Worldview and Apologetics: TEST 3

1. Religion is not going away

2. Parts of the world are secular?

two slogans that are not true

reason

belief there is no God is _________

faith

belief there is a God is ____________

beliefs

converting from religious to secular

• not a lost of faith, but from one set of ______ to another set of _______

proofism

proving a belief

• no proof, therefore they should not believe

proofism

1. statement

2.

3. not a lot of agreement of what proof means

humanism

they believe that every human being should be held with dignity and have their rights

materialism

belief of no supernatural, but natural

1. Can't prove empirically

2. not self evident to most of the world

3.

everyone has a set beliefs

irreligiously

Fundamentally, there are no _____ people

objections

1. There can't be one true way to believe

2. I can't believe in a God that allows evil and suffering

3.

problem of meaning, identity and freedom

problems with secularism that are emotional, rational and cultural

• what are the three problems for this?

Christianity story

which story?

1. beauty

2. we turn away from him

3. love story

circular reasoning

using your argument to reinstate your argument

inspiration

God superintended the human authors of the Bible so that, using their own personalities and writing styles, they composed exactly what He intended

II Timothy 3:16-17

which reference for inspiration?

verbal inspiration

the words (not just thoughts, ideas, or concepts) are inspired

plenary inspiration

the entire Bible is inspired (not just spiritual contentment)

II Peter 1:20-21

Which reference?

• Source: God

• Method: Man

inerrancy

the Bible is without error in every detail (theological, historical, scientific, etc. references are accurate and trustworthy)

I John 1:5

which reference?

• 1. God's nature: light

• 2. God's Word: light

logical argument

which argument?

1. God cannot make a mistake

2. The Bible is God's Word

3. The Bible cannot contain mistakes

faulty argument

which argument?

1. Human being make mistakes

2. The Bible is written

3.

4. Jesus was a human being

5. Humans being sin

6. Jesus sinned

preservation

God has protected the Bible from corruption through the ages

Matthew 5:18

which reference?

1. God has promised to keep His Word from corruption

2. God is capable to keep His Word from corruption

answer

Just because you don't known the _________, doesn't mean there is one

correct

Assume the Bible is ____________ unless it can be proven to be incorrect

Bible

Interpretations can be wrong, but the ____________ is not

Scripture

All S_____ should be understood in context

clear

Use ___________ texts to explain texts that are less ___________

preponderance of evidence

the standard of proof in most civil cases in which the party bearing the burden of proof must present evidence which shows that the fact to be proven is more probable than not

arachaeology

at least 53 people in the old testament and 30 people in the new testament confirmed through archaeological and historical documentation

Acts

which book is a historical record?

• 32 countries, 54 cities, 9 islands without error

1. Dead Sea Scrolls (1947)

2. Pilate Stone (1961)

3. Caiaphas Ossuary (1990)

4. 16 Synagogues in located Israel

5. Palace of King Darius I (1900s)

5 important discoveries in archaeology

Pilate Stone

most important discovery in Scripture

Anthropology

which term?

• existence of religion in every corner of the world

• tendency of man to curse God

curse

Anthropology is the tendency of man to c____ God

religion

Anthropology is the existence of _________ in every corner of the world

Jewish

Anthropology is the history of the _____ people

Josephus (37-101 A.D)

Jewish historian

Tacitius (56-117 A.D.)

Roman historian

Roman and Jewish (Tacitus and Josephus)

which two historians are reliable because it had more records?

Thallus (5-60 A.D)

Samaritan historian original work is lost but quoted in other ancient histories

Jewish Tamuld

commentary, not history but provides details consistent with the biblical records

Old and New Testament

more than 66,000 manuscripts

New Testament

more than 5800 Greek manuscripts, 10,000 Latin manuscripts, 9,300 other early versions, and more than 24,000 partial documents. That's 2.6 million pages, 2.5 miles of papers

Homer's Iliad

less than 2,000 copies

The Bible

The __________ is the best-selling, non-fiction book of all time. It has sold more than 6 billion copies

