Christian Theism and World Study Guide

What is a Worldview?

A fundamental orientation of the heart that provides the foundation on which we live, move and have our being and is based on assumptions that can be completely true, partially true, or entirely false

What is Prime Reality in Christian Theism

God-the infinite personal God revealed in the Bible

What does it mean for God to be transcendent?

That he is above, beyond and superior to all

What does it mean for God to be immanent?

That he is immediately with us

God is ____

INFINITE, PERSONAL, TRANSCENDENT, IMMANENT,

OMNISCIENT, OMNIPOTENT, OMNIPRESENT,

OMNIBENEVOLENT, SOVEREIGN AND GOOD

What is the nature of external reality?

A Universe of cause and effect which is an open system

Ex Nihilo means

out of nothing

What is a human being according to Christian Theism?

A creature made in God’s image but through the fall the image of God was marred

What do Humans posses?

CREATIVITY, SELF-TRANSCENDENCE,

INTELLIGENCE, MORALITY, AND PERSONALITY

What happens to a person at death according to Christian Theism?

The soul is separated from the body and waits for resurrection and final judgement

Why is it possible to know anything at all in Christian Theism?

God made us in his image with thecapacity to know

How do we know what is right and wrong in Christian Theism?

Ethics is transcendent and is based in the character of God who is the embodiment of what is good and right

What is the meaning of human history in Christian Theism?

All history is a sequence of events leading to the fulfillment of God’s purposes for humanity-God’s plan for our redemption

What personal life-orienting commitments are consistent with Christian Theism?

To glorify God and seek first his kingdom

James Sire’s Worldview is ____

Christian Theism