Final 2017 Flashcards
A pre-determined attitude that controls how you view things is a _______
Mindset
The Christian Mind does not begin with a world-view. It begins with a _______ towards God.
Attitude
The Christian mind is the beginning of _______
Wisdom
The Christian mind is always in ______ and ______
Formation and Reformation
What is the most important issue in the investigation of the Christian mind?
Our attitude towards God
If I keep my eyes on God and my mind off myself, ______ will follow.
Humility
God is God and I am ______
Not
If one is to be wise or have knowledge, then the ______ of the Lord must come first.
Fear
What are the three elements of the Great Divide?
- Theism 2. Naturalism 3. Pantheism
List one scriptural reference that gives an account of the orderly progression of God’s creative activity.
Psalms 139:7
External reality is ______
Creation
What are the differences between the three theistic religions?
- Character of God 2. Nature of God
The most important notion to the Christian mind is God as ______
Man
What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
This means we are significantly different from the rest of creation.
What does Mr. Sire say is our purpose?
Our purpose is to be like God, to reflect his nature and character.
Describe the scheme of human life in four terms.
- Creation 2. Fall 3. Redemption 4. Glorification
What are the three ways we form ideas?
- Experience 2. Sociology 3. Philosophy
What offensive did the Early Church take?
They confronted the dominant intellectual systems of the age.
What is a World View?
A set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be entirely true, partially true, or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or unconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic make up of our world.
What is Prime Reality?
God is Creator
What is the byproduct of the fear of the Lord?
Humility
Three steps to maintain Christian values.
- Persistent Bible reading 2. Read books written from a Christian perspective 3. Persistent obedience
What is Subjective?
Opinion, feeling, situation
What is Objective?
Absolute truth, doesn’t matter who you are it’s still true, opinion doesn’t matter
Define Post-Modernism
A world-view that asserts that external absolute truth… A truth that is true for all people… in all places and at all times.
Ideas and Views are formed through what?
Friends, Family, School, Church, Music, Media
What is Me-ism
“Power of the Like button”
What are the Abrahamic Religions?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
As a man thinketh in his heart _____________
so is he
God is ______ we are ______
Infinite, finite
A house divided against itself _____ _____, it will either become all ____ ____ or all the other
Cannot stand, one thing
World view includes beliefs on these five major areas
- God 2. Reality 3. Knowledge 4. Morality 5. Human kind
Define Recalcitrant Culture:
Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc… stubborn defiant; hard to handle and deal with.
Define Pluralism:
An idea that says any set of beliefs is valid – “If you say it’s right, it’s right”
Define Prime Reality:
God is Creator
Define Social Darwinism:
The application of Darwinism in social structures.
