“six ways students approach truth” colorado christian university
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“Six Ways Students Approach Truth” Colorado Christian University. Mark Mittelberg Twitter: @ MarkMittelberg. What is FAITH?. What is FAITH? Faith is belief and action based on something we consider to be trustworthy. Who has FAITH?. Who has FAITH? EVERYBODY!. The Six Faith Paths. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
““Six Ways Six Ways Students Students Approach Approach
Truth”Truth”Colorado Christian Colorado Christian
UniversityUniversity
Mark Mark MittelbergMittelberg
Twitter: @MarkMittelbergTwitter: @MarkMittelberg
What is FAITH?
Faith is Faith is beliefbelief and and actionaction based on something we based on something we consider to be trustworthyconsider to be trustworthy.
The Six Faith Paths
Differing approaches people Differing approaches people use to decide what to put their use to decide what to put their faith in.faith in.
The Six Faith Paths
1. Truth is what you make it – it’s personal.
This is the RELATIVISTIC PATHRELATIVISTIC PATH.
The Six Faith Paths
2. Truth is what you’ve always been taught –
This is the TRADITIONAL PATHTRADITIONAL PATH.
The Six Faith Paths
3. Truth is what you’ve been told to believe –
The AUTHORITARIAN PATHAUTHORITARIAN PATH.
The Six Faith Paths
4. Truth is what you feel in your heart –
This is the INTUITIVE PATHINTUITIVE PATH.
The Six Faith Paths
5. Truth is what you think God told you –
This is the MYSTICAL PATHMYSTICAL PATH.
The Six Faith Paths
5. Truth is what you think God told you –
This is the MYSTICAL PATHMYSTICAL PATH.
FEEL ≠ REAL
The Six Faith Paths
5. Truth is what you think God told you –
This is the MYSTICAL PATHMYSTICAL PATH.
FEEL ≠ REAL REAL ≠ GOOD
The Six Faith Paths
6. Truth is what logic and the evidence point to –
This is the EVIDENTIAL PATHEVIDENTIAL PATH.
The Six Faith Paths
1. Relativistic2. Traditional3. Authoritarian4. Intuitive5. Mystical6. Evidential