Word Trax Week 1 Apologetics Introduction

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World ViewsWorld Views
& Apologetics& Apologetics

World Views & ApologeticsWorld Views & Apologetics
BTW - We’re Off June 24th !BTW - We’re Off June 24th !
Our goal is to make
this a safe environment
Open to ideas
Open to questioning
Open to skepticism
But your thinking will be challengedBut your thinking will be challenged

World Views &World Views &
ApologeticsApologetics
Objectives:
To learn to critically engage the culture
Think Logically
Think Critically
Think Biblically

World Views &World Views &
ApologeticsApologetics
Ready ?

The Really InterestingThe Really Interesting
QuestionsQuestions

Who am I ?Who am I ?
Where did I come from ?Where did I come from ?
Why am I here ?Why am I here ?
What is the meaning of life?What is the meaning of life?
Where am I going?Where am I going?
We’re Going to Attempt to AnswerWe’re Going to Attempt to Answer
The Really Interesting QuestionsThe Really Interesting Questions
?

9 weeks - how are we going9 weeks - how are we going
to get there from here?to get there from here?
•
What is “Apologetics”
•
What does it mean to have a World View?
•
The Problem of Evil
•
Reliability of the New Testament
•
The Resurrection
•
Faith and Science
•
Evolution
•
How then shall we live?

What Does Apologetics Mean?What Does Apologetics Mean?
Are we going to learn how to apologize?
Where does “apologetics” come from?
Why should we be ready to defend?
Yet with what? Is that hard to do?

What’s the end game
anyway?
“…to smash the other guy is NOT the endgame, it's
to love him into the Kingdom."

“Go forth and make _________”

Greek word “apologia” from 1 Pet. 3:15
“to give an account”
Apologetics is opening doors, knocking
down barriers, removing the rubble
Yet with what? Is that hard to do?

So What is a World View:So What is a World View:
1. The overall perspective from which
one sees and interprets REALITY.
2. A collection of beliefs about life and
the universe.

So What is a World View:So What is a World View:
A World View makes a of
difference

Week 1 - What’s A World View?Week 1 - What’s A World View?
how many of
you were alive
in 1997?

Top Stories of 1997Top Stories of 1997

So A World View Is:So A World View Is:
How you LOOK
at the world
LET’S EXPLORE A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT WORLD VIEWS
don your red glasses
LET’S EXPLORE A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT WORLD VIEWS
don your red glasses

How you LOOK
at the world
don your purple
glasses
don your purple
glasses

How you LOOK
at the world

Do We See Our WorldDo We See Our World
View ?View ?
do we “see” our
world view ...
or do we see
through it ?
what if you were BORN with
Blue contacts?
Would you KNOW you were
wearing red contacts?
what if you were BORN with
Blue contacts?
Would you KNOW you were
wearing red contacts?

Apologetics and World ViewsApologetics and World Views
what does it matter ?
aren’t they all the
same ?

What’sWhat’s YourYour World View?World View?
How do you look at the world?
What color are your glasses?
How do you make decisions about what’s
real?
How has your upbringing influenced the way
you think?

Haven’t you been exposedHaven’t you been exposed
to all the same stuff ?to all the same stuff ?

WhatWhat shapes your attitude about:
GodMorality
Man
Reality
Knowledge

Is there such a thing asIs there such a thing as
absolute Truth ?absolute Truth ?

Or is it all just a matter of opinion ?Or is it all just a matter of opinion ?

TRUTHTRUTH
But I thought:
“only the Sith deal
in absolutes”
tell dentist storytell dentist story

TRUTHTRUTH
There is
objective truth
but not based on
feelings.
“Luke”

Word Trax Week 1 Apologetics Introduction

“Person is a label we apply socially, with legal
ramifications. We get to define what a person
is. . . The moment we choose will always be
arbitrary, whether it is conception, birth, any
point in between. What we call personhood
entails certain rights and obligations, which can be
applied gradually during pregnancy. It is in our
hands.”

“. . . you conclude that
accepting that personhood is
socially defined means I agree
with Hitler . . . no I don't agree
with Hitler's classification of
Jews as non-humans”

TRUTHTRUTH
What is
Universal Truth ?
That which true at allpeople at all times.

TRUTHTRUTH
where must
absolute truth come from?
from within ourselves?
why or why not?
if not from us, from whom?

TRUTHTRUTH
TranscendentTranscendent
SourceSource
You Me
Truth
Same Truth

TRUTHTRUTH
You MePersonal Opinion
??
MeMe
SourceSource
Opinion

TRUTHTRUTH
absolute truth to be
absolute must come from
beyondbeyond
absolute truth must come
from the Source of all Truththe Source of all Truth

TRUTHTRUTH
“for this reason I came into the
world, to bear witness to the truth.”
Jn 18:37

Then Where Should OurThen Where Should Our
World View ComeWorld View Come
From:From:
What does the Bible say about it?
Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of
this world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind.
John 17:14-16 I have given them your word and
the world has hated them, for they are not
of the world any more than I am of
the world. My prayer is not that you take
them out of the world but that you protect
them from the evil one. They are not of the
world, even as I am not of it.
what does john mean by
“world”
what does john mean by
“world”

Then Where Should OurThen Where Should Our
World View ComeWorld View Come
From:From:
1 John 2:15 Do not love the worldworld or
anything in the worldworld. If anyone loves
the worldworld, love for the Father is not in
them.

But Be Careful !But Be Careful !
Your Biblical World View Might SetYour Biblical World View Might Set
You Apart:You Apart:

““Take Home” forTake Home” for
TonightTonight
A World View is how you ____________
at the world.
Our world View is formed by our
______________ .
_____________ has a World View
(including who?)

““Take Home” for TonightTake Home” for Tonight
As Christians we should
have a ____________
WORLD VIEW

have a great
week and . . .
and one more
encouragem
ent . . .

But What Makes YoursBut What Makes Yours
Better Than Another’sBetter Than Another’s

But What Makes YoursBut What Makes Yours
Better Than Another’sBetter Than Another’s
Can’t we
ALL be
right?

Week 3 - Why Do We Study WorldWeek 3 - Why Do We Study World
Views?Views?
What’s the best way to engage others?
How can we become aware others’ Pre-
Understandings?
Should we become aware of our own?
How do we know which one is right?
If we become aware of the cracks, can we fill
them for ourselves and our friends?

Word Trax Week 1 Apologetics Introduction

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