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Origin, Purpose and Destiny
                   Dr. Kenneth Boa
               Reflections Ministries
Overview
Overview

The Question of Meaning
Overview

The Question of Meaning
The Question of Truth
Overview

The Question of Meaning
The Question of Truth
Three Cultural Trends
Overview

The Question of Meaning
The Question of Truth
Three Cultural Trends
Three Worldviews
Overview

The Question of Meaning
The Question of Truth
Three Cultural Trends
Three Worldviews
Implications of the Christian Worldview
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny




   The Question of Meaning
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny




     The Question of Truth
Three Cultural Trends
Three Cultural Trends
Three Cultural Trends


Secularization
Three Cultural Trends


Secularization
Privatization
Three Cultural Trends


Secularization
Privatization
Pluralization
Three Worldviews
Three Worldviews
Three Worldviews



Naturalism
Three Worldviews



Naturalism

Monism
Three Worldviews



Naturalism

Monism

Theism
Three Theistic Alternatives and
          Missions
Three Theistic Alternatives and
          Missions




 National   Territorial   Relational
Three Theistic Alternatives and
          Missions




 National   Territorial   Relational
Three Theistic Alternatives and
          Missions




 National   Territorial   Relational
Naturalism
Naturalism

View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Naturalism

View of God (Ultimate Reality)

   God does not exist (atheism)
Naturalism

   View of God (Ultimate Reality)

       God does not exist (atheism)

We cannot know if God exists (agnosticism)
Naturalism

     View of God (Ultimate Reality)

        God does not exist (atheism)

 We cannot know if God exists (agnosticism)

The idea of God is a human creation (e.g., Freud)
Naturalism
Naturalism
View of Nature
Naturalism
View of Nature

  Essence:
Naturalism
     View of Nature

         Essence:
Eternal, uncreated matter
Naturalism
     View of Nature

         Essence:
Eternal, uncreated matter

       Behavior:
Naturalism
       View of Nature

           Essence:
  Eternal, uncreated matter

           Behavior:
All events governed by innate,
        physical laws
Naturalism
Naturalism
View of Human Condition
Naturalism
View of Human Condition

        Essence:
Totally material/physical
Naturalism
     View of Human Condition

             Essence:
     Totally material/physical
             Behavior:
Self-directed, ethics self-determined
Naturalism
     View of Human Condition

             Essence:
     Totally material/physical
             Behavior:
Self-directed, ethics self-determined

              Destiny:
         Life ends at death
Monism
Monism

View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Monism

View of God (Ultimate Reality)
         Essence:
  Impersonal force or spirit
Monism

  View of God (Ultimate Reality)
            Essence:
     Impersonal force or spirit
           Attributes:
Beyond morality & human categories
Monism

  View of God (Ultimate Reality)
            Essence:
     Impersonal force or spirit
           Attributes:
Beyond morality & human categories
             Actions:
   Moves all things toward unity
Monism
Monism

View of Nature
Monism

           View of Nature
              Essence:
Physical realm either an illusion or a
      manifestation of divinity
Monism

               View of Nature
                  Essence:
    Physical realm either an illusion or a
          manifestation of divinity

                  Behavior:
Laws of nature limited to physical reality; not
         a reflection of true reality
Monism
Monism
View of Human Condition
Monism
        View of Human Condition

Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part
             of divine oneness
Monism
        View of Human Condition

Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part
             of divine oneness
Behavior: Human ethics unnecessary; goal is
   self-realization & unity with all things
Monism
        View of Human Condition

Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part
             of divine oneness
Behavior: Human ethics unnecessary; goal is
   self-realization & unity with all things
  Destiny: Eternal existence; successive
    incarnations until enlightenment
Theism
Theism

View of God (Ultimate Reality)
Theism

  View of God (Ultimate Reality)

Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal
Theism

      View of God (Ultimate Reality)

    Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal

Attributes: Benevolent; holy; just, intelligent,
                 self-aware
Theism

        View of God (Ultimate Reality)

      Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal

  Attributes: Benevolent; holy; just, intelligent,
                   self-aware
Actions: Creator and sustainer of physical realm;
          source and standard of truth
Theism
Theism

