Cwv Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The kingdom of God -Is central to Jesus' message of hope, wholeness, and wisdom. -Is ruled by Jesus the king. -Has often been misunderstood. -Is an upside-down kingdom. -Is in effect now, but not yet fully realized. God's mission flows out of His character. True God's mission is characterized by: Sending and serving God calls people to serve Him and serve others through a variety of ways, but being called by God to be a pastor or missionary is a more worthwhile purpose than having a r...

What 2 definitions of worldview did we cover in class? A. A set of assumptions or beliefs about reality that affect how we think & how we live B. A commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic constitution of reality, and that provides the foundations on which we ...

List 3 analogies for worldview used in Chapter 1 of the textbook - Foundation of a building - Lenses - Box top of a jigsaw puzzle 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 Pantheism Belief that "all is god" and in a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God Atheism Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or su...

What directions did Jesus' life take? Jesus didn't have a great reputation and he was a servant. He had the same appearance and likeness of other men, and was obedient even while on the cross. What scripture does John 1:1-3 seem similar to? Genesis 1 How is Jesus similar to Moses and David? Israel expected a great leader like Moses who would lead them out of bondage. In addition, they hoped for a king like David, who would strengthen the fortunes of Israel and who would establish the Temp...

What directions did Jesus' life take? Jesus didn't have a great reputation and he was a servant. He had the same appearance and likeness of other men, and was obedient even while on the cross. What scripture does John 1:1-3 seem similar to? Genesis 1 How is Jesus similar to Moses and David? Israel expected a great leader like Moses who would lead them out of bondage. In addition, they hoped for a king like David, who would strengthen the fortunes of Israel and who would establish the Temp...

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 ...

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...