(Perry, p.78) Based on the foundational beliefs of Rene Descartes, we already know that ‘I think’ and ‘I exist‘. Anselm continues to say, “I understand God[2], God is the greatest conceivable being[3], if I understand God, then God exists in the understanding[4], so, God exists in the understanding[5]“(pg.78). These are premises two through five of the Ontological argument. Understanding God is a form of thinking, which is something that is already understood to be true. So, at this point God does exist in the understanding, which supports premise one, proving God is a being.
In detail we will discuss the relationship between inspiration and inerrancy. And then, before concluding this paper we will discuss how the answers to these questions provide structure to how we as Christians should live our lives. To a Christian who has accepted God as their personal Lord and Savior the Bible has authority. The same should not be said for someone who hasn’t made that confession. As a Christian we have accepted that the Bible contains the true Word of God written by apostles who received divine inspiration to guide the recorded works.
It is a view point that is grounded in the theistic idea that there is only one God that is: Omniscience, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Immutable. The Holy Bible is considered to be divine inspiration and transcribed by chosen authors of God. It is also considered to be special revelation and is meant to be used as a guide to understand our existence and purpose. It is important to note that the biblical worldview seeks to be objective and also includes scientific study. It is not merely philosophical and may be more accurately termed “biblical paradigm”.
A 4-MAT Review: Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity Bruce E. Johnson Liberty University Summary David Entwistle (2010) in his book Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity, examines the struggle between psychology and Christianity. Entwistle accomplishes this by looking at the historical tension between the two areas, examining each of the schools of thought in relation to human development, and promoting the belief that the two schools may be viewed as complementary and not as polar opposites. This belief system appears to be based on the beliefs of Harry Blamires who discusses the difference in secular thinking and Christian thinking. Entwistle states “Blamires helps us to see that we can learn from ‘secular’ sources while framing our thinking with a Christian worldview and applying knowledge with Christian concern” (Entwistle, 2010). It is from this point that Entwistle begins his discussion into the topic of integration with these two distinct fields that appear to be worlds apart.
There are many reasons for why Christians believe in God. Firstly, some Christians believe that the Bible itself is from God, from himself and it is the revealed word of God. Christians believe that what is in the Bible must be true as it is there in the first place. Some, Christians are literalists who take what is in the Bible word for word, however, some are liberalists and understand what is in the Bible as a metaphor, however, still proves that God exists. Additionally, some Christians believe in the ontological argument by St Anselm, which suggests that God cannot not exist and so that it is logical to believe.
Evidential Apologetic also called Natural Theology emphasizes reason and rational truth and logic as the reasons why a person faith must exist in Christianity. The epistemological questions that come forth in ordinary religious life tend to focus on the epistemic evaluation of the most basic tenets of the religious worldview in question; the existence of God, the creation of the world and God's relation to it, and the possibility of recognizing divine action in the world and divine revelation. An Evidentialist defense of religion typically relies
Running head: Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity Andrea Reid Liberty University David Entwistle’s book Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Model of Integration (2010) is in regards to the history of faith and science. The perception of whether Christianity and psychology can co-mingle with having different views but both disclosing the same goal and understanding the past and how worldviews and discipline has shaped civilization. As we take this enlightening journey through history of coming full circle we must take a look at Christianity and Psychology and its meaning. “For Christian, Christianity provides a worldview from which to understand the nature of the world and the nature of humanity” (p. 11) and the “Psychology functions as a science only as it uses the scientific method in application to its subject” (p. 41). Entwistle would like his readers to mediate on what appears to be a conflict between psychology and Christianity dating back to 1543 when Nicholaus Copernicus published “De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium” referring to the theory heliocentric and 1612 when Galileo revisited the heliocentric theory before being barred in 1616 of his teachings.
Dewey vs. Jesus Anthony Mayson EDUC 305 Dewey vs. Jesus Contrast the ideas of Dewey to the teaching of Christ. John Dewey was a great philosopher and was also a pioneer for education. He stated that value was a function neither of whim nor purely of social construction, but a quality situated in events. When it came to religious views Dewey honored the important functions that religious institutions and practices played in human life, but he rejected belief in any static ideal, such as a personal God. Dewey felt that only scientific method could reliably increase human good.
Christian Worldview and the Scientific Method A worldview is a collection of presuppositions, convictions and values from which a person tries to understand and make sense out of the world and life (MacArthur, 2006). In this day and age the Earth has vast number of religions and cultures each pertaining and subscribing to their own worldviews. These views range from different forms of Christianity to a completely secular vision of the world. This paper will outline the scientific method, how it is used to gain knowledge and truth, different ways to obtain knowledge, and human nature’s influence over how they seek knowledge truth through a Christian worldview perspective. Scientific Method The father of empiricism, Sir Francis Bacon, is credited with establishing and popularizing the scientific method as an inquiry into natural phenomena (Delaney, 2012).
A worldview is the aggregate system we bring to deciding. A worldview is a channel or a lens in which an individual uses to translate life and their general surroundings. II. How did the existence of life begin? Christians believe that everything that exists, is the result of God.