1. Nothing is the only really real Review

2. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality, He is:

3. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality, He is: Transcendent & Immanent

4. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality, He is: Transcendent & Immanent Infinite & Personal

5. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality, He is: Transcendent & Immanent Infinite & Personal Omniscient, Sovereign & Good

6. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo

7. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with:

8. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with: Personality

9. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with: Personality Self-transcendence

10. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with: Personality Self-transcendence Intelligence

11. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with: Personality Self-transcendence Intelligence Morality

12. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with: Personality Self-transcendence Intelligence Morality Gregariousness

13. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God with: Personality Self-transcendence Intelligence Morality Gregariousness Creativity

14. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God

15. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God  We were created good, but:

16. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God  We were created good, but: Sin entered in

17. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God  We were created good, but: Sin entered in Restoration comes through the work of Christ

18. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God  We were created good, but: Sin entered in Restoration comes through the work of Christ We may choose to reject the gift of grace

19. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God  We were created good, but...  Death brings either eternal Presence or damnation

20. Nothing is the only really real Review  God is the Prime Reality  God created the cosmos ex nihilo  Human beings are created in the image of God  We can know the world and God  We were created good, but...  Death brings either eternal Presence or damnation  Ethics is transcendent, based on the character of God

21. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism

22. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism Source of knowledge became Reason

23. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism Source of knowledge became Reason God is not immanent

24. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism Source of knowledge became Reason God is not immanent The cosmos is based on cause and effect

25. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism Source of knowledge became Reason God is not immanent The cosmos is based on cause and effect Human beings are a part of the universe's clockwork

26. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism Source of knowledge became Reason God is not immanent The cosmos is based on cause and effect Human beings are a part of the universe's clockwork God can be determined by studying the universe

27. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism Source of knowledge became Reason God is not immanent The cosmos is based on cause and effect Human beings are a part of the universe's clockwork God can be determined by studying the universe Ethics is limited to general revelation

28. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism

29. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism Matter exists eternally and is all there is

30. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism Matter exists eternally and is all there is The cosmos is a closed system

31. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism Matter exists eternally and is all there is The cosmos is a closed system Humans are complex machines

32. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism Matter exists eternally and is all there is The cosmos is a closed system Humans are complex machines Death is extinction

33. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism Matter exists eternally and is all there is The cosmos is a closed system Humans are complex machines Death is extinction History is linear without an overarching purpose

34. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism Matter exists eternally and is all there is The cosmos is a closed system Humans are complex machines Death is extinction History is linear without an overarching purpose Ethics is a human construct

35. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism  Naturalism at work

36. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism  Naturalism at work Humanism

37. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism  Naturalism at work Humanism Marxism

38. Nothing is the only really real Review (cont'd)  Deism degraded into theism  Theism collapsed into Naturalism  Naturalism at work  Naturalism is persistent

39. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism & Existentialism

40. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything

41. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action

42. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge

43. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals

44. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals  It is unlivable

45. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals  It is unlivable From meaninglessness – anything follows

46. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals  It is unlivable From meaninglessness – anything follows If a nihilists trusts his thinking, he is inconsistent

47. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals  It is unlivable From meaninglessness – anything follows If a nihilists trusts his thinking, he is inconsistent Nihilism always reaches a limit

48. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals  It is unlivable From meaninglessness – anything follows If a nihilists trusts his thinking, he is inconsistent Nihilism always reaches a limit Nihilism is the death of art

49. Nothing is the only really real Nihilism  Basically a denial of everything There is no basis for action There is no basis for knowledge There is no basis for ethics and morals  It is unlivable From meaninglessness – anything follows If a nihilists trusts his thinking, he is inconsistent Nihilism always reaches a limit Nihilism is the death of art Nihilism poses severe psychological problems

50. Nothing is the only really real Existentialism  Attempt to answer the inconsistencies

51. Nothing is the only really real Atheistic Existentialism  Accepts the propositions of Naturalism God does not exist The cosmos is a closed system History is without an overarching purpose All ethics are relative

52. Nothing is the only really real Atheistic Existentialism  Reality appears to humans as:

53. Nothing is the only really real Atheistic Existentialism  Reality appears to humans as: Subjective

54. Nothing is the only really real Atheistic Existentialism  Reality appears to humans as: Subjective Objective

55. Nothing is the only really real Atheistic Existentialism  Reality appears to humans as: Subjective Objective  Existence precedes essence  Each person defines nature and destiny  The objective world stands against humans  The authentic person must revolt and create value  Ethics- the good is that which is chosen.

56. Nothing is the only really real Theistic Existentialism  Accepts basic presuppositions of BWV, but... Humans are personal beings in an alien universe God exists? Starts with man and derives God  The personal is the valuable; the I—Thou

57. Theism vs Theistic Existentialism

58. “We can have substantial truth but not exhaustive truth, and we can discern truth from foolishness by the use of the principle of non-contradiction. Francis Schaeffer

59. Theistic Existentialism -- has a problem or two History is uncertain and unimportant

60. Theistic Existentialism -- has a problem or two History is uncertain and unimportant  Emphasizes the religious implications and meanings of the Bible

61. Theistic Existentialism -- has a problem or two History is uncertain and unimportant  Emphasizes the religious implications and meanings of the Bible  Loses interest in the facticity of the Bible

62. Theistic Existentialism -- has a problem or two History is uncertain and unimportant  Emphasizes the religious implications and meanings of the Bible  Loses interest in the facticity of the Bible Therefore the Bible is historically untrustworthy

63. Theistic Existentialism -- has a problem or two History is uncertain and unimportant  Emphasizes the religious implications and meanings of the Bible  Loses interest in the facticity of the Bible Therefore the Bible is historically untrustworthy  Therefore miracles are impossible

64. Let me tell you the story of a miracle! A real life – modern day miracle! On January 28, 2007... Miracles happen