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A Biblical Framework for Facing the Intellectual,
Moral and Spiritual Challengesof the 21st Century
Charles A. Clough
January 21-23, 2005 Hosted by
West Houston Bible Church
Shall I Bow To My Creator?
• YES!– ancient monotheism
– ancient Israel
– Bible
– Fundamentalism
• CREATOR/creature– God || man | nature
– everlasting distinctions
• PERSONAL SOVEREIGN– ultimate responsibility
• NO!– ancient myths– eastern religions– western philosophy– modern theology
• Continuity of Being– nature > gods > man– transmutation / evolution
• IMPERSONAL FATE / CHANCE– ultimate victimization
UNBELIEF SWALLOWING UP A BIT OF THE WORD OF GOD
A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief
Unbelief reinterpreting the Word of God within its own categories
CHRISTOLOGICAL CONTROVERSY
MODALISM
UNITARIANISM
JESUS CHRIST
WHOLLY GOD
DISTINCT FROM THE FATHER
TRINITY
SOLITARY
MONOTHEISM
NT CANON > signs/wonders
TRINITY & PERSON OF CHRIST
CROSS: SATISFACTION OF DIVINE JUSTICE
JUSTIFICATION: SOLA FIDE
ECCLESIOLOGY & ESCHATOLOGY
UNIVERSAL HISTORY: CREATIONISM
CONTINUITY OF BEING
IDEALISTIC LOGIC
ARBITRARY JUSTICE
HUMAN MERIT
DIVINE STATE-SAVIOR
“NATURAL” HISTORY
THE HOLY SPIRIT’S ENVELOPMENTAL STRATEGY THROUGH CHURCH GROWTH IN THE WORD OF GOD
WHERE DOES INFORMATION
RESIDE ?
in symbols
or in the minds that interpret the symbols?
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Audible words
GOD’S STANDARD MEANING
Do A and B’ ideas impute to the audible words the same God-given meaning?
A’s idea B’s idea
A’s idea B’s ideaGOD’S STANDARD MEANING
Audible words
CLARIFYING MEANING UNDER “HOSTILE” CONDITIONS
CONTRAST: Truth vs. Vanity (arbitrary foundation, self-contradictory) [Doctrinal & Categorical Aspect]
RANGE of MEANINGRANGE of MEANING: Revealed Facts vs. Fog (avoidance of facts) [Exegetical & Historical/Scientific Aspect]
CONTEXTCONTEXT: God’s Plan vs. Various Pagan Religion/Philosophies (thousands with common base) [Worldview Aspect]
“You can’t say anything about anything without saying something about everything”
“KNOWLEDGE” OR “FAITH” ?
“I believe that. . .” or “I know that. . .”
Julian Huxley: “I believe firmly that the scientific method, although slow and never claiming to lead to complete truth, is the only method which. . .will give satisfactory foundation for beliefs”
“We quite assuredly at present know nothing beyond this world and natural experience.”
REALITY
APPEARANCE
“We don’t know anything for sure, except that the Bible can’t be true.”
Shall I Bow To My Creator?
• YES!– ancient monotheism
– ancient Israel
– Bible
– Fundamentalism
• CREATOR/creature– God || man | nature
– everlasting distinctions
• PERSONAL SOVEREIGN– ultimate responsibility
• NO!– ancient myths– eastern religions– western philosophy– modern theology
• Continuity of Being– nature > gods > man– transmutation / evolution
• IMPERSONAL FATE / CHANCE– ultimate victimization
UNBELIEF SWALLOWING UP A BIT OF THE WORD OF GOD
A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief
Unbelief reinterpreting the Word of God within its own categories
KEY EVENTS & DOCTRINAL IMAGES
• Creation• Fall• Flood• Covenant• Call of Abraham• Exodus• Mt. Sinai• Conquest & Settlement• Rise and Reign of David• Golden Era of Solomon• Division & Decline of Kgdm• Fall of Kgdm & Exile• Restoration. . . . .
• God, man, nature
• Evil, suffering
• Judgment / Salvation
• God, man, nature
• Election, Justification, Faith
• Judgment / Salvation
• Revelation, Inspiration, Canon
• Sanctification
• Sanctification
• Sanctification
• Sanctification
• Sanctification, Religion
• Canon, prayer. . . .
?
ALL POSSIBLE FACTS PLAN OF GOD
The FRAMEWORK guides one in STRATEGICALLY MANEUVERING against unbelief by exploiting DIMENSIONS of MEANING.
It thus exposes areas needing REPENTANCE in order to stimulate strong Biblical FAITH
THE BURIED FOUNDATIONTHE BURIED FOUNDATION
CREATIONCREATION
FALLFALL
FLOODFLOODCOVENANTCOVENANT
God
Man
Nature
Evil & Suffering
Judgment / Salvation
God
Man
Nature
Shall I Bow To My Creator?
