Untitled Flashcard Set

General Revelation

God’s universal revelation about Himself and morality that can be seen in nature by everyone.

Psalm 19:1

A verse that states, 'The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.'

Special Revelation

God’s unique revelation about Himself through the Scriptures, miraculous events, and Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 1:1-2

A passage that states, 'Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.'

Inspiration of the Bible

The belief that God used the writers to communicate exactly what He wanted without overriding their personalities.

Inerrancy of the Bible

The belief that the Bible is without error.

Relativism

The belief that truth, knowledge, and morality are relative to the individual, society, or historical context.

Scientism

The belief that all knowledge comes solely through the scientific method.

Objective Truth

Truth that does not depend on one’s beliefs and makes a claim of fact about the independent world.

Subjective Truth

Truth that changes according to one's beliefs and makes a claim of fact about the personal beliefs of an individual.

Hard Authority

Authority that is coercive or prescriptive, often requiring compliance.

Soft Authority

Authority that is based on persuasion, respect, or personal relationship.

Two-story concept of truth

A framework distinguishing between primitive, subjective, relative values (lower story) and public, objective, universal facts (upper story).

Origin

One of the five essential questions: Where did we come from?

Identity

One of the five essential questions: Who are we?

Meaning

One of the five essential questions: What is real and true and how do we know?

Morality

One of the five essential questions: How should we live?

Destiny

One of the five essential questions: What happens next?

Muslim Sacred Text

Quran.

Secular Humanists Sacred Text

Humanist Manifesto.

Marxist Sacred Text

Communist Manifesto.

Hindu Sacred Text

Bhagavad Gita.

Libertarian Sacred Text

Atlas Shrugged.

Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery

Tells us that the Bible has been accurately transmitted and is based on real people, places, and events.

Self-refuting claim

A statement that attempts to affirm two opposite propositions at the same time and in the same sense.