World View Study Guide Flashcards
God in Monotheism
One God, creator and sustainer
Sin in Monotheism
Anything against God’s teachings; that causes separation
Salvation in Monotheism
Faith and good deeds; following God’s teachings
Afterlife in Monotheism
Heaven or hell, by deeds, waiting on savior
God in Polytheism
More than one god
Sin in Polytheism
Impossible to be sinful: can’t please all gods which causes conflicts between gods.
Goal is to maintain peace
Salvation in Polytheism
Temporary relief of suffering, purity of evil, peace with gods
Afterlife in Polytheism
Karma determines afterlife
God in Atheism
Deny the existence of God
Sin in Atheism
Does not exist
Salvation in Atheism
None
Afterlife in Atheism
None
God in Agnosticism
Can’t proven or disproven
Sin in Agnosticism
No sin but strive to not harm others and observe some Christian beliefs
Salvation in Agnosticism
Unknown
Afterlife in Agnosticism
Unknown
God in Pantheism
God in all
Sin in Pantheism
Evil preventable only through enlightenment and harmony with others and the world
Salvation in Pantheism
Harmony with ourselves and others
Afterlife in Pantheism
Rebirth cycle and one with nature
God in Deism
Uninvolved
Sin in Deism
Laws left by God to keep humanity on a good path
Salvation in Deism
Doesn’t matter, world still sinful
Afterlife in Deism
Maybe? Based on behavior
World View
Way of looking at the world
Relative Truth
Changing
Absolute Truth
Unchanging
I am the way, the ____, and the life.No one can come to the Father except through me
Truth
Thus, a world view is the lens or filter through which we understand _____ and the _______________.
ourselves, world around us
What does Christian world view offer that others do not?
A Christian worldview provides a solid and unchanging truth that gives hope in a world that is constantly changing.
