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DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW. Group Questions. What do you think are important ingredients for a Christian Worldview? What questions must it answer?

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DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

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  1. DEVELOPING A BIBLICALWORLDVIEW

  2. Group Questions What do you think are important ingredients for a Christian Worldview? What questions must it answer? Read 2 Corinthians 10:5. What arguments or beliefs can you think of that set themselves up “against the knowledge of God” in our world today?? Read Romans 12:2. How does the challenge of this verse relate to the subject of worldview? In this context, what does it mean to be “conformed” to the pattern of this world?

  3. Chuck Colson The sum total of our beliefs about the world, the “big picture” that directs our daily decisions and actions

  4. Nancy Pearcey A worldview is like a mental map tht tells us how to navigate the world effectively. It is the imprint of God’s objective truth on our inner life.

  5. 3 Questions Where did we come from & who are we? What has gone wrong with the world? What can we do to fix it?

  6. Naturalism A theory denying that an event or object has a supernatural significance; the doctrine scientific laws are adequate to account for all phenomena

  7. Christianity • Where did we come from(CREATION)  • God spoke the universe into existence & created life • What has gone wrong(FALL)  • The human condition is marred by sin • What can we do to fix it(REDEMPTION)  • God in His Grace has provided a way to be Reconciled to Himself in Christ.

  8. Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."

  9. Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."

  10. Private Sphere Personal Preferences Public Sphere Scientific Knowledge

  11. VALUES Individual Choice FACTS Binding On Everyone

  12. Private Sphere Personal Preferences VALUES Individual Choice Public Sphere Scientific Knowledge FACTS Binding On Everyone

  13. Upper Story Nonrational, Noncognitive Lower Story Rational Verifiable

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