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Biblical Christian Worldview and Reformation Review PowerPoint Lectures and Chapter 2 in Martin and Chapter 3 in Ferdon Text.
1. 1.
What is the distilled essence of the Biblical Christian Worldview relative to its answers to the four philosophical dilemmas? Origin (Ontology), Supernatural
Epistemology (Knowledge), Revelational Axiology (Value), Theistic/Theocentric Theology (Purpose), Kingdom of God
2.
What is the significance of Aurelius Augustine (354-430AD) Bishop of Hippo, in North Africa? “City of God” his book explains how we explain human relationships, reality, ect.
3.
Consider the discussion on ‘The Reformation and the Translation of the Scriptures’, and be prepared to identify the institutional impact of the new protestant approach to biblical interpretation in contrast with Roman Catholicism. No institution between us and God, we have Bible to read ourselves, and justification without a religious mediator. We can relate directly to God.
4.
What is the significance of the leading French Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564), and what very influential work did he pen which directly addressed a biblical approach to ecclesiastical and civil institutional procedure, in contrast to the approaches instituted by the Roman Catholic Church? Book was “Institute of the Christian Religion.” Our starting point in life is the sovereignty of God in the whole of life. 5.
What is the significance of John Wyclif (1320-1384AD)?
Translated first Bible into English (even though illegal), morning star of reformation
6.
The cultural and institutional consequences of the Reformation are significant not only for European and British history, but for American history as well. What were some of these new relational principles derived from the Scriptures which resulted in new institutional patterns dominant in the American colonies? Covenant, Covenantal
Civil-Social Arrangement
Federalism
7.
The Biblical Christian Worldview embodies a prepositional core, which the reformation asserted. Be able to identify, correctly, the main thrust behind key presuppositions such as ‘the kingdom of God is spiritual,’ (never a division in life (secular/sacred split) but rather
God applies to every aspect of life)
‘sovereignty of God,’
(ability to create and command his creation, establish laws, laws of
nature) ‘depravity of man,’ (no person is as good as he should be)
the ‘priesthood of all believers,’ (priest relates between God and man, this belief states there is not mediator between God and man)
and ‘man is prophet, priest, and king a sovereign God,’ (What is the nature of man, prophet
deals with truth [we can know truth], priest
deals with direct access to God, king
means everyone has self-government under sovereignty of God.
as well as ‘no institutional interposition between God and man.’ We also discussed another presupposition I referred to as the ‘created virtue of man,’ so be able to identify this as well. a. Rehearse what is meant by the following statements:
As Christians we worship God ontologically as Creator.
As Christians we worship God epistemologically as acknowledger and revealer.
As Christians we worship God axiologically as redeemer.
As Christians we worship God teleologically as sustainer, and coming lord and king. Institutional Structure and Procedure of the Biblical Christian Worldview Review PowerPoint Lectures and Chapter 3 in Martin Text, and Chapters 4-5 in Ferdon Text
8. What is the significance of the Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)? He taught idea of sphere-sovereignty
, different domains of activity: church, state, academy, family are under different spheres with different laws/ordinances, duties. Each sphere must have liberty to govern under authority of God.
8.
Be able to identify the four significant and compelling consequences of the Protestant Reformation.
Christ-centriy (Christ-centered, instead of centered on roman catholic hierarchy)
Renaissance-humanism derailed (replaced by Biblical Christianity)
Biblical Christianity moved to America and become predominant worldview here
9.
What best represents the institutional arrangement of the Biblical Christian worldview? Answer:
Covenantal-order
What is meant by the phrase ‘covenantal order’? What is a covenant? Consensual binding union among relationship, with certain benefits, duties. how are covenants superior to contracts?
11. What is meant by ‘personal covenant,’ ‘ecclesiastical covenant,’ and ‘civil social covenant’? ecclesiastical covenant means church
covenant, personal covenant 12. What are the two main characteristics of the American constitutional order and system? How is federalism defined?
-Federalism (another way of saying Covenentalism, there is a separation of power because each realm has it’s own covenant)
-Limited Government (Covenants require that as well) 13. Other very significant propositions are inherent within Federalism and the American Constitutional Order and System. Be able to identify the ‘doctrine of the lower magistrate.’ What identifies ‘Federalism’ as America’s contribution to political theory?
-Doctrine of the lower magistrate: crafted to answer question what do we do when there’s tyranny, doctrine says “a magistrate can interpose themselves between tyrant and person being abused. 14. Why did John Adams pen his Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law (1765)? What
exactly is this “wicked confederacy” he describes? “Wicked confederacy” (that developed during middle ages) was the joining of the church and state into one.
15. Be able to identify a biblical perspective on the structure and organization of civil government. For example, should civil-government be limited or not? If it should be limited,
for what purpose? “
To preserve ordered-liberty”
16. Biblically speaking, what is the purpose of civil-government? To protect ordered-
liberty
What is the relationship between the purpose of civil government and property? Why is civil-government necessary in a fallen world?