• YES!– ancient monotheism
– ancient Israel
– Bible
– Fundamentalism
• CREATOR/creature– God || man | nature
– everlasting distinctions
• PERSONAL SOVEREIGN– ultimate responsibility
• NO!– ancient myths– eastern religions– western philosophy– modern theology
• Continuity of Being– nature > gods > man– transmutation / evolution
• IMPERSONAL FATE / CHANCE– ultimate victimization
THE BURIED FOUNDATIONTHE BURIED FOUNDATION
CREATIONCREATION
FALLFALL
FLOODFLOODCOVENANTCOVENANT
God
Man
Nature
Evil & Suffering
Judgment / Salvation
God
Man
Nature
Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”?Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”?
Christian:Christian:
Pagan:Pagan:
Good
Evil
88
Good/Evil Mix is Forever “Normal”
Good/Evil Mix is “Abnormal” & Temporary
Creator:
creation:
8
8Good
| | |Good
Evil
Good
EvilCr F J
THE BURIED FOUNDATIONTHE BURIED FOUNDATION
CREATIONCREATION
FALLFALL
FLOODFLOODCOVENANTCOVENANT
God
Man
Nature
Evil & Suffering
Judgment / Salvation
God
Man
Nature
THE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOMTHE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOM
CALL OF ABRAHAMCALL OF ABRAHAM
EXODUSEXODUS
MT. SINAIMT. SINAI
CONQUEST & SETTLEMENTCONQUEST & SETTLEMENT
RISE & REIGN OF DAVIDRISE & REIGN OF DAVID
ElectionJustificationFaith
Judgment / Salvation(Blood Atonement)
Revelation
InspirationCanonicity
Sanctification
Sanctification(Confession & Restoration)
Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”?Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”?
Christian:Christian:
Pagan:Pagan:
Good
Evil
88
Good/Evil Mix is Forever “Normal”
Good/Evil Mix is “Abnormal” & Temporary
Creator:
creation:
8
8Good
| | |Good
Evil
Good
EvilCr F J
THE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOMTHE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOM
CALL OF ABRAHAMCALL OF ABRAHAM
EXODUSEXODUS
MT. SINAIMT. SINAI
CONQUEST & SETTLEMENTCONQUEST & SETTLEMENT
RISE & REIGN OF DAVIDRISE & REIGN OF DAVID
ElectionJustificationFaith
Judgment / Salvation(Blood Atonement)
Revelation
InspirationCanonicity
Sanctification
Sanctification(Confession & Restoration)
THE BURIED FOUNDATIONTHE BURIED FOUNDATION
CREATIONCREATION
FALLFALL
FLOODFLOODCOVENANTCOVENANT
God
Man
Nature
Evil & Suffering
Judgment / Salvation
God
Man
Nature
THE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOMTHE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOM
CALL OF ABRAHAMCALL OF ABRAHAM
EXODUSEXODUS
MT. SINAIMT. SINAI
CONQUEST & SETTLEMENTCONQUEST & SETTLEMENT
RISE & REIGN OF DAVIDRISE & REIGN OF DAVID
ElectionJustificationFaith
Judgment / Salvation(Blood Atonement)
Revelation
InspirationCanonicity
Sanctification
Sanctification(Confession & Restoration)
THE KING’S DISCIPLINEGOLDEN ERA OF SOLOMONGOLDEN ERA OF SOLOMON
KINGDOM DIVIDED
KINGDOMS IN DECLINE
EXILE
RESTORATION
Sanctification (Growth & Wisdom)
Sanctification (Chastening & Repentance)
Sanctification (Chastening,Repentance, & Final Cleansing)
Sanctification (Separation)Revelation / Inspiration (Apocalyptic Literature)
Canonicity (Preservation of the Text); Prayer; Eschatology (premillennialism)
EXILED JEWS’ WORLD INFLUENCE??
( from 600 B.C. to 500 B.C.)
Philosophy (via Egypt?) Judaism (from Babylon)
Zoroasterianism (Persia) Taoism (China)
Jainism (India) Confucianism (China)
Buddhism (via India)
Vedanta Monism (India)
( All anti-supernatural and ethically focused )
THE KING’S DISCIPLINEGOLDEN ERA OF SOLOMONGOLDEN ERA OF SOLOMON
KINGDOM DIVIDED
KINGDOMS IN DECLINE
EXILE
RESTORATION
Sanctification (Growth & Wisdom)
Sanctification (Chastening & Repentance)
Sanctification (Chastening,Repentance, & Final Cleansing)
Sanctification (Separation)Revelation / Inspiration (Apocalyptic Literature)
Canonicity (Preservation of the Text); Prayer; Eschatology (premillennialism)
THE KING AS CREATOR & CREATURE
BIRTH
Hypostatic Union
LIFEKenosisImpeccabilityInfallibility
DEATHSubstitutionaryBloodAtonement
RESURRECTION Glorification
THE KING AS CREATOR & CREATURE
BIRTH
Hypostatic Union
LIFEKenosisImpeccabilityInfallibility
DEATHSubstitutionaryBloodAtonement
RESURRECTION Glorification
Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”?Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”?
