Exclusivism also described as particularism adopts the position that there is no knowledge of God without Christ. Karl Barth agrees with this viewpoint that salvation is only possible through Christ and includes the concept of “ultimate eschatological victory of grace over unbelief” (McGrath, 2011, p. 436). The exclusivist viewpoint aligns well with the uniqueness of the Christian faith and therefor the necessary missionary response that is part of its reality. The opposing viewpoint is that of the inclusivist approach that allows space for other religions seeing the as milestones along the way towards a faith in Christ (McGrath, 2011). According to McGrath the inclusivist viewpoint became popular in the 1890’s centered on words from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount that He came to fulfill not to destroy.
It is the foundation of one’s opinion, whether right or wrong it is their belief. Articulate the biblical/Christian Worldview of Origin? The Christian biblical worldview on origin is all life and all creation, