Worldviews & Religions Exam (Book)

Question 1

What does the term “worldview” literally mean?

Answer 1

A way of seeing (p. 7)

Question 2

What is “General revelation?”

Answer 2

It is the knowledge that comes through God’s created works is and is discerned through human discovery. (p. 9)

Question 3

What is “Special revelation?”

Answer 3

Deeper insights about life that are revealed through His Word and are exclusively divine disclosure. (p. 9)

Question 4

Which (of 5) WorldView is … There is a radical distinction between Creator and creation?

Answer 4

Theism

Question 5

Which (of 5) WorldView is … A worldview that lies between naturalism and theism?

Answer 5

Deism

Question 6

Which (of 5) WorldView is … Also known as neopaganism?

Answer 6

Polytheism

Question 7

Which (of 5) WorldView is … There is no supernatural realm?

Answer 7

Naturalism

Question 8

Which (of 5) WorldView is … God is entirely beyond our world, not within it?

Answer 8

Deism

Question 9

Which (of 5) WorldView is … There is no distinction between Creator and creation?

Answer 9

Pantheism

Question 10

Which (of 5) WorldView is … Many gods?

Answer 10

Polytheism

Question 11

Which (of 5) WorldView is … All is god?

Answer 11

Pantheism

Question 12

Which (of 5) WorldView is … No god

Answer 12

Naturalism

Question 13

Which (of 5) WorldView is … A God?

Answer 13

Deism

Question 14

What is the difference between Inclusivists & Exclusivists?

Answer 14

Inclusivity believe that salvation can be achieved in any religion while exclusivists believe that their religion is the only truth

Question 15

What is the difference between Syncretists & Fundamentalists?

Answer 15

Syncretists try to mesh religions (build bridges) while fundamentalists try to emphasize unique aspects of religion (set boundaries)

Question 16

What is the difference between Naturalism, & Pantheism, Theism (center/assumption/sin)?

Answer 16

Naturalism= physical matter, evolution/human focus, human limitations
Pantheism= divine essence, emanation/nature focus, human ignorance
Theism= personal creator, creation/God focus, spiritual separation

Question 17

What three fundamental principles set Christianity apart from other world religions? (Chp 3)

Answer 17

1. Only one (triune) God exists 2. The Bible is God’s only infallible revelation 3. Jesus is the only mediator to God.

Question 18

What is the “root” of all other sins(Ch 3)?

Answer 18

Idolatry

Question 19

What is the first biblical account of any significant change in the worship of God?

Answer 19

The story of Cain and Abel

Question 20

From a biblical perspective, how many “altars” are there?

Answer 20

There are two altars (human-centered and God-centered)

Question 21

What is Idolatry?

Answer 21

Exalting anything created higher than the creator

Question 22

What is the difference between Human-Centered & God-centered religions?

Answer 22

Human-centered religion is about God responding to what people are doing for themselves and God-centered religion is about people responding to what God has already done for them

Question 23

What is the role of Love v/s the role of the Law?

Answer 23

Love’s role is to inspire/motivate us to obey God and serve others while the role of Law is to instruct/define what obedience to God and serving others really means

Question 24

What are the 4 questions driving the formation of a worldview?

Answer 24

Where does we/humanity come from?
Where are we going after death?
What is humanity’s problem?
What is the solution to that problem?

Question 25

What is the primary focus of the great controversy?

Answer 25

Lucifer’s attack on Heaven’s rulership and authority

Question 26

What two purposes did God plan to use the plagues for (for the Egyptians especially)

Answer 26

The plagues were designed to show the uselessness of the Egyptian deities and to provide an opportunity for the Egyptians to turn to Israel’s God.

Question 27

Although science can measure what already exists, what can God alone give it?

Answer 27

Value and Meaning

Question 28

Why did God reject Cain’s sacrifice & what significance does that reveal for you today?

Answer 28

Because Cain obtained his sacrifice my his own effort and believed that he could save himself by those efforts and not by the guidance of God unlike Abel who showed the opposite

Question 29

What is the difference between Atheism, Exclusivism, Inclusivism, & Pluralism?

Answer 29

Exclusivism = saved through Christ alone
Inclusivism= saved through any religion
Pluralism= everyone will be saved
Atheism=religion never saved anyone