DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

3 Questions 1.Where did we come from & who are we? 2.What has gone wrong with the world? 3.What can we do to fix it?

Naturalism The idea that nature is all that exists, that life arose from a chance collision of atoms, evolving eventually into human life as we know it today.

Public Sphere Scientific Knowledge Private Sphere Personal Preferences FACTS Binding On Everyone VALUES Individual Choice

Nancy Pearcy We all come to the table with a spiritual motivation already in place, which affects what we will accept as true. Far from being blank slates, our minds are colored by our spiritual stance – either for God or against Him. As Romans 1 puts it, we either worship and serve the true God or we worship and serve created things (idols). Humans are inherently religious beings, created to be in relationship with God – and if they reject God, they don’t stop being religious; they simply find some other ultimate principle upon which to base their lives

Nancy Pearcy We all come to the scientific enterprise as whole persons, bringing into the laboratory a panoply of prior experiences, theoretical assumptions, personal beliefs, ambitions, and socioeconomic interests. These preconceptions color virtually every aspect of the scientific endeavor: what we consider with studying, what we expect to find, where we look, and how we interpret the results

Naturalism Worldview Whatever Works Is Right Christian Worldview Objective Moral Standards Pragmatism

Whatever works best is RIGHT. Actions and policies are judged on utilitarian grounds alone.

Christianity 1.Where did we come from (CREATION)  1.God spoke the universe into existence & created life 2.What has gone wrong (FALL)  1.The human condition is marred by sin 3.What can we do to fix it (REDEMPTION)  1.God in His Grace has provided a way to be Reconciled to Himself in Christ.

Question 1 Can the First Living Organism have occurred by chance?

Question 2 Does Change of Species occur? Does one form of plant or animal life change, either gradually or suddenly, into another form?