600

The entire Bible has been translated into over ______ languages representing over 80% of the world's population

printed

The Bible has been in existence in ____________ form for at least 3,500 years

True

Many periods tried to get rid of the Bible

- T or F

KJV

This version has been in continuous print for over 400 years

one unfolding theme

God's Redemption of Man through Faith

1300 to 1500

God's Redemption of Man through Faith was written over a period of _______ - ________ years

40

how many different authors with vastly different backgrounds

genres

THE BOOK

• variety of different _____: history, poetry, narrative, letters, songs, theology

Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek

Three languages for the Book

controversial

The Book covers hundreds of __________ topics

content

_________ is contrary to the nature of man

Christ

No God or many ways to God vs. one true God and only one way to have access - through ____________

good; corrupted

Man is basically _______ vs. man is _________ by sin

relative; objective

Truth is ________ vs. truth is __________ and absolute - determined by a perfect and holy God

True

Internal Evidence

• the Bible teaches unconditional love, forgiveness, generosity, humility, meekness, self-denial and service

Prophecy

Encyclopedia of Biblical P_______, J. Barton Payne - 8,362 predictive verses, 1,817 predictions on 737 subjects

Matthew 24:2; Mark 13:2

which verses?

• Destruction of the Temple

biblical worldview

a way of thinking and behaving based upon God's revelation that provides a filter through which every idea is evaluated, and every experience is interpreted

1. Where did we come from (origin)

2. Why am I here (meaning)

3. What's wrong with the world (morality)

4. What's the solution (destiny)

4 big questions of life

creation

where did we come from?

why am i here?

corruption

what's wrong with the world?

redemption resotration

what's the solution

where did we come from?

which question?

1. The story of the Bible begins with creation

2. The Creator and the creation are distinct from each other

3. The creation is the work of the Triune God

4. The focus and purpose of the creation is the exaltation of JESUS CHRIST

5. Identity, purpose and value come from God

Colossians 1:16; John 1:1-3

which verse?

• Jesus is creator

Colossians 1:17

which verse?

by Jesus all things continue

Philemon 2:10

which verse?

Every knee shall bow

identity, purpose and value

where did we come from?

• i______, p______ and v_____ come from God

1. intellect

2. emotion

3. freewill

4. interaction with the physical world

5. fellowship

6. Characteristics and attributes of God

what are the six points?

• God created man in His own image

why am I here?

which question?

1. God created man in His own image

2. God created man in His own image to glorify God

glory

exaltation/praise/acknowledgement of God's divine attributes that places Him above His creation

harmony; nature

God is glorified when His creation is in __________ with His _________

NO

Did God create hell for man?

judgment

Hell is a real place of ______________

NO

Does God send people to hell?

justice

A proper understanding of j_____ explains the need for judgement

Justice

____________ is satisfied by Jesus' sacrifice

hell

what is the result of rejecting God's solution?

force

God will not f_____ someone into heaven against his will

common questions

what kind of questions?

1. Why would God create man knowing so many would end up in hell?

2. no one in their right mind would choose this destiny. you can't say people choose to hell

True

T or F

• no one in their right mind would choose this destiny. you can't say people choose to hell

good, omniscient and omnipotent

The Problem of Evil

1. If God is g____, then He would not allow evil

2. If God is o_______, God knows all that is evil and how to prevent it

3. If God is o________, God can prevent all the evil He knows about and desires to prevent

False

Did God create evil?

Isaiah 45:7 and Jonah 3:10

which two references?

• God did not create evil

Evil

broadly used for any thought, behavior, or event that is negative.

• It could be something sinful, a calamity, a consequence of poor choices, or the judgement of God

disobedience

Evil is a result of sin (_______) and the sin curse

moral evil

sinful actions

natural evil

natural disasters

Random Tragedies

freak accidents

God's Righteous Judgment

may include all the above: Moral Evil, Natural Evil, Random Tragedies `

1. free will

2. sin

3. Sin

4. allow

How God and evil exist in the same world?

1. Man has f______ w______

2. Man chose to s____

3. s___ has corrupted ALL of God's creation

4. God has chosen to a______ evil and rescue man rather than to destroy evil along with man

moral evil

we suffer because of the sinful choices of others

allows; judges

God is blamed if he a_______ the evil actions of sinful people

God is blamed if he j________ the evil actions of sinful people