Christian Worldview Quiz 6

In the story of Job, he suffered the loss of everything except.

His wife

In the story of Job, Satan attacks Job without:

NOT permission a plan limits

Truth for. a New Age follower in the United States is based on what?

Personal relationship with the universe

In Raphael's famous painting School of Athens, how are Plato and Aristotle depicted?

Plato is pointing up, referring to ideal forms that define universal truths. Aristotle is gesturing horizontally, referring to the belief that particular examples lead to universal truths.

Consider the statement "All roads lead to the same path; no one religion has the whole story, and every religion adds to our full understanding." The statement is most consistent with:

Pluralism

True/ False According to the Christian worldview, since this is God's universe and God is good, God can do what he wants and is not obligated to explain himself to humanity.

True

Truth has to be the same for:

Everyone, everywhere, all the time

For Scientific Humanism, truth is based on what?

Fact

True/ False God told Job why Job suffered.

False

True/False According to the Christian worldview, a lot of suffering happens because God's attention is occupied elsewhere and so he is not able to take care of every individuals problems

False

What is the difference between general revelation and special revelation?

General revelation refers to what God reveals through nature while special revelation mainly refers to what God reveals through Scripture.

Which of the following statements is/are consistent with the Christian belief that humanity was created in the image of God?

Humanity has the remnants of the character of God such as the capability to love and create.

Christians do not think that suffering compromises a belief in God's goodness and power because:

Humanity, through the fall, is primarily responsible for suffering God could only avoid suffering fro humanity by removing free will, but this would avoid love as well Suffering seems to represent a great injustice, but God will fulfill all justice at the right time

Friedrich Nietzsche had his own view of truth, saying, "There is no truth, only______."

Interpretations

In the Gospel of John chapter 11, the story of Lazarus teaches many truths. Identify which of the following lessons can be learned from this story?

Jesus knew what was going to happen to Lazarus Jesus felt the grief of others deeply God has the power to raise the dead Death is not the end for those who believe in Jesus

Jesus said the two great commandments were which of the following

Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself.

Which of the following is not mentioned in the presentation as a reason for suffering?

Suffering is God taking his revenge for our disobedience

The term theodicy is defined as:

The Christian defense of God's infinite goodness and power despite the presence of evil and suffering.

How do the first four commandments differ from the last six?

The first four describe our duty to God and the remaining six our duty to people.

According to the lecture, "Without God..."

There can be no moral and spiritual absolute truths.