Christian Worldview Topic 2 Quiz
Mark 12:29-34
"And Jesus answered him, the First of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord"
Ephesians 1:3
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ"
1 Timothy 2:5
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
Matthew 9:2
"He claimed to be able to forgive sins"
Deut. 6:4
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."
John 10:30-33
"I and the father are one"
Genesis 1:1
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
Matthew 6:9
"Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name."
Old Earth view
-agrees w/ mainstream science that the universe & earth are billions of years old -life appeared in stages as God gave commands -days in the genesis creation account represent ages
Theistic evolution
-all life evolved in a process guided and empowered by God -Old earth, billions of years old, consistent with science -Bible is figurative, non-literal interpretation of Genesis
Genesis 1:1 shows...
-all members of trinity participated in creation -demonstration of gods omnipotence -dwelling in right relationship with God
young earth view
-disagrees w/ mainstream science concerning age of the earth & believes earth is 6000-10000 years old -earths age can be calculated by biblical account & genealogies described -account of creation in Genesis 1 describes seven 24-hour days
Secular evolution
-non-living things gave rise to living things -mechanism of chance produces mutations -survival of the fittest drives a progressive evolution towards more complexity -problems with fossil record, transitions -mechanism of chance, single protein molecule, 10 with 162 zeroes -life from non-life
Why is man the pinnacle of Creation?
-only creature made in gods image -last creation of God -so much space is given to his creation -man is given dominion over all of creation as God's representative. Able to reflect Gods character
Mature earth view
-the universe, including all life, was created by God in six 24-hour days, but they were created mature -Because Adam was created mature, it suggests that other aspects of creation were made with age -reconciles the older age of the universe with the bible -maintains literal translation of Bible
_ God, _ persons
1, 3
CW Overview
Creation, fall, redemption, restoration
Design argument for the existence of God
Design suggests an intentional designer
One true God verses
Deut. 6:4 Mark 12:29-34 1 Timothy 2:5
psalm 139
Fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous works
Gen 2:17
Forbids eating from tree of knowledge of good and evil
God the father verses
Gen. 1:1 Matthew 6:9 Eph. 1:3
God the Holy Spirit
Gen. 1:2 Psalm 139:7 Acts 5:3 Matt. 28:18-20
Nature of God verse
Genesis 1:1
Gen 2:15
God assigns man to work the garden for provision, purpose, and blessing. Work was a good gift!
Christological argument
God came to earth
Genesis 1:26-27
God created man in his own image
Gen 2:24
God creates woman as a perfect complement
God is sovereign creator
God has supreme authority over all things. He is the ultimate reality for Christians
God is transcendent & immanent
God is a part from His creation, but reachable
God is omniscient
God is all knowing
God is omnipotent
God is all powerful
God is omnipresent
God is all present
God is sovereign
God is in control
1 John 4:8
God is love
God is love
God is merciful, gracious, forgiving
God is holy
God is puree, just, righteous
day 7
God rested, makes day holy
John 11
He did things only God could do - calmed storm, Water to wine, bread, knowing thoughts, casting out demons, healing lifelong sicknesses, raising the dead
Ontological argument
If we can conceive it, it must be possible
God the son verses
John 10:30-33 Matt. 9:2 John 11 Matt. 2:11, Matt. 14:33, John 9:38
day 6
Land animals and man
Day 3
Land, sea, plants and trees
Day 1
Light and darkness
Psalm 8
Little lower than God; crowned with glory and honor
Acts 5:3
Lying to the Holy Spirit is the same as lying to God
Gen 2:7
Man is made from dust of the ground & God breathes into him a living soul
There is ___ true God
One
Where does our value come from?
Starting point for Christians = image of God Starting elsewhere devalues physically disabled, mentally disabled, infants, children, teens, and elderly
Day 4
Sun, moon, and stars
Gen 2:18
The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone."
Matthew 28:18-20
The spirit is a member of the trinity
Gen 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed
Why does Adam name the animals?
To find a suitable mate
Special revelation
Word of God and Jesus (2 Peter 1:21)
Day 2
atmosphere and oceans
day 5
creatures to fill sea and sky
god demonstrates perfect unity and what?
diversity
How do we know ultimate reality?
divine revelation
god has __________ existed as love
eternally
Genesis 2
fills in some details of day 6
We are made in ___ _______
gods image
Ephesians 2
gods masterpiece
The pursuit of wisdom
knowing and fearing God leads to wise decisions (proverbs 9:10)
God exists in unity, and community, and what?
love
the significance of the trinity is...
love
Moral argument for the existence of God
morals suggest a moral lawgiver
General revelation
nature (psalm 19:1)
Psalm 139:7
the spirit is omnipresent
Genesis 1:2
the spirit participated in creation