Christian:Christian:
Pagan:Pagan:
Good
Evil
88
Good/Evil Mix is Forever “Normal”
Good/Evil Mix is “Abnormal” & Temporary
Creator:
creation:
8
8Good
| | |Good
Evil
Good
EvilCr F J
THE KING’S QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN
ASCENSION & SESSIONASCENSION & SESSION
PENTECOSTPENTECOST
EMERGENCE OF THE CHURCHEMERGENCE OF THE CHURCH
MATURING OF THE CHURCHMATURING OF THE CHURCH
DESTINY OF THE CHURCHDESTINY OF THE CHURCH
Judgment / Salvation(Last days begin)
Person & Work of the Holy Spirit; Sanctification
Dispensations (Israelology & Ecclesiology)
Historical Theology (doctrinal clarification)
Eschatology (Rapture, Bema, Return)
OT Image Source
Accomplishment of the Session
Accomplishments Still Awaited
Daniel 7Christ given kingly authority to rule over all nations;
comes face-to-face with the Father
Judgment of nations; acquisition of a kingdom people; evil powers set
aside
Psalm 2 Christ given kingly authority to rule
over all nations by a decree of the Father
Subduing of the nations; nations given opportunity
to bow to Christ’s authority before they are
forced to; Christ not sitting on David’s throne
at physical Mt. Zion
Psalm 110
Christ given both kingly and priestly authority to rule
over all nations; sits at the Father’s right
hand
Enemies not yet defeated
OT Imagery of the Session of the Son
Name of the Doctrine
Content of the Doctrine
Satan’s Possible Appeal Refuted
Substitutionary Blood
Atonement
All grace is grounded upon total
restitutionary satisfaction of God’s just demands against
sin
There is no unavoidable contradiction between God’s holiness and His acceptance of sinful
creatures covered legally by the SBA
ImputationGod credits Christ’s righteousness to the account of those who
believe
The righteousness that is credited is that of Christ whose credentials have
been accepted permanently at the
Father’s Throne.
The King Individually Qualified
THE KING’S QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN
ASCENSION & SESSIONASCENSION & SESSION
PENTECOSTPENTECOST
EMERGENCE OF THE CHURCHEMERGENCE OF THE CHURCH
MATURING OF THE CHURCHMATURING OF THE CHURCH
DESTINY OF THE CHURCHDESTINY OF THE CHURCH
Judgment / Salvation(Last days begin)
Person & Work of the Holy Spirit; Sanctification
Dispensations (Israelology & Ecclesiology)
Historical Theology (doctrinal clarification)
Eschatology (Rapture, Bema, Return)
Name of the Doctrine
Content of the Doctrine
Satan’s Possible Appeal Refuted
Substitutionary Blood
Atonement
All grace is grounded upon total
restitutionary satisfaction of God’s just demands against
sin
There is no unavoidable contradiction between God’s holiness and His acceptance of sinful
creatures covered legally by the SBA
Imputation God credits Christ’s righteousness to the account of those who
believe
The righteousness that is credited is that of Christ whose credentials have
been accepted permanently at the
Father’s Throne.
The King’s Body Becoming Qualified
THE KING’S QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN
ASCENSION & SESSIONASCENSION & SESSION
PENTECOSTPENTECOST
EMERGENCE OF THE CHURCHEMERGENCE OF THE CHURCH
MATURING OF THE CHURCHMATURING OF THE CHURCH
DESTINY OF THE CHURCHDESTINY OF THE CHURCH
Judgment / Salvation(Last days begin)
Person & Work of the Holy Spirit; Sanctification
Dispensations (Israelology & Ecclesiology)
Historical Theology (doctrinal clarification)
Eschatology (Rapture, Bema, Return)
“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals;
For you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation
And have made us kings and priests to our God
And we shall reign on the earth.” Rev. 5:9-10
Fully The King and His Body Qualified to Begin the Kingdom of God on Earth
UNBELIEF FORCED INTO A CONTRAST IN MANY AREAS SIMULTANEOUSLY
A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief as part of a network
Unbelief challenged in each of its categories needed to reinterpret the Word of God
cclough @ bellatlantic.net