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    How did God reveal Himself?One revelation in three forms-

    1: Creation ----- spoken word2: Incarnation ----- flesh word3: Inspiration ----- scripture word

    Point: We are a word-centered creation and thus mustpossess a truly Biblically-based worldview.

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    Worldview versesFor my thoughts are not ______ __________, neither are

    your ways My ways, saith the Lord. Isaiah 55:8

    and bringing into captivity _______ _________to the

    obedience of Christ. II Cor. 10:5

    thoughtsyour

    everythought

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    Common WorldviewsAtheismExistentialismHedonism

    HumanismMaterialismNihilism

    PantheismPolytheismPostmodernism

    PragmatismSocialismTheism

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    War of WorldviewsChristian

    Biblical Theism

    Anti-Christian

    AtheismExistentialismHedonism

    HumanismMaterialismNihilismPantheismPragmatism

    PostmodernismSocialism

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    Politics How we govern

    Economics How we prosper

    Education How we learn

    Religion What we worship

    Social Issues How we r

    Worldview Categories

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    PEERS Testing

    A Biblical worldview assessmentprogram designed to assess how

    one views God, man and world

    around him.

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    Limited Government-Purpose of civil government:

    Limited?

    Expansive?

    or

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    When we question the significance of the Word-

    P oliticsEconomics

    Education R eligion S ocial Issues

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    Look elsewhere for real life issues

    P oliticsEconomics

    EducationR eligionS ocial Issues

    PhilosophersScientists

    Politicians

    TalkingHeads

    Media

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    Worldview of youth-

    Shaped more by MTV,

    than by KJV

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    Worldview Categories with PEERS Testing

    Score RangeBiblical Theism 70 - 100Moderate Christian 30 - 69Secular Humanism 0 - 29Socialism < 0

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    Summary test results:(Scale: -100 to +100)

    Biblical Scholars: (several dozen) 87.8

    Humanists: (several dozen) -45.4

    Christian school faculty: (1,000+) 52.9

    Christian adults: (75,000+) 54.7

    Homeschool students: (1,500+) 48.6

    Christian school students: (20,000+) 27.8

    Public school students : (2000+) 7.9(from Christian homes)

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    Comprehensive analysis

    Socialist Secular

    HumanismModerateChristian

    Biblical Theism

    Politics XEconomics XEducation XReligion XSocial Issues X

    Christian school youth

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    Ministry Leaders

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    PEERS Trend Analysis

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    Christian youthin public schools

    (by testing youth groups inEvangelical churches)

    ModerateChristian

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    PEERS Trend Analysis

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    Traditional Christian schools

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    Highest scoring schoolCovenant Academy, Boise, ID

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    Lowest scoring Christian school

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    Texas

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    If this is so-

    -100 -60 -20 20 60 100

    Politics

    Econ

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    Rel

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    Lmt'd Gov

    HumanistsBiblical

    Scholars

    Two bodies of thought

    HumanistManifesto

    The

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    And if this is true-

    God despises Humanism

    And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into lifeeternal. (Matt 25:46)

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    Then this is a disaster in the making.

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    90% of Christian youthgoing away fromChristian beliefs.

    Biblical Theism

    Humanism/Socialism

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    We must find ways to raise the bar-

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    Call 1-800-948-3101 andrequest free Info Pack on

    ways to reverse this trend.

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    The end--

    Come, let us build Neh. 2:17