part 1: christian worldview

Part 1: Christian Worldview

The Gospel

reasondeliberative

experiencerelationships

traditionslearned or passed down

scriptureprescriptive

reasondeliberative

experiencerelationships

traditionslearned or passed down

scriptureprescriptive

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experiencerelationships traditions

learned or passed down

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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