How does a person's big story relate to the way he looks at evidence?
a person will interpret the evidence based on the big story he believes
Why did Adam's sin affect all creation?
Adam was the appointed ruler over creation.
An agreement between two ore more people with certain requirements and promises
covenant
What an individual or groups of individuals see the world through (a different lens or pair of glasses)
worldview
Everyone looks at the same evidence but through different what?
lenses
Why have we not lost the image of God because of our sin?
The image is never erased.
How did Jesus' resurrection show that He was the promised King?
He took dominion over death, hell, and the Devil.
Because of what, people choose not to be convinced by reasons disproving their choices?
loves
What does Christ give believers in order to do good works?
grace
Two things that are related and involved in every decision you make
head and heart
How can God tell us the end of the story of His world?
God planned the end from the beginning and has already finished the story. He has the power to make the end of the story happen.
How do you know the Bible is true?
God was present at Creation and He spoke. Scripture also says that God "cannot lie" so His testimony alone is true.
Things that you believe but probably never think about
basic beliefs
The two types of glasses people use to see the world through
evolutionary and Biblical
What is the relationship between the head and heart?
Both are involved in virtually every decision you make. The head thinks through decisions and the heart desires which affects what someone chooses.
What should the biblical worldview produce in us?
love for God and others
Who did the curse of work being hard and frustrating directly affect?
Adam and everyone else
What is the opposite of God's original creational structure?
fallen direction
How will the restored earth compare with the created one?
The restored earth will be perfect as if the Fall had never happened, but in a more mature state.
Who did the curse of childbearing being painful and dangerous directly affect?
Eve and all women
an idea that people believe without trying to prove, or without even caring to prove; an idea people don't know they have
assumption
Worldviews should be shaped by eventual __.
actions
What are the major stages of God's redemption of the world?
God's covenants through Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and now the New Covenant.
What is the role of authority in a worldview?
gives people the power to direct others' understanding of the world
What story will distort your worldview?
evolutionary story
Who does the church represent?
all the people Jesus has rescued from the kingdom of darkness and brought into His kingdom of light; those who have submitted to Jesus' rule
What are the three parts to a worldview?
Big story, basic beliefs and assumptions driven by what a person loves, and actions
The three big points the Bible's story tells
Creation, Fall, Redemption
the half-truth with which Satan tempted Adam and Eve with
"You will be like God." (Genesis 3:5)
What was Jesus called because He solved mankind's sin problem?
Second Adam
When did the problems of the world enter?
after man sinned
What tells about the world and carries powerful ideas that help to answer questions like where did we come from? what's wrong with the world? where are we all headed?
a big story
How can we know what is structure or direction?
by reading the Bible and growing from it
putting something on God's throne with Him; there's another god or authority, that is equal to God the Creator
dualism
What the actions that worldviews are to be shaped by?
beliefs, loves, and big stories
How can you make both your head and heart obedient?
Love like God does (refers to the two greatest commandments)
What will happen if we don't know God and His plan?
We make up our own big stories in which we are the good guys, and we get to determine right and wrong.
Where do assumptions originate from?
from someone's worldview (which is shaped by what we believe or who we believe in)
What was the promise of God's covenant with Noah?
a rainbow that reminds us God promises to preserve the world from any more worldwide judgment which means no more global floods
How did Jesus finish the job that Adam and all mankind failed to do?
Jesus took up the failed rule of Adam and became the perfect King.
How did God create His world?
"very good"
Explain the evolutionary story.
God is never mentioned. In the beginning, stuff just was. The bang expanded to become the universe. The story is still unfinished.
What does it mean that we were made in God's image?
We are like God.
Through the evolutionary glasses, how are you and the world viewed?
a very advanced ape, programmed to seek your own happiness and to protect your group, and soon enough you will die.
How did God use the covenants to prepare the way for the coming King?
Through chosen people (Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and even) in order to point to the coming Seed of the woman and perfect King
What was the purpose of Jesus' first coming?
to provide a solution to the sin problem
whatever really ought to convince someone else of the truth of something
proof
What do your loves drive about you?
your thinking
Why did God give us the Bible?
For us to get to know Him, to praise Him with our whole hearts, to have an accurate worldview, to know the big story of the world
How do stories affect both the head and the heart?
They give ideas to the head but reach the heart because of a person's love for stories.
What will never save you no matter how many you do?
good works
How is God's plan of redemption accomplished?
through stages
How did people know that Jesus was the promised King during His life?
Jesus had declared that the kingdom had come and performed miracles that demonstrated His good rule in the world.
How did Jesus' death show that He was the promised King?
Jesus took dominion over sin by paying the penalty for us.
What are the different lenses that people view the world through?
the authorities they trust, their loves and values, and their own big story
What does the word "direction" refer to?
the way something is moving; either away from or toward its creational structure
What was the promise of God's covenant with Abraham?
a nation, a land, and blessings that would all come from Abraham's seed
What do the various covenants prepare the way for?
God's new King to rule the whole earth
What is the role of evidence in a worldview?
all the pieces must be interpreted (understood) in order to build an understanding of the world
How do arguments affect both the head and the heart?
