God is:Transcendent & ImmanentInfinite & PersonalOmniscient, Sovereign, & Good

God created the cosmos ex nihiloHuman beings are created in the image of God with

PersonalitySelf-transcendenceIntelligenceMoralityGregariousnessCreativity

We can know the world and know GodHuman beings were created good, But sin entered in

Restoration comes through the work of ChristWe may chose to reject that gift

At death, we either enter into eternity in the Presence of God or we enter into eternal separation from God.Ethics is transcendent is based on the character of God (good and loving).

Review of the Biblical Worldview

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deism

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shifted

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

The cosmos is determined; cause and effect

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

The cosmos is determined; cause and effect

Human beings are part of the clockwork of the universe

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

The cosmos is determined; cause and effect

Human beings are part of the clockwork of the universe

The world is understood to be in its normal state

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

The cosmos is determined; cause and effect

Human beings are part of the clockwork of the universe

The world is understood to be in its normal state

Ethics is limited to general revelation

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

The cosmos is determined; cause and effect

Human beings are part of the clockwork of the universe

The world is understood to be in its normal state

Ethics is limited ot general revelation

History is linear

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismSource of knowledge shiftedGod is transcendent but not immanent

The cosmos is determined; cause and effect

Human beings are part of the clockwork of the universe

The world is understood to be in its normal state

Ethics is limited ot general revelation

History is linear

Too many untenable inconsistencies led to the collapse of Deism

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

“In intellectual terms the route is this: In theism God is the infinite-personal Creator and sustainer of the cosmos. In deism, God is reduced; he begins to lose his personality,

though he remains Creator and (by implication) sustainer of the universe.

In naturalism God is further reduced; he loses his existence.”

UND 59-60

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

The cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

The cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system

Humans are complex “machines”

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

The cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system

Humans are complex “machines”

Death is the extinction of personality and individuality

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

The cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system

Humans are complex “machines”

Death is the extinction of personality and individuality

History is a linear stream, linked by cause and effect but without an overarching purpose

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

The cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system

Humans are complex “machines”

Death is the extinction of personality and individuality

History is a linear stream, linked by cause and effect but without an overarching purpose

Ethics is related only to human beings

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Matter is all there is and exists eternally

The cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system

Humans are complex “machines”

Death is the extinction of personality and individuality

History is a linear stream, linked by cause and effect but without an overarching purpose

Ethics is related only to human beings

Problem – how do we move from the realm of is and can to the realm of ought and should?

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Naturalism at work

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Naturalism at work

Humanism

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Naturalism at work

Humanism

“Humanism is the overall attitude that human beings are of special value; their aspirations, their thoughts, their yearnings are significant. There is as well an emphasis on the value of the individual person.”

UND pg 76

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Naturalism at work

Humanism

Christian Humanism

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Naturalism at work

Humanism

Christian Humanism

Secular Humanism

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Naturalism at work

Humanism

Christian Humanism

Secular Humanism

Marxism

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Why does Naturalism persist?

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Why does Naturalism persist?

It gives the impression of being based on fact and reason

Why do we need to look at and understand other worldviews?

My Worldview can beat your worldview!!!!

After theism came deismLets get Natural

Why does Naturalism persist?

It gives the impression of being based on fact and reason

It appears to be coherent