View of Nature
Theism

               View of Nature

Essence: Physical realm created by God out of
                   nothing
Theism

               View of Nature

Essence: Physical realm created by God out of
                   nothing
   Behavior: Physical realm sustained &
 ordered by God; reflects certain aspects of
God’s character; humanity given mandate to
          care for created world
Theism
Theism
View of Human Condition
Theism
       View of Human Condition
Essence: Composite of spiritual & material;
       created by God and for God
Theism
       View of Human Condition
Essence: Composite of spiritual & material;
       created by God and for God
Behavior: Ethics determined by God; our
        lives are judged by God
Theism
       View of Human Condition
Essence: Composite of spiritual & material;
       created by God and for God
Behavior: Ethics determined by God; our
        lives are judged by God
Destiny: Eternal life with God or eternal
          separation from God
The Splendor of God’s Creation
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
Features of the World
Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Human consciousness
Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Human consciousness
Moral values
Features of the World
The universe had a beginning
The fine-tuning of the universe
Specified complexity in living
systems
Human consciousness
Moral values
Human dignity, value, and
purpose
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
THREE WORLDVIEWS
     THEISM
    (Personal)
    MONISM
    (Spiritual)
  NATURALISM
    (Material)
THREE WORLDVIEWS
     THEISM
    (Personal)
    MONISM
    (Spiritual)
  NATURALISM
    (Material)
THREE WORLDVIEWS
     THEISM
    (Personal)
    MONISM
    (Spiritual)
  NATURALISM
    (Material)
THREE WORLDVIEWS
     THEISM
    (Personal)
    MONISM
    (Spiritual)
  NATURALISM
    (Material)
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
ORIGIN
     THEISM
  Personal Creator
      MONISM
 Impersonal Agency
       (Energy)
   NATURALISM
     Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
ORIGIN
     THEISM
  Personal Creator
      MONISM
 Impersonal Agency
       (Energy)
   NATURALISM
     Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
ORIGIN
     THEISM
  Personal Creator
      MONISM
 Impersonal Agency
       (Energy)
   NATURALISM
     Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
ORIGIN
     THEISM
  Personal Creator
      MONISM
 Impersonal Agency
       (Energy)
   NATURALISM
     Impersonal
Plus Time and Chance
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
PURPOSE
    THEISM
   Relationships
 (Other-Centered)
    MONISM
Self-Actualization
  NATURALISM
Survival, Autonomy
PURPOSE
    THEISM
   Relationships
 (Other-Centered)
    MONISM
Self-Actualization
  NATURALISM
Survival, Autonomy
PURPOSE
    THEISM
   Relationships
 (Other-Centered)
    MONISM
Self-Actualization
  NATURALISM
Survival, Autonomy
PURPOSE
    THEISM
   Relationships
 (Other-Centered)
    MONISM
Self-Actualization
  NATURALISM
Survival, Autonomy
Origin, Purpose, and Destiny
DESTINY
       THEISM
Unbounded Relational Life
        MONISM
        Absorption
 (Spiritual Annihilation)
    NATURALISM
  Physical Annihilation
DESTINY
       THEISM
Unbounded Relational Life
        MONISM
        Absorption
 (Spiritual Annihilation)
    NATURALISM
  Physical Annihilation
DESTINY
       THEISM
Unbounded Relational Life
        MONISM
        Absorption
 (Spiritual Annihilation)
    NATURALISM
  Physical Annihilation
DESTINY
       THEISM
Unbounded Relational Life
        MONISM
        Absorption
 (Spiritual Annihilation)
    NATURALISM
  Physical Annihilation
THREE WORLDVIEWS
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
Systems of Thought
Systems of Thought
Logical-Open
(Greece & Rome)
Systems of Thought
Logical-Open
(Greece & Rome)
Mystical-Open
(Byzantine &
Medieval)
Systems of Thought
Logical-Open
(Greece & Rome)
Mystical-Open
(Byzantine &
Medieval)
Logical-Closed
(Enlightenment)
Systems of Thought
Logical-Open
(Greece & Rome)
Mystical-Open
(Byzantine &
Medieval)
Logical-Closed
(Enlightenment)
Mystical-Closed
(Postmodern)
False-Truth Claims
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

  There are no absolutes!      Are you absolutely sure
                               there are no absolutes?
                               Are you absolutely sure
   Everything is relative!
                             that everything is relative?
Right and wrong are just a      Is that just your own
matter of one’s perspective!          perspective?
Truth is only based on one’s    Is that your objective
    subjective feelings!           feeling on truth?
There is no truth, only the        Is that your true
  interpretation of truth!     interpretation of truth?
False-Truth Claims
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
        THE CLAIM                     RESPONSE

                               How about the worldview
  All worldviews are true!     that says ‘No worldviews
                                      are true’?