17. Biblically speaking, what is the province or purview of civil-government? In other words,
what is the extent of civil authority? Property includes thoughts, therefore they can’t go into that realm
Keys to Good Government and Principles of Godly Government The Sovereignty of God and His Governing Authority: Review PowerPoint Lectures
18. What is the first sphere of government and governing authority? God (sovereignty) 19. What is the second sphere of government and governing authority? Internal self-gov.
20. Biblical principles of government begin with God as the author of government, which in turn, is established and directed for His purposes. In this regard, understand the meaning of
the assertion: “We must always begin and end with God in our thinking” as it relates to government. (Means
God is always sovereign. God says what spheres are)
21. Understand the nature of, and the relationship between, internal and external government. (Internal produces the external) How you self-govern affects how you’ll be govern external things
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22. Be able to identify the correct definition for “jurisdiction.” (The boundary of these different spheres, the lawful use of lawful authority
)
23. What exactly is meant by the phrase “Sovereignty of God” in regards to governing authority? God is sovereign over Gov.
24. How did early colonial Americans (historic Anglo/American definition) define “government”? (Government is first internal, then external) 25. Be able to associate the purpose, province, and nature of government with their corresponding questions. In other words, the purpose of government asks what question? The province of government asks what question? (Gov. can use coercive force)
26. You were given a series of passages from which God’s exclusive jurisdiction or governing authority is understood. Read through these examples of “Rudiments of God’s Governing Authority” and be able to identify the principles of God’s sovereignty. In this regard, you will see a series of biblical texts from which you will be required to tease out God’s exclusive authority to govern or rule in a sovereign way, and other texts which relate to the purpose, province, authority and scope of civil government. (Consider the word document associated with lecture 9.)
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27. How does God justify his authority to rule man supremely? Sovereignty (because he made us)
What are the jurisdictional implications for the following: “What you are belongs to God, who alone has the authority to govern your heart. Man’s heart has been created in such a way that duty relates intimately to a heart matter, a value intention, a motive, from which virtuous dispositions and acts are derived, and which only God can judge. Force will destroy the nature of duty—and what is a duty toward God is a right toward your neighbor.”
28. Be prepared to answer questions relative to the differences between moral and legal duties, and the nature of the Sermon on the Mount relative to God’s jurisdiction over men’s hearts.
Distinction: who can punish you? Government or God. Hazlitt Text29. H: 1, ‘The Lesson’30. H: 2, ‘The Broken Window.31. H: 3, ‘The Blessings of Destruction’32. H: 15, ‘How the Price System Works’33. H: 21, ‘The Function of Profits’
The following represents a series of substantive quotes which you will find on the exam, and
which you are allowed to read in advance to familiarize yourself with their content. Questions accompanying these quotes are not presented here, but consist of critical questions which require analysis and interpretation. Some of you who are native English speakers are still struggling to develop advanced reading skills, while others are still learning English as a second language. Access to these quotes will facilitate your reading speed come exam time, and allow you to tackle questions associated with them. You may find a few other, but shorter quotes on the exam not indicated here.
1.
Richard Overton, An Arrow Against all Tyrants and Tyrany, (1646),3, 2.
4.For by natural birth, all men are equally alike borne to like propriety, liberty, and freedome, and as we are delivered of God by the hand of nature into this world, every one with a naturall, innate freedom and propriety (as it were writ in
the table of every mans heart, never to be obliterated) even so are we to live, every
one equally, and alike to enjoy his Birthright and priviledge; even all whereof
God by nature hath made him free . . . . . . Every man by nature being a King, Priest and Prophet in his owne naturall circuite and compass, whereof no second may partake, but by deputation, commission, and free consent from him, whose naturall right and freedome it is. 3.
2. Francis Schaeffer on the nature of true spirituality in “The Law of Law,” the first chapter in True Spirituality (1971, 2001). The following is his end-of-
chapter summary. 4.
1. The true Christian life, true spirituality, does not just mean that we have been born again. It must begin there, but it means much more than that. It does not mean
only that we are going to be in heaven...The true Christian life, true spirituality in the present life, means more than being justified and knowing that I am going to heaven.
5.
2. It is not just a desire to get rid of taboos in order to live an easier and a looser life.
Our desire must be for a deeper life. . . , the Bible presents to me the whole of the Ten Commandments and the whole of the Law of Love.3. True spirituality, the true Christian life, is not just outward, but it is inward—it is not to covet against God and men.4. But it is even more than this: it is positive—positive in inward reality, and then positive in outward results. The inward thing is to be positive and not just negative; and then sweeping out of the inward positive reality, there is to be a positive manifestation externally. It is not just that we are dead to certain things, but we are to love God, we are to be alive to him, we are to be in communion with him, in this present moment of history. And we are to love men, to be alive to men as men, and to be in communication on a true personal level with men, in this present moment of history.