These 3 are the biblical answer to the questions "What about God?" and "Is there a God and whats He like?"
What is God is ruler, God is relational, and God is righteous?
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This answers the question "What about life?"
What is God created life and designed living things to reproduce their own kind?
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What's right? (ethics)
There are moral absolutes that serve as objective standards.
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This system is set up to punish the wrong doers, and reward those who do right.
What is the role of the government?
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What about money?
Work is ordained by God and is the means by which we earn our food and shelter.
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Understanding this will help us understand what is real, and how we know what is true.
This consists of two aspects -
The natural universe, and the spiritual realm.
What is Reality?
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What about human nature?
People are created in God's image, yet are sinful or have a sin nature.
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Family, Church, Government-State
What are the 3 levels of society? or What about society?
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What are the 3 natural laws that God designed into the fabric of the universe?
The physical, the moral, and the civil
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What about the past?
History is linear; it has a beginning, middle, and end. Our future with Christ is Heaven!
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These reasons explain why God is Ruler, Relational, and Righteous.
1- Phillipians 2:5-11
2- John 3:16
3- Psalm 119:40
Give us 2 of the three ... bonus for all three
What is God is ruler because He is exalted and Lord; God is relational because He loved us so much he gave the ultimate sacrifice so He could have a relationship with us; He is Righteous and we should want to learn about what he has to say about how we should live our lives.
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What is the nature of God reflected in Biology?
God is an eternal living being; therefore, He was able to impart life to plants and animals.
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What are God's moral standards?
We are to live to reflect His character of love, truth, holiness, forgiveness, grace, ...
(Or if you give a good answer that we like :)
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How is the nature of God reflected in law?
Laws reflect God's orderly nature
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!!!!!!!!!! DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!!!!!!!!!!
What is a free-market economy?
Individuals are free to use their material wealth in the production of more wealth. (personal property; we can buy, sell, and trade..)
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!!
God's nature is reflected by this aspect of philosophy.
(Colossians 1:16-18)
What is God is supernatural and created this natural universe yet, does not let it operate on its own. He is vital to every aspect of His creation (and should be vital to every aspect of our lives)?
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How is the nature of God reflected in psychology?
We are created in God's image; therefore, we reflect His characteristics of moral conciousness, reign over the other animals, and we desire relationships with God and other people.
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Why did God create family, the Church, and the state for us?
God is relational, God is truth, and God is a God of order
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What type of government do we have?
A republic
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Why is it important to learn about history?
We learn through our own experiences and through other's experiences. History is a way to learn about other's experiences and copy the good, and make sure we don't repeat the bad.