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A Christian World View and its Implications

A Christian World View and its Implications. Class Session 2. © John Stevenson, 2008. A Christian World View of Creation. What does it mean to have dominion over nature? Is it wrong to hunt animals for fun? Is it permissible to kills pests and predators? What about animal rights?

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A Christian World View and its Implications

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  1. A Christian World Viewand its Implications Class Session 2 © John Stevenson, 2008

  2. A Christian World View of Creation • What does it mean to have dominion over nature? • Is it wrong to hunt animals for fun? • Is it permissible to kills pests and predators? • What about animal rights? • Should we encourage population control?

  3. A Christian World View of Sin • What is sin? • What do other world views say about sin? • Naturalism • Religious pluralism • Are some sins worse than others?

  4. A Christian World View of Sin If sin can be on a corporate as well as an individual level, how might that affect the way that Christians and the church think about and deal with sin in this world?

  5. How have Christians’ World Views been affected by… • Race • Gender • Social class • Sexual orientation

  6. What is Culture? “Culture represents human responses to God’s first and foundational command: ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it’ (Gen 1:28). God entrusts human beings with the continuing process of creation” (Romanowski, Pg 44).

  7. World Church God’s Realm Antithesis Church Christians and Culture • Church divorces itself from culture • Monastic approach

  8. World Church World Church God’s Realm God’s Realm Antithesis Church Conversionist Church Christians and Culture • The church seeks to convert individuals from the world to the church • At the same time, individuals impact culture with Christian values

  9. World Church World Church God’s Realm God’s Realm Antithesis Church Conversionist Church Church World Transforming Church Christians and Culture • Power of the gospel transforms the world • Roman Catholic model • Reformed model

  10. World Church World Church God’s Realm God’s Realm Antithesis Church Conversionist Church Church World Church World Transforming Church Accommodation Church Christians and Culture

  11. World Church World Church God’s Realm God’s Realm Antithesis Church Conversionist Church Church World Church World Transforming Church Accommodation Church Christians and Culture

  12. Christians and Culture “I believe Christians should be actively engaged with culture; studying it, discerning positive and negative aspects, and working to redeem it” (Romanowski, Pg 45)

  13. How does a biblical understanding of culture and stewardship affect the way we think about the popular arts and culture?

  14. Team Time Planning for Group Projects

  15. Review • A Christian world view impacts how we see the God, the world, and ourselves. • Christians have used different approaches in the past and present to deal with culture • While our culture will always impact us, an awareness of that impact will help us to evaluate that impact and, when necessary, to counter it

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