Christian Worldview CWV-101 Final Exam Study Guide Latest Updated

Atheism - ANSWER-Disbelief in the existence of a god or gods and, therefore, entails an understanding of reality that makes no reference to anything or any being beyond the physical universe. Pantheism - ANSWER-Equates god with the universe and the universe with god by conceiving of both as identical and entirely consistent with one another. Theism - ANSWER-A worldview that entails belief in the existence of at least one personal and intelligent divine being. Deism - ANSWER-God does not interact with the universe He created. Young Earth View - ANSWER-Earth is thousands of years old, humanity is uniquely created by God, and Genesis 1 refers to a seven day period in which the universe was created. Old Earth View - ANSWER-Earth is billions of years old, humanity is uniquely created, and Genesis 1 refers to seven ages of time in which the universe was created. Theistic Evolution - ANSWER-Evolution is the tool God uses to expand and grow the universe, God used the processof evolution in the natural world, and Genesis 1 refers to the matter or essence being created by God. Sovereign - ANSWER-God has sole authority to rein over everything. Creation - ANSWER-The first act of the biblical story where God made everything that exists out of nothing. Fall - ANSWER-a theological expression that speaks to the second act of the biblical story in which Adam and Eve did not believe God and sinned when tempted by the devil. Restoration - ANSWER-When people have been freed from sin to new life, Jesus continues to work in their lives, healing the scars of sin and brokenness, and making them new. Protoevangelion - ANSWER-The first gospel which appears in Genesis 3:15. Idolatry - ANSWER-The act of ascribing ultimate value or worth to anything other than Go, which, within the Christian Worldview, is to put anything before God. Atonement - ANSWER-Reconciliation of humanity with God through the sacrifice/ suffering of Christ. Incarnation - ANSWER-The event by which the Eternal Son of God became personally united ot the man Christ Jesus. Rescue - ANSWER-God saving humanity through his Jesus. Repentance - ANSWER-Change of heart results in a change in action. Redemption - ANSWER-The purchase of something or someone out of bondage by a greater party; the action of Jesus redeeming or buying people back from the bondage of sin by paying the penalty for sin through his death and resurrection in order to set them free from sin for relationship with him. General Revelation - ANSWER-Refers to the means God has used to reveal himself universally to humanity through nature, history, science, and reasoning. Special Revelation - ANSWER-Refers to the means God has used to reveal himself specifically to people through the Bible, the person of Jesus Christ, and to individuals as they seek him in prayer and devotion. Exclusivism - ANSWER-The historical concept that Jesus is the only way. Pluralism - ANSWER-A view that holds that all religions hold a piece of the puzzle. Absolute Truth - ANSWER-Unalterable facts that are true at all times for all persons regardless of context. Relative Truth - ANSWER-The belief that truth is relative to a certain perception; therefore, in this view, truth is derived only within one's frame of reference. Theodicy - ANSWER-The Christian defense of God's infinite goodness and power despite the presence of evil and suffering. Metanarrative - ANSWER-The overarching story and theme of God's redemptive work in history that is carried throughout all the stories within the Bible. Revelation 21:1-4 - ANSWER-There will be a new heaven and a new earth, God will dwell with man, and there will be no more pain or death. Psalm 145 - ANSWER-God's characteristics/ God's incommunicable and communicable traits