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Briefly discuss how the three major worldview families (Atheistic, Pantheistic,
and Theistic Worldview Families) differ from one another in relation to the subject
of God in particular
-Atheistic: Atheism is the denial of the existence of a god or gods and is sometimes
associated with worldviews as materialism or naturalism
-Pantheistic: Pantheism identifies God and the world, but they vary in their specific
conceptions of this identity. That is, all pantheistic views believe that God and the real
world are one, but they differ as to how God and the world are to be identified.
-Theistic: Theism says that the physical universe is not all there is. There is a personal
God who created it, sustains it, and can intervene within it in a non-natural way.
Briefly discuss how God can be both just and the Justifier of those who trust in
Jesus for salvation
God must be just and carry out wrath for sin. but the wrath was carried out on Christ
instead to justify them. So it still had to be carried out, so he was still just.
Briefly discuss how Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God differed from how
many Jews understood God's Kingdom in the first-century
The Jews thought God would bring about a physical kingdom on Earth and that Jesus
would lead a revolt against the Romans. But he was interested in building the spiritual
Kingdom of God
Atheism
Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural
Young Earth View
God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000 years old (or no specific
attempt is made to determine the young age of the world)
Creation
The first act of the biblical story where God made everything that exists out of nothing
Protoevangelion
Literally, means "first Gospel." Refers to the redemptive statement in Genesis 3:15
Rescue
"God rescued from torment in hell and eternal separation from [Him] by sending His Son
to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins"
Special Revelation
God reveals himself to people through direct communication example: Bible.
Relative Truth
The belief that truth is relative to a certain perception; therefore, in this view, truth is
derived only within one's frame of reference
Pantheism
Belief that "all is god" and a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God
Old Earth View
, Generally, advances that the earth is about 4.6 billion years old and that life appears
God guided in stages
Fall
A theological expression that speaks to the second act of the biblical story in which
Adam and Eve did not believe God and sinned with tempted by the devil.
Idolatry
The act of ascribing ultimate value or worth to anything other than God, which, within
the Christian worldview, is to put anything before God.
Redemption
The purchase of something or someone out of bondage by a greater party; the action of
Jesus redeeming or buying people back from the bondage of sin by paying the penalty
for sin through his death and resurrection in order to set them free from sin for
relationship with him
Exclusivism
there is only one way to God
Theodicy
The Christian defense of God's infinite goodness and power despite the presence of evil
and suffering
Theism
A worldview that entails belief in the existence of at least one personal and intelligent
divine being (belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that
exists)
Theistic Evolution
refers to matter or essence being created by God, that evolution is the tool God used to
expand and grow the universe, that God used the process of evolution in the natural
world
Atonement
The reconciliation and restoration of a relationship between previously alienated parties;
in Christian theology, it usually has either a cosmic/ontological or a legal context in view
Repentance
Change of mind=change of action
Pluralism
all religions hold a piece of the puzzle
Deism
Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in the world
Sovereign
means that God has supreme authority over His creation
Restoration
When people have been freed from sin to new life, Jesus continues to work in their
lives, healing the scars of sin and brokenness, and making them new.
Incarnation
The event by which the eternal Son of God became personally united to the man Jesus
Christ.
General Revelation
God has revealed himself universally to humanity through nature, history, science, and
reasoning