They speak to the head, but the heart's desires affect how someone responds to the arguments.
What was the promise of God's covenant with David?
God promised that He would establish the throne of David's seed forever.
How did Jesus establish the New Covenant?
with His blood as He shed it on the cross
How will God relate to humans in the future?
God will live eternally with those who have repented and trusted in Christ.
Define proof by authority.
reliable, eyewitness testimony
The three parts of the true big story of the Bible
Creation, Fall, Redemption
What does the upper level of a two-story view represent?
the area God rules, containing spiritual things like church, prayer, and Bible reading
The way God designed His world to be and to work is called what?
creational structure
What do people's love shape about the world?
their views of it
What does the word "structure" mean?
the way God created things- in agreement with His purpose and plan
Why do we need the Bible to know God and His plan?
Only God knows the whole story, and He has told us in the Bible about Himself, His plan for the world, who we are, and what we should and shouldn't do.
What does it mean that God is eternal?
He exists outside of time. To God, there is no concept of time.
Through the Biblical glasses, how are you and the world viewed?
made in the image of God, made to glorify God, salvation is provided through Jesus Christ, death is evil which is the last enemy
What story represents the biblical worldview?
the good, big story of the Bible
What was the curse that came after the blessing of "be fruitful and multiply"?
Childbearing would be painful and even dangerous.
What are the two parts of the Creation Mandate?
Multiply and fill the earth. Subdue the earth and have dominion over it.
How did Jesus solve mankind's sin problem?
by living a perfect life and died on the cross to pay the penalty of God's curse, established the new Covenant
When will God's work of redemption be complete?
When Christ fully restores those in His kingdom and all creation to their originally intended condition
the view that says God doesn't really rule real life, but He rules religion. He doesn't have anything to do with all the other stuff that's considered part of life
two-story view
What was the promise to Israel through God's covenant with Moses?
Israel received laws required to obey and they would become a "kingdom of priests."
Who was the Seed of the woman mentioned in Genesis 3:15?
The Messiah (Jesus)
Through what three things has God offered His gift of redemption?
through Christ's death, death, and resurrection
What is the promise of the New Covenant?
the promise of heart change
The two parts of the two-story view
upper and lower
What bad assumption comes from a worldview in which romantic love has replaced God's love as the highest and best love?
Everyone needs a boyfriend or girlfriend to have a truly good life.
What bad assumption comes from a worldview in which God hasn't explained through the Bible what young people's priorities should be?
You should always be available, at all times.
What are worldviews called that are held by groups that result in group action?
culture
what's actually wrong or right
morality
How is God different from a human actor?
He is eternal, created a world with languages for His characters, and showed more creativity than any other author.
Define proof by experience.
it is direct and personal, uses your five senses especially your eyes
Which covenant was the first one God made with a nation?
Mosaic Covenant
Who is the answer and climax of the Bible's story?
Jesus
Fill in the blank: The Creation Mandate is a __ from God, but also a __ from God.
blessing; command
What will twist our heads and hearts in the wrong directions?
sin
Who is the ultimate authority and proof?
God, as Creator
This refers to how the original structure has been bent far away from its original goodness by the Fall.
fallen direction
If you want to think the right things, you'll have to start by __ the right things.
loving
When living a redemptive life, what is part of your role in the world?
to participate with Christ's work of redemption by pushing things back in a redemptive direction
How has God related to humans since Creation?
God has dwelt with those humans who are humble and repentant. He has kept His promise to care for their needs.
What are some of the things a church is supposed to do?
teach the Word of God, participate in communion (the "breaking of bread"), pray together, be a community of love by serving and encouraging others
Who did God first make a covenant with?
Adam
Name some areas from your text where you can find assumptions.
on TV, at school, through technology, in society, and with God
How did we get the Bible?
God carried the writers along by the Holy Spirit and gave them His words by inspiration (breathing them out).
Where can you find good assumptions?
through cultures or anywhere
How was God's creation of humans unique?
God made humans in His image.
What does the lower level of a two-story view represent?
where science and our senses rule because it is where we live life according to the facts we can observe
How much of creation was affected by the Fall?
all of it
What bad assumption comes from a worldview in which God doesn't exist, so there are no supernatural and therefore, unobservable causes?
Only observation counts as proof.
What is God's ultimate goal for salvation and restoration of creation?
to bring Himself glory
What was the curse that came after the blessing of "subdue the earth and have dominion"?
Work would be hard and frustrating.
What bad assumption comes from a worldview that rejects God's standards of morality and accepts things He does not?
Everything is progressing toward better morality.
What does the world "inspiration" mean?
"breathed it out" which refers to how God gave us His word
How do we know that what is wrong with the world is not God's fault?
Because of mankind's sin that bent the originally good creation away from its "very good" structure
What happens to your worldview when you solely love yourself?
it becomes distorted
What are the two kinds of proof?
experience and authority
What is one assumption about God that the world makes?
It isn't possible for God to be a God of love and yet punish humans for their sins.
What is the role of loves in a worldview?
show whom we believe to be the most important in the world and whom we are living for
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