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Components of Rhetorical Triangle
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presupposition
assumed to be true without prior experience/knowledge
worldview
how one views or interprets reality
Christian Theism
view of God who is transcendent and immanent, personal and infinite who creates, sustains, and controls the world
Deism
God created the universe but is not involved. Divine watchmaker
Atheism
Godless people
Pantheism
everything is God, not as transcendent but rather as immanent in the world
Panentheism
everything is IN God, everything that exists in the world exists as a part of God and affects Him
Polytheism
many Gods
7 questions every worldview must answer
What is the prime reality?
What is the nature of external reality - the world around us?
What is a human being?
What happens to a person at death?
Why is it possible to know anything at all?
How do we know what's right and wrong?
What is the meaning of human history?
education
forms us, not just inside the classroom
worship
what we take in, we are what we love and we love what we worship
liturgy
a pattern of prayer or worship; order/rhythm
pedagogy
the instruction/practice
transformation
what we worship shapes us and transforms us; we invite the spirit to transform us
knowledge
the awareness and understanding of particular aspects or reality, a justified true belief
know-that
propositional knowledge
know-how
experimental knowledge
Justification
concerns the validity or warrant of the belief in question; as opposed to believing in something purely as a matter of luck
propositional knowledge can be 2 types:
a priori (non-empirical)
a posteriori (empirical)
A priori (non-empirical)
knowledge NOT through the sense, requires only use of reason
A posteriori (empirical)
knowledge through the sense and experiences
Epistemology
study of knowledge
rationalism
requires only use of reason, "I think, therefore I am"; doubt --> thought --> existence
Empiricism
experience based on perceptual observations by the 5 senses; impressions (sensory experience), and ideas (faint memory copy); feeling vs recalling
Existentialism
willing over thinking, personal over propositional... belief that existence has precedence over essence, will to power
Biblical epistemology
a way of knowing that connects truth with life, grounded in the truths of scripture and revelation of God
Descartes
French, resident rationalist
Hume
Scottish, resident empiricist
Nietzsche
German, resident existentialist
4pillars of a Biblical Epistemology
the existence of the Biblical God
God has divinely and authoritatively disclosed Himself for the purpose of His own glorification, through general revelation (creation, Romans 1:18-20), special revelation (the Bible, 2 Timothy 3:16-17), and personal revelation (Jesus, John 1:1-18)
the incapacity of natural humanity to comprehend God's revelation
the necessity of a consistently applied hermeneutic
Cosmological Argument
universe is an "effect" that necessitates a "cause"
Telelogical Argument
universe inherently has intelligent orderly design, purpose, and end(s)
Anthropological Argument
the innate and intricate attributes of humanity reflect a personal Creator
Moral Argument
the conscience of human beings reflects an ethical creator God who gives/knows right and wrong
Ontological Argument
the ability to conceive of the greatest perfect being requires such a being to exist
Universal Religious Experience
the collective transcendental human experience serves as rational evidence toward the existence of God
Pascal's Wager
the inevitable choice humanity is necessarily committed to makes the existence of God reasonable
meaning of Elohim
the almighty ones/gods
Elohim reveals
God as Creator-Sustainer; Judge; Sovereign one
meaning of Adonai
the lord or master
Adonai reveals
God in relationship of lord or master
YHWH meaning
I AM
YHWH reveals
the Personal Name; Self-Existent; Ever-active one
communicable attributes
Aspects of God's character that He shares or "communicates" with us.
Incommunicable Attributes
Aspects of God's character that God does not share with us.
Tri-Personal (Trinity)
the one true God as three persons
Self-Existent
God doesn't depend on anything outside of Himself
Self-Sufficient
nothing is lacking within God Himself
free
not bound by any external constraints
ascent
a 'movement' of Aquinas showing the means of general revelation toward the existence of God
descent
a 'movement' of Aquinas showing the means of special revelation toward the existence of God
externalism
outside sources of knowledge used to justify a belief
internalism
all justification rests on internal/mental states
simple
complete harmony between God's attributes
one (united)
all the attributes are united in God
perfect
standard of the attributes, nothing greater is conceivable
immutable
unchanging
infinite
no limit can be applied to His nature or His person
eternal
outside of time
All Knowing (Omniscient)
God knows everything, things actual and possible, past, present, and future
All Powerful (sovereign, omnipotent)
God is able with unconditioned power to do anything He wills in accordance with His plan and character
All Present (Immanent)
pervading presence that sustains all things
Beyond All Creation (transcendent)
distinct and above all creation
true
absolute truth, the standard and the center
wise
perfect in intellectual judgment, consistent in practice, and shares with His creatures according to their need and for their good
Holy
His existence is completely separate from His creation
Just
perfectly righteous in both His nature and the treatment of His creatures
good
supreme and absolute good; which is generous, excellent, benevolent, etc. standard for how His people are to act and out hope
faithful
benevolent consistency in all He is and does
Merciful
compassionate forgiveness and acts toward His people especially in light of their distressful and dire circumstances
Love
benevolent giving of Himself for the benefit of others, as well as His desire to enjoy those He loves
Ebionism
merely man
Docetism
only divine
Adoptionism
became divine
Modalism
one person
Arianism
divine creation
Nicea (325)
solidifies the divinity of Jesus
Apollinarianism
human shell
Nestorianism
Split nature
Eutychianism
merged nature
Chalcedon (451)
solidifies His humanity
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