God is indescribable, beyond    Isn’t that description of
  the reach of our puny        God in plain language and
    language and logic!                   logic?

    All differences are          Is that an illusionary
        illusionary!                  statement?
False-Truth Claims
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
False-Truth Claims

        THE CLAIM                      RESPONSE

    All things are in flux-
                                Is that statement in flux,
    nothing the same from
                                           too?
     moment to moment!
  You can never know what
                                   Isn’t that statement
happened in the past! (there
                                 historical once you have
is no such thing as objective
                                         stated it?
            history)
 That may be true for you,      Is that statement true for
  but it’s not true for me!        me, but not for you?
THREE WORLDVIEWS
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
THREE WORLDVIEWS

WORLDVIEW       ORIGIN         PURPOSE        DESTINY
                                              UNBOUNDED
  THEISM       PERSONAL     RELATIONSHIPS
                                              RELATIONAL
 (Personal)     CREATOR      (Other-Centered)    LIFE

 MONISM        IMPERSONA       SELF-     ABSORPTION
                    L       ACTUALIZATIO   (Spiritual
 (Spiritual)                              Annihilation)
                 AGENCY          N
                 (Energy)
               IMPERSONA
NATURALIS           L
                             SURVIVAL,         PHYSICAL
    M           PLUS TIME                    ANNIHILATION
                             AUTONOMY
 (Material)        PLUS
                 CHANCE
The Implications of the Christian
          Worldview
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE


 ORIGIN      PURPOSE       DESTINY
                           UNBOUNDED
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 CREATOR  (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL
                              LIFE
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE


 ORIGIN      PURPOSE       DESTINY
                           UNBOUNDED
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 CREATOR  (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL
                              LIFE
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE


 ORIGIN      PURPOSE       DESTINY
                           UNBOUNDED
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 CREATOR  (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL
                              LIFE
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE


 ORIGIN      PURPOSE       DESTINY
                           UNBOUNDED
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 CREATOR  (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL
                              LIFE
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE


 ORIGIN      PURPOSE       DESTINY
                           UNBOUNDED
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 CREATOR  (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL
                              LIFE
A PERSONAL ULTIMATE


 ORIGIN      PURPOSE       DESTINY
                           UNBOUNDED
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 CREATOR  (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL
                              LIFE
A PERSUASIVE LIFE
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
A PERSUASIVE LIFE


LOGOS      MIND    ORTHODOXY KNOWING


PATHOS     HEART   ORTHOPATHY   BEING


                   ORTHOPRAX
ETHOS    CHARACTER              DOING
                       Y
AN EMPOWERED LIFE
AN EMPOWERED LIFE


PERSPECTIVE     RENEWED MIND


               RELIANCE ON THE
  POWER
                    SPIRIT


 PRACTICE     RADICAL OBEDIENCE
AN EMPOWERED LIFE


PERSPECTIVE     RENEWED MIND


               RELIANCE ON THE
  POWER
                    SPIRIT


 PRACTICE     RADICAL OBEDIENCE
AN EMPOWERED LIFE


PERSPECTIVE     RENEWED MIND


               RELIANCE ON THE
  POWER
                    SPIRIT


 PRACTICE     RADICAL OBEDIENCE
AN EMPOWERED LIFE


PERSPECTIVE     RENEWED MIND


               RELIANCE ON THE
  POWER
                    SPIRIT


 PRACTICE     RADICAL OBEDIENCE
AN EMPOWERED LIFE


PERSPECTIVE     RENEWED MIND


               RELIANCE ON THE
  POWER
                    SPIRIT


 PRACTICE     RADICAL OBEDIENCE
AN EMPOWERED LIFE


PERSPECTIVE     RENEWED MIND


               RELIANCE ON THE
  POWER
                    SPIRIT


 PRACTICE     RADICAL OBEDIENCE
The End
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Origin, Purpose, and Destiny

