1. Facebook: Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview @Biblicalethos
Todd Warren
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Facebook: Christian Ethics and Biblical

2. Getting to know you What is the name of the Church you belong to?
What is the name of the Lead Shepherd of your Church?
What style of worship does your Church have?
How many attend your Church?
Who sets the vision/direction for the ministry of your Church?

3. Today’s Essential Question:
What is it that determines Christian ethics and distinguishes a Biblical Worldview?
Tonight we will:
Discuss class expectations
Define “Christian Ethics”
Define “Biblical Worldview”
Self Assess our Biblical Worldviews
Examine the condition of the American Church

4. Class Expectations Weekly Prompts Adoration and appeal
Process what you’ve learned
Essay: Intro, body, conclusion
At least two Scriptures
At least two quotes from the text
Proper Turabian style of footnoting
Adoration and appeal
No more than three minutes
Use your imagination (lead in prayer, divide into groups, silent meditation, Scripture reading, etc.)
No teaching, only prayer. Step up and start.
No politics
Center prayer around a Scriptural truth
Make sure you also lead us to adore God
Class Expectations

5. Christian Ethics Christian Ethics What is a Christian?
What are ethics?

6. Christian Ethics Christian Ethics
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
1 Corinthians
Ethics
Ethos: habit, custom, or character
Aristotle: Ethos refers to a man's character or personality, especially in its balance between passion and caution.
What is good or bad, right or wrong

7. What does it mean if something is Biblical?
Biblical Worldview
Biblical
What does it mean if something is Biblical?
Worldview
What is a worldview?

8. Biblical Worldview Biblical Worldview
Founded on the Bible, the whole of Scripture, the Old and New Testaments
Scripture: “Men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God” (2 Peter 1:21)
The Eleven Apostles: The witnesses of Jesus under power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:2-8)
Paul’s letters (2 Peter 3:16)
Worldview
How someone views the world and his/her place in it
The way someone thinks about the world

9. Biblical Worldview
Having a view of reality, the world, and your place in it as defined by the literal interpretation of the Bible.

10. Circle the statement in each row you agree with
Do you have a Biblical Worldview?
Circle the statement in each row you agree with 1
Absolute moral truth does exist or
Morals may or may not be absolute 2
The source of moral truth is found in the society/culture a person is raised in
The source of moral truth is the Bible 3
The Bible is accurate in all the principles it teaches
The Bible is not accurate for the principles of today 4
Eternal salvation is determined by earning God’s favor through obedience to Him
Eternal salvation cannot be earned 5
Jesus lived a sinless life
Jesus did not live a sinless life 6
Some Christian’s have the responsibility to share their beliefs with others, while others have different gifts
Every Christian has a responsibility to share their beliefs with others 7
God is not all-knowing. He did not make the universe. He lets things move along as they want.
God is the all-knowing, all-powerful maker of the universe who still rules that creation today 8
The character “Satan” is just a symbol of evil, not a real being
Satan is a living force, a living being

11. What is a Biblical Worldview? Barna research defines it this way
Absolute moral truth exists
The source of moral truth is the Bible
The Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches
Eternal spiritual salvation cannot be earned
Jesus lived a sinless life on earth
Every person has a responsibility to share their religious beliefs with others
Satan is a living force, not just a symbol of evil
God is the all-knowing, all-powerful maker of the universe who still rules that creation today.
2018

12. What is a Biblical Worldview? A snapshot of the Church in America
5% of adults have a biblical worldview
8% of protestants have a biblical worldview
Protestant: Bible not inherent, but historical and must be interpreted through the ages; there are other ways to salvation; less concerned about conversion and more about the spiritual journey; spreading the word is more than just about conversion, it’s about making lives better.
50% of evangelicals have a biblical worldview
.5% of Catholics have a biblical worldview
Evangelical: Salvation through the atoning death of Jesus Christ alone; conversion through personal faith in Him, the authority/inherency of Scripture; personal responsibility to share faith, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual

13. What is a Biblical Worldview? A snapshot of the Church in America
71% Southern Baptist
57% Baptist other than Southern Baptist
51% of protestant pastors have a biblical worldview
Evangelicals included
44% Charismatic or Pentecostal
35% Pastors of black churches
86% of congregants DO NOT share the view of a pastor with a biblical worldview
28% Pastors of leading mainline denominations
27% Methodist

14. What we learned: We: Discussed class expectations
Defined “Christian Ethics”
Defined “Biblical Worldview”
Self Assessed our Biblical Worldviews
Examined the condition of the American Church
So, what’s your answer?
What is it that determines Christian ethics and distinguishes a Biblical Worldview?
This week’s prompt: In a well written five-paragraph essay, explain three reasons why you believe the Bible is or is not absolute truth. You must include in your answer at least two quotes from the book.