Exam 1 Flashcards
Worldview
Sum total of our beliefs about the world, the “big picture” that directs our daily decisions and actions
Questions answered by worldview
How it functions
Why it’s here
Questions of morality
Goal of worldview
Correspondence to reality
How to mature our worldviews
Increase our knowledge
Correcting wrong beliefs
Competing worldviews
Post modernism
Materialism
Naturalism
Spiritual monism
What are the implications of the statement: “The Bible is the True Story of the Whole World”
Corresponds to reality
Contradictory stories are false
Historical Accuracy of the Bible
Oral testimony
Written testimony
Artifacts
Written testimony supporting Bible
Bible
Non Christian sources
Archaeological evidence supporting bible
Merneptah Stele
Tel Dan Stele
The kingdom of god def
God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule and blessing
What the creation account (Genesis 1-2) teaches about God
Creator of All Things
Eternal
Powerful
What the Creation Account (Genesis 1-2) Teaches About the Creation
Good Ordered Blessed Mankind as the pinnacle of creation Image of God separate mankind from the rest of creation
Structure of the Creation Account (Genesis 1)
Day 1: Light Day 2: Sky and Sea Day 3: Dry land and Plants Day 4: sun, moon, and stars Day 5: birds and fish Day 6: land animals and humans
Significance of Genesis 2
Garden as a Divine Sanctuary
Significance of Marriage
Serpent’s deception
Twists God’s Words
Question’s God’s Truthfulness and goodness
Tempts them to be autonomous