Truth/Worldview/Naturalism
What word does this define?
Mental map of reality
Set of beliefs that we have that helps us interpret and live in reality
Worldview
Science arose from a _______ worldview?
Christian
Describe something that is beautiful in the world to you!
Yosemite, sunset, Kyle's favorite classical music
Give me an example of something Right and something Wrong
Right: courageous firefighter
Wrong: genocide
Name 2 of your favorite activities in IH so far
Anything?
Define naturalism
The only things that exist are those that can be observed using the 5 senses
BONUS: Describe how naturalism wouldn't match up with reality
How does archaeology help the case for Christianity?
Provides support for the historicity of the Bible. Gives evidence for physical and geographical descriptions in the Bible.
Give me 3 examples of how we tell stories
Movie, song, commercial, books, poems, our lives, TV show, comics
Objective moral standards are definitions of _______ and _______ that apply to _________.
Objective moral standards are definitions of right and wrong that apply to everyone
Who is Sean Mcdowell?
the speaker in our videos
Describe why having an accurate worldview is important
(clue words... map, maze)
Our worldview leads us on a certain path and way of living life. And we want to live life the right way! So it’s important to have an accurate worldview. Think: If you have physical map and it doesn’t match up, you’ll get lost and confused. But if your map does match up, you can make it through the maze successfully.
Why would we need both faith and science?
(What are the 2 questions that faith and science answer?)
Faith answers question of Why?
Science answers question of How?
What is a 'variation'? Give an example.
Clue: (scholars look at variations to see how accurate or pure a text is)
Spelling (Faithh), Similar Words (Rock vs Stone), Ordering of Words (Dog bites man vs Man bites Dog is same in Greek)
Scholars Norman Geisler and William Nix have concluded that "the New Testament, then, has not only survived in more manuscripts than any other book from antiquity, but it has survived in a purer form than any other great book-a form that is 99.5 percent pure."
--> divorce
--> greed
--> bullying / jealousy
marriage --> divorce
having good things --> greed
friendship --> bullying / jealousy
What are the IH teachers' full names?
Elena Zhang
Tara Thwin-Paljor
Kyle Hench
Beliefs should not _____ reality, but should _____ it.
Beliefs should not CREATE reality, but should REFLECT it.
Name 1 example of Archaelogy
1. Ebla Tablets (details of Genesis all the way to NT)
2. Tel Dan Inscription (talks about King David)
3. Pool of Bathesda
4. Jehohanan (man put to death by crucifixion)
What's the hormone that gets released when we hear a story?
Oxytocin; “Love” hormone -- helps us connect to people
Shows that we have a 'built-in' story telling nature!
Complete this statement:
If _____ does not exist, _____ do not exist.
______ exists.
Therefore, ______ exists.
If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist
Therefore, God exists.
Define apologetics
Defending one's beliefs
Defense of Christian faith
4 Big Questions of a Worldview
1. What do you think is real?
2. What do you think happens after death?
3. What is the nature of man?
4. What is the basis of right and wrong?
3 Mantras from the Science Message
1. Christian geeks used science techniques.
2. Science is cool, but it’s just a tool.
3. Seek the Lord and you’ll never be bored.
The works of Homer is second (with 1757).
How many copies does NT have?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pD0vqcuWtWPGZ5qPlr8Ujs1sG4l08RaV
5795!
that's around 4000 more copies!
Why is there evil in the world?
God gave us free will. He created us to be in a relationship with Him, but He wanted us to genuinely choose it. Love, if it’s genuine, must be freely chosen.
Now, when God gave us free will to make our own choices, a lot of times we end up making very bad, very corrupt, very evil choices. We often don’t choose the way of love and goodness, but we choose to be selfish and mean. We choose evil choices.
What was the point of the CSI Investigation game?
We get a picture of the truth using the clues.
In the world and life, we see many clues that point to God.