September 27th, 2015
The "Hawkeye - Father Mulcahy Effect" and the Galileo episode
Psalm 19:4-6
Be careful how you interpret . . .
"First, the truth of scripture must be held inviolable. Secondly, when there are different ways of explaining a Scriptural text, no particular explanation should be held so rigidly that, if convincing arguments show it to be false, anyone dare to insist that it still is the definitive sense of the text. Otherwise unbelievers will scorn Sacred Scripture, and the way of faith will be closed to them." - Thomas Aquinas (13th century)
"The Bible is true and science is true, and therefore each, if truly read, prove the other." - Matthew Maury, "Father of Oceanology"
Divine commission for science & technology
Genesis 1:1
- Universe began . . . not eternal
- Creator is separate from creation / nature
- Existence of incomprehensibly glorious Creator
- Contrast: Animsim, Pantheism, Naturalism
Romans 1:20 & Psalm 19:1-4
"The glory and greatness of Almighty God are marvelously discerned in all his works and divinely read in the open book of heaven." - Galileo
Genesis 1:26-31
- Creation is "very good . . . blessed" - but not divine
- Man in image of God . . . crowning touch - Psalm 8:3-9
- Man commissioned to "subdue" the earth
Further Reading:
- How Christianity Changed the World - Schmidt
- For the Glory of God - Stark
- The Galileo Connection - Hummel
- Biblical Basis for Modern Science - Morris
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September 20th, 2015
☼ The Great Question…. John 18:33-38
╬ The
Great Answer …..
⌂ To
testify to the truth.
⌂ Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me.
☼ Disciples of Pilate ….our new Culture
The 5 Big Questions of Life
1. Origin: Where did we come from?
2. Identity: Who are we?
3. Meaning: Why are we here?
4. Morality: How should we live?
5. Destiny: Where are we going?
☼ The Parable of the Elephant ….. What Kind of
God?
Theism Pantheism Atheism
God Made All God is All No God At All
Judaism Zen Buddhism Religious
Christianity Hinduism Humanism
Islam New Age
☼ Doubt / Problems / Evidence ….. John 20: 24-29
● Doubt →
Belief A ← → Belief B
► Each belief is an Act
of Faith.
How do you know your
belief is true?
●
Objections to Christianity ….
□
intellectual □ emotional
□ volitional
●
Evidence …. John 14: 8-11
⌂ Truth is not relative but absolute.
⌂ Truth is discovered….not invented.
⌂ Truth is transcultural.
⌂ Truth is unchanging.
► The Concept of Self-defeating Statements
◊ Blindness….. John 9:24-25 /
John 9:35-39
☼ The Complexity of Love & Freedom …. John 14:6
☼ The Challenge ….. I Peter
3:15-17
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September 13th, 2015
☼ understanding the culture ….I Chronicles
12:32
→ A question from Jesus…. Luke
12:54-56
→ A call for understanding …. Romans
13:11
→ culture – is how and why people do
things.
It is the behaviors and beliefs
characteristic
of a particular social,
ethnic, or age group.
► How culture changes….. a 5 step
process
╬
The
call to engage our culture ….. Luke 9:23
☼ the gospel and culture……
⌂ The Great Offense…. Genesis 1:1
⌂
The
Ultimate Problem
…. Genesis 2:16-17, 3:1-5
◊ role reversal ?
● First Sin ← → 21st Century
Relativism
□ hopeless subjectivity
⌂ The Tragedy of Self …. Romans 3:10-18
╬ paradox →
created in His image ↔ independence
⌂
The
Jesus Culture …. John
14:6
☼
A Call to Countercultural Crucifixion ….. Matthew
10:32-34
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September 7th, 2015
Blessing or curse?
Genesis 2:15
Genesis 3:17-19
Spiritual continuity
I Corinthians 10:31
Ephesians 6:5-8
Luke 16:10
I Corinthians15:10
Goose & gander
Ephesians 6:9
I Timothy 5:18
No latitude for bad attitude
Philippians 2:14-15
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