Part 1: Christian Worldview
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Part 1: Christian Worldview
The Gospel
reasondeliberative
experiencerelationships
traditionslearned or passed down
scriptureprescriptive
reasondeliberative
experiencerelationships
traditionslearned or passed down
scriptureprescriptive
worldview?gospel
reasondeliberative
experiencerelationships traditions
learned or passed down
scriptureprescriptive
worldviewgospel
The Gospel
What is it?
Models?
The bridge
The Gospel
Let’s Review
The Gospel
Creation: It was good
The Gospel
Humans: Image of God
Image of God
create & tend
Image of God
trinitarianly intertwined
Image of God
highest value
Image of God
inherent dignity (given)Vs
functional dignity (performed)
Givenness of Creation
creation was on purpose
Givenness of Creation
creation was on purpose
Givenness of Creation
created to work
The fall
A distortion of the imageA fallen human being is still a human
being
The fall
How? Turning to self“grasping for spiritual and moral
autonomy rooted in unbelief and rebellion
The fall
Consequence: alienation from God
The fall
Consequence: alienation from fellow persons
The fall
Consequence: alienation from oneself
The fall
Consequence: alienation from nature
The fall
Structural & Corporate
Structural
rulers, powers and principles of the world
Corporate
Culture, religiosity, traditions, the “norms”
Redemption
Chosen ones Chosen one
Salvation
Salvation is not earned by works but manifests itself in ethical character
and living
Salvation
Salvation earned by Jesus ChristFaith in the Faith & Work of Jesus
Christ
Salvation
Salvation is not free. Someone died for it. We too must die for it.
Consummation
The kingdom is here behind a veilPhlipsis