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1 Worldview Overview By Chuck Edwards Worldview Overview By Chuck Edwards

2 CREATION EVOLUTION DATA:FOSSILS, LIVING THINGS= SAME FOR BOTH THEISM God of the Bible: Creator, Inventor, Designer, Sustainer, RedeemerATHEISM No God: Accidental, Non-directed, Random, Chance, Mindless processes WORLDVIEW GLASSES DETERMINE CONCLUSIONS

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7 The worldview ideas of Creation or Evolution have certain inherent consequences.The worldview ideas of Creation or Evolution have certain inherent consequences. The assumptions behind the Creation/ Evolution controversy determine the conclusions you come to regarding the origin, purpose and destiny of life in general and your life in particular.The assumptions behind the Creation/ Evolution controversy determine the conclusions you come to regarding the origin, purpose and destiny of life in general and your life in particular. The worldview ideas of Creation or Evolution have certain inherent consequences.The worldview ideas of Creation or Evolution have certain inherent consequences. The assumptions behind the Creation/ Evolution controversy determine the conclusions you come to regarding the origin, purpose and destiny of life in general and your life in particular.The assumptions behind the Creation/ Evolution controversy determine the conclusions you come to regarding the origin, purpose and destiny of life in general and your life in particular.

8 What are some of the anti-Biblical worldviews promoted by the god of this world, Satan, that are popular on the campuses of the world?What are some of the anti-Biblical worldviews promoted by the god of this world, Satan, that are popular on the campuses of the world?

9 Secular Humanism Marxism/ Leninism Cosmic Humanism Biblical Christianity Sources: Humanist Manifestos I, II Writings of Marx and Lenin New Age writers: Ferguson, Bailey Bible Theology Atheism PantheismTheism Philosophy NaturalismDialectical Materialism Non-NaturalismSupernaturalism Ethics RelativismProletariat Morality RelativismAbsolutes BiologyEvolutionEvolutionEvolutionCREATION Psychology Self- actualization BehaviorismCollective Consciousness Mind-Body Dualism Sociology Non-Traditional Family Abolition of Home Church and State Non-Tradition Home Church and State Traditional Home Church State Law Positive Law Self-LawBiblical Law Politics World Gov. (Globalism) New World OrderNew Age OrderJustice, Freedom Order Economics Socialism Enlightened Production Stewardship Private Prop. History Historical Evolution Historical Materialism Evolutionary Godhood Historical Resurrection Postmod Islam

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11 Values Values Respect for lifeWealth Truth“Fruit of the Spirit” Happiness HealthLoyalty Worldview A set of beliefs or ideas / a system of thought EthicsBiologyPsychology PhilosophyTheology PoliticsEconomicsHistory Law Sociology “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7Behavior www.summit.org Summit Ministries Manitou Spgs. CO

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14 NATIONWIDE SURVEY REVEALS... Of the college freshmen who indicated they were “born again”... up to 88% had “dropped out” of that category by their senior year! Of the college freshmen who indicated they were “born again”... up to 88% had “dropped out” of that category by their senior year!

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16 “Nothing short of a great Civil war of values rages today throughout North America.... Two sides with vastly differing and incompatible worldviews are locked in a bitter conflict that permeates every level of society... James Dobson and Gary Bauer Children At Risk, p. 19 “Nothing short of a great Civil war of values rages today throughout North America.... Two sides with vastly differing and incompatible worldviews are locked in a bitter conflict that permeates every level of society... James Dobson and Gary Bauer Children At Risk, p. 19

17 ... It is a struggle for the hearts and minds of people. It is a war over ideas.”

18 IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES

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20 BY JOHNNY HEARTB.C.

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23 WE’RE IN A BATTLE! 2 Corinthians 10:3, 4 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:3, 4 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.”

24 WHERE’S THE BATTLEGROUND? 2 Corinthians 10:5 “Casting down imaginations (arguments, speculations), and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 “Casting down imaginations (arguments, speculations), and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”

25 THE BATTLEGROUND......Our Minds...Our Minds

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31 THE PROBLEM “The basic problem of the Christians in this country in the last eighty years or so, in regard to society and in regard to government, is that they have seen things in bits and pieces instead of totals.” - Francis Schaeffer A Christian Manifesto, p. 17. “The basic problem of the Christians in this country in the last eighty years or so, in regard to society and in regard to government, is that they have seen things in bits and pieces instead of totals.” - Francis Schaeffer A Christian Manifesto, p. 17.

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34 IMPORTANCE OF WORLDVIEW THINKING “Without a biblical worldview, all the great teaching goes in one ear and out the other. There are no intellectual pegs... in the mind of the individual to hang these truths on. So they just pass through. They don’t stick. They don’t make a difference.” - George Barna

35 THINKING IN WORLDVIEW CATEGORIES Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History

36 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What about GOD? Is there a God? What is God like?

37 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What’s REAL? How do I KNOW?

38 What about LIFE? Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History

39 What about HUMAN NATURE? Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History

40 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What’s RIGHT?

41 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What about RELATIONSHIPS?

42 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Who makes the RULES?

43 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What about GOVERNMENT?

44 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What about MONEY? Interventionist or Mixed

45 Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History Theology Philosophy Biology Psychology Ethics Sociology Law Politics Economics History What about the PAST?

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47 C.S. Lewis "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."

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51 Biblical Leadership 1 Chronicles 12:32 the tribe of Issachar... –UNDERSTOOD THE TIMES –KNEW WHAT ISRAEL SHOULD DO 1 Chronicles 12:32 the tribe of Issachar... –UNDERSTOOD THE TIMES –KNEW WHAT ISRAEL SHOULD DO

52  Politics  Republic  Psychology  Sin nature  Theology / Philosophy  God / Bible  Politics  Republic  Psychology  Sin nature  Theology / Philosophy  God / Bible

53 “Worldviews in Focus: Thinking Like a Christian” Josh McDowell: “…one of the most important youth Bible studies to come out in recent years.” Dr. Norman Geisler: “Every Christian teenager in the country needs to study this book. It is the best brief study available for helping them to develop a truly Christian worldview.” Josh McDowell: “…one of the most important youth Bible studies to come out in recent years.” Dr. Norman Geisler: “Every Christian teenager in the country needs to study this book. It is the best brief study available for helping them to develop a truly Christian worldview.”

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