This week we watched part of a video presented by Pastor Tim Keller at Google talking about reasons for God. We watched about 30 minutes Highlights included: 3 reasons to believe: – Intellectual reasons – Personal Experience – Social/Cultural reasons We looked at the first 4 arguments: – How can a God allow so much [...]
This was a quick class: Quiz: Scripture memorization (Matthew 22:37-39) and Sermon response. Reading: Chapter 5 of MC Quick discussion (Personal and Impersonal God) Hymn: The Solid Rock Scripture HW Romans 3:23-24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that [...]
My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less (the Solid Rock) Written by: William Bradbury & Edward Mote D A My hope is built on nothing less, G D A D Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. D A I dare not trust the sweetest frame, G D A D But wholly lean on Jesus’ Name. CHORUS: D [...]
Two main points that Lewis makes in the first chapter of Mere Christianity. He points out that from his observation all people believe in Right and Wrong. He calls this the “law of human nature” because everyone naturally believes there is a “right and wrong” or “common decency” or “ethics” or “morality” His second observation [...]
This is a quick summary of our first class: – Discussed 1 Peter 3:15-17 – Intro Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis – Sang hymn #271 Come Thou Fount HOMEWORK: Memorize 1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to [...]
When we argue presuppositionally we look for a point of contact. What does that mean? Every person has an inescapable sense of deity. Romans 1:18-23 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about [...]
Presuppositions indicate without shame the epistemological, deep preconceptions of where we have meanings. Presuppositions are different from paradigms or pre-understanding or bias – it has some overlaps with paradigm, but not same as presupposition. When problems we face can’t be addressed by current paradigm, we change paradigms. Move from Earth being center of universe with [...]
When looking at redemptive history or a biblical worldview we see that God is in a process of reformation. What was once created good has been corrupted by sin and evil. We are currently in the place of redemption. God is in the process of Sanctifying creation or making it holy. Sanctification is the process [...]
From a Christian point of view, we must say that belief is a decisive factor in our lives even though our professed beliefs may be at variance with the beliefs that are actually operative in our lives. What then is the relationship of worldview to Scripture? The Christian answer to this question is clear: our [...]
A worldview is defined as “the comprehensive framework of one’s basic beliefs about things.” A worldview contains anything about which it is possible to have a belief. It is also a matter of one’s beliefs. It is important to note that worldviews have to do with basic beliefs about things. They have to do with [...]