism Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural Young Earth View God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000 years old (or no specific attempt is made to determine the young age of the world) Creation The first act of the biblical story where God made everything that exists out of nothing Protoevangelion Literally, means "first Gospel." Refers to the redemptive statement in Genesis 3:15 Rescue "God rescued from torment in he...

Atheism Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural Pantheism Belief that "all is god" and a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God Theism Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that exists Deism Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in the world The Coherence Test all the beliefs in the worldview agree with each other The Correspondence Test The worldview can agree wi...

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