  • 1. Origin, Purpose and Destiny Dr. Kenneth Boa Reflections Ministries
  • 4. Overview The Question of Meaning The Question of Truth
  • 5. Overview The Question of Meaning The Question of Truth Three Cultural Trends
  • 6. Overview The Question of Meaning The Question of Truth Three Cultural Trends Three Worldviews
  • 7. Overview The Question of Meaning The Question of Truth Three Cultural Trends Three Worldviews Implications of the Christian Worldview
  • 8. Origin, Purpose, and Destiny The Question of Meaning
  • 9. Origin, Purpose, and Destiny The Question of Truth
  • 21. Three Theistic Alternatives and Missions National Territorial Relational
  • 22. Three Theistic Alternatives and Missions National Territorial Relational
  • 23. Three Theistic Alternatives and Missions National Territorial Relational
  • 25. Naturalism View of God (Ultimate Reality)
  • 26. Naturalism View of God (Ultimate Reality) God does not exist (atheism)
  • 27. Naturalism View of God (Ultimate Reality) God does not exist (atheism) We cannot know if God exists (agnosticism)
  • 28. Naturalism View of God (Ultimate Reality) God does not exist (atheism) We cannot know if God exists (agnosticism) The idea of God is a human creation (e.g., Freud)
  • 32. Naturalism View of Nature Essence: Eternal, uncreated matter
  • 33. Naturalism View of Nature Essence: Eternal, uncreated matter Behavior:
  • 34. Naturalism View of Nature Essence: Eternal, uncreated matter Behavior: All events governed by innate, physical laws
  • 37. Naturalism View of Human Condition Essence: Totally material/physical
  • 38. Naturalism View of Human Condition Essence: Totally material/physical Behavior: Self-directed, ethics self-determined
  • 39. Naturalism View of Human Condition Essence: Totally material/physical Behavior: Self-directed, ethics self-determined Destiny: Life ends at death
  • 41. Monism View of God (Ultimate Reality)
  • 42. Monism View of God (Ultimate Reality) Essence: Impersonal force or spirit
  • 43. Monism View of God (Ultimate Reality) Essence: Impersonal force or spirit Attributes: Beyond morality & human categories
  • 44. Monism View of God (Ultimate Reality) Essence: Impersonal force or spirit Attributes: Beyond morality & human categories Actions: Moves all things toward unity
  • 47. Monism View of Nature Essence: Physical realm either an illusion or a manifestation of divinity
  • 48. Monism View of Nature Essence: Physical realm either an illusion or a manifestation of divinity Behavior: Laws of nature limited to physical reality; not a reflection of true reality
  • 50. Monism View of Human Condition
  • 51. Monism View of Human Condition Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part of divine oneness
  • 52. Monism View of Human Condition Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part of divine oneness Behavior: Human ethics unnecessary; goal is self-realization & unity with all things
  • 53. Monism View of Human Condition Essence: Spiritual/psychic; uncreated; part of divine oneness Behavior: Human ethics unnecessary; goal is self-realization & unity with all things Destiny: Eternal existence; successive incarnations until enlightenment
  • 55. Theism View of God (Ultimate Reality)
  • 56. Theism View of God (Ultimate Reality) Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal
  • 57. Theism View of God (Ultimate Reality) Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal Attributes: Benevolent; holy; just, intelligent, self-aware
  • 58. Theism View of God (Ultimate Reality) Essence: Personal; uncreated; eternal Attributes: Benevolent; holy; just, intelligent, self-aware Actions: Creator and sustainer of physical realm; source and standard of truth
  • 61. Theism View of Nature Essence: Physical realm created by God out of nothing
  • 62. Theism View of Nature Essence: Physical realm created by God out of nothing Behavior: Physical realm sustained & ordered by God; reflects certain aspects of God’s character; humanity given mandate to care for created world
  • 64. Theism View of Human Condition
  • 65. Theism View of Human Condition Essence: Composite of spiritual & material; created by God and for God
  • 66. Theism View of Human Condition Essence: Composite of spiritual & material; created by God and for God Behavior: Ethics determined by God; our lives are judged by God
  • 67. Theism View of Human Condition Essence: Composite of spiritual & material; created by God and for God Behavior: Ethics determined by God; our lives are judged by God Destiny: Eternal life with God or eternal separation from God
  • 68. The Splendor of God’s Creation
  • 90. Features of the World The universe had a beginning
  • 91. Features of the World The universe had a beginning The fine-tuning of the universe
  • 92. Features of the World The universe had a beginning The fine-tuning of the universe Specified complexity in living systems
  • 93. Features of the World The universe had a beginning The fine-tuning of the universe Specified complexity in living systems Human consciousness
  • 94. Features of the World The universe had a beginning The fine-tuning of the universe Specified complexity in living systems Human consciousness Moral values
  • 95. Features of the World The universe had a beginning The fine-tuning of the universe Specified complexity in living systems Human consciousness Moral values Human dignity, value, and purpose
  • 97. THREE WORLDVIEWS THEISM (Personal) MONISM (Spiritual) NATURALISM (Material)
  • 98. THREE WORLDVIEWS THEISM (Personal) MONISM (Spiritual) NATURALISM (Material)
  • 99. THREE WORLDVIEWS THEISM (Personal) MONISM (Spiritual) NATURALISM (Material)
  • 100. THREE WORLDVIEWS THEISM (Personal) MONISM (Spiritual) NATURALISM (Material)
  • 102. ORIGIN THEISM Personal Creator MONISM Impersonal Agency (Energy) NATURALISM Impersonal Plus Time and Chance
  • 103. ORIGIN THEISM Personal Creator MONISM Impersonal Agency (Energy) NATURALISM Impersonal Plus Time and Chance
  • 104. ORIGIN THEISM Personal Creator MONISM Impersonal Agency (Energy) NATURALISM Impersonal Plus Time and Chance
  • 105. ORIGIN THEISM Personal Creator MONISM Impersonal Agency (Energy) NATURALISM Impersonal Plus Time and Chance
  • 107. PURPOSE THEISM Relationships (Other-Centered) MONISM Self-Actualization NATURALISM Survival, Autonomy
  • 108. PURPOSE THEISM Relationships (Other-Centered) MONISM Self-Actualization NATURALISM Survival, Autonomy
  • 109. PURPOSE THEISM Relationships (Other-Centered) MONISM Self-Actualization NATURALISM Survival, Autonomy
  • 110. PURPOSE THEISM Relationships (Other-Centered) MONISM Self-Actualization NATURALISM Survival, Autonomy
  • 112. DESTINY THEISM Unbounded Relational Life MONISM Absorption (Spiritual Annihilation) NATURALISM Physical Annihilation
  • 113. DESTINY THEISM Unbounded Relational Life MONISM Absorption (Spiritual Annihilation) NATURALISM Physical Annihilation
  • 114. DESTINY THEISM Unbounded Relational Life MONISM Absorption (Spiritual Annihilation) NATURALISM Physical Annihilation
  • 115. DESTINY THEISM Unbounded Relational Life MONISM Absorption (Spiritual Annihilation) NATURALISM Physical Annihilation
  • 117. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 118. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 119. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 120. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 123. Systems of Thought Logical-Open (Greece & Rome) Mystical-Open (Byzantine & Medieval)
  • 124. Systems of Thought Logical-Open (Greece & Rome) Mystical-Open (Byzantine & Medieval) Logical-Closed (Enlightenment)
  • 125. Systems of Thought Logical-Open (Greece & Rome) Mystical-Open (Byzantine & Medieval) Logical-Closed (Enlightenment) Mystical-Closed (Postmodern)
  • 127. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 128. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 129. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 130. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 131. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 132. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 133. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 134. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 135. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 136. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 137. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 138. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE There are no absolutes! Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes? Are you absolutely sure Everything is relative! that everything is relative? Right and wrong are just a Is that just your own matter of one’s perspective! perspective? Truth is only based on one’s Is that your objective subjective feelings! feeling on truth? There is no truth, only the Is that your true interpretation of truth! interpretation of truth?
  • 140. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 141. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 142. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 143. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 144. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 145. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 146. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 147. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE How about the worldview All worldviews are true! that says ‘No worldviews are true’? God is indescribable, beyond Isn’t that description of the reach of our puny God in plain language and language and logic! logic? All differences are Is that an illusionary illusionary! statement?
  • 149. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 150. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 151. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 152. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 153. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 154. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 155. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 156. False-Truth Claims THE CLAIM RESPONSE All things are in flux- Is that statement in flux, nothing the same from too? moment to moment! You can never know what Isn’t that statement happened in the past! (there historical once you have is no such thing as objective stated it? history) That may be true for you, Is that statement true for but it’s not true for me! me, but not for you?
  • 158. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 159. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 160. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 161. THREE WORLDVIEWS WORLDVIEW ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED THEISM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONAL (Personal) CREATOR (Other-Centered) LIFE MONISM IMPERSONA SELF- ABSORPTION L ACTUALIZATIO (Spiritual (Spiritual) Annihilation) AGENCY N (Energy) IMPERSONA NATURALIS L SURVIVAL, PHYSICAL M PLUS TIME ANNIHILATION AUTONOMY (Material) PLUS CHANCE
  • 162. The Implications of the Christian Worldview
  • 164. A PERSONAL ULTIMATE ORIGIN PURPOSE DESTINY UNBOUNDED PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS CREATOR (Other-Centered) RELATIONAL LIFE
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