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Biblical Theism- What is the nature of God?
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· transcendent and immanent
· Sovereign Creator and Provider
· Personal |
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Biblical Theism- what is the nature of the world?
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· Physical & spiritual dimensions
· Created good, corrupted by sin, redeemed by God (temporal)
· Open system(divine providence and direct supernatural interaction & intervention)
· laws of nature: reflecting God’s inviolable moral design |
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Biblical theism- what is the nature of humanity?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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· created in image of God
· corrupted, yet redeemed and governed by God
· Theocentric purpose: God’s stewards over creation
· history is linear, with overarching purpose toward a meaningful fulfillment |
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Biblical theism- how do we know about God?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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· Revelation from God
and Reason |
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Biblical theism- how do we know about the world?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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· Revelation (Scripture) & reason/empiricism
Faith as basis for truth (Anselm: “I believe in order that I may understand”)
· Science as the servant of faith (Science dominated by Christians)
· Science confirms the revelation of Scriptures |
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Biblical theism- how do we know about humanity?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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| · Revelation & reason/empiricism |
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Biblical theism- how should we act in response to God?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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· To glorify God & enjoy him forever
· respond in love, obedience and praise to God
· Stewards of earth; fulfill God’s purposes on earth |
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Biblical theism- how should we act in response to the world?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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· Divinely ordained stewardship
· in partnership with God’s plan and purposes |
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Biblical theism- how do we act in response to humanity?
(pre-enlightenment) |
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· Ethical “virtues” revealed by Scriptures; are universal
· Govern personal and corporate actions according to the revealed ethical mandates of Scripture |
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Deism- what is the nature of God?
(enlightenment) |
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· Transcendent only
· remote, cosmic “clock maker”
· impersonal |
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Deism- what is the nature of the world?
(enlightenment) |
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· primarily physical separated from spiritual
· in normal created state
· closed system (God established clockwork run by “laws of nature”; no direct intervention)
· laws of nature: reflecting God’s inviolable physical design (no miracles) |
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Deism- what is the nature of the humanity?
(enlightenment) |
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· modified theocentric perspective
· created equal by God with unalienable rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)
· in natural created state, subject to God’s “laws of nature”
· history is , with course of cosmos determined at creation |
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Deism- how do we know about God?
(enlightenment) |
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Definition
| · Reason/ empiricism evidence |
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Deism- how do we know about the world?
enlightenment |
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· Reason/empirical evidence
· Doubt as the basis of truth
(Descartes: “I think, therefore I am”)
· Science as the master of faith
· Science requires a revision of the Scriptures
[i.e. Jefferson Bible] |
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Deism- how do we know about the world?
enlightenment |
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| · Reason/empirical evidence |
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Deism- how should we act in response to God?
enlightenment |
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· Cannot respond directly to God
· live according to created order as found in God’s natural laws |
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| Deism- how should we act in response to the world? |
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| · Seek to understand the world in its normal state |
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Deism- how should we act in response to humanity?
enlightenment |
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· Ethical “virtues” revealed in natural created order; are universal
· Follow God’s natural laws as moral, ethical guide
· (Jesus’ ethical teachings an expression of God’s natural ethical law) |
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Naturalism- what is the nature of God?
post-enlightenment |
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· non-issue; or even non-existent
· physical/material is the only reality |
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Naturalism- what is the nature of the world?
post-enlightenment |
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· physical/material (no spiritual entities/realm)
· in constant normal state
· closed system: autonomous; no divine creation, ordering or intervention
· laws of nature: cause-and-effect uniformity |
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Naturalism- what is the nature of humanity?
postenlightenment |
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· anthropocentric perspective
· one part of the natural order (chemical and physical properties)
· autonomous subject of natural law and self-determination
· history is linear stream of cause-and-effect events; no |
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Naturalism- how do we know about God?
post-enlightenment |
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Naturalism- how do we know about the world?
post-enlightenment |
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· Reason/empiricism: science
· scientific verification as basis of truth
· Science as the replacement of faith
· Science requires a repudiation of the Scriptures |
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Naturalism - how do we know about humanity?
post-enlightenment |
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| · Reason/empiricism: science |
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Naturalism - how do we respond to God?
post-enlightenment |
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| · No God to which one can respond |
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| Naturalism- how does one respond to the world? |
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· Seek objective facts through scientific investigation
· control and alter conditions of natural environment. |
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| Naturalism- how should one respond to humanity? |
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· Ethical “values” determined by humans; are relative
· Ethics are personal and chosen. |
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| 10 ways Modern WV Assumptions Influence the Western Church and Culture |
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10. PROMOTION of positive scientific discoveries & advancement
(Medical breakthroughs, alleviation of suffering, new technologies)
9. Changes in our CONCEPT of basic reality:
Create dichotomy between
sacred and secular
8. Changes in the QUESTIONS we ask:
Questions of how(causality) overshadow and/or replace
questions of why (ultimate meaning / purpose)
CHURCH:
7. ALTERATION of our Christian cosmology:
Widened the gap between heaven (spiritual) and earth (physical)-
[excluded middle]
6. Changes in the way we VIEW the Bible:
Divine text ? (Inspired revelation from God?) or
Human text? (historical record of ancient people/religions?)
5. Changes in the way we APPROACH the Bible:
· Positive: advances in biblical scholarship - understanding of linguistic, historical, geographical, social/cultural contexts
· Negative: academic approach can undermine Spirit-inspired reading/message
4. Changed the way we READ & UNDERSTAND the Bible
– “filtered lenses”
– Anti-supernatural bias/skepticism (healings, prophecy, angels & demons)
3. Changes in the way we APPLY the Bible
– Reduced to spiritual & moral rational propositions to follow
(rather than a dynamic spiritual reality in which to participate)
2. Changes in the way we VIEW God
– From the great “I AM” to the great “I WAS”
– ‘Cessationist’ Theology-
1. Changes in the way we APPROACH God
“Christian Deists”
– Skeptical of supernatural occurrences (miraculous, healings, prophecy, tongues, etc.)
– First resort: _____visit doctor____
– Last resort: ______pray for healing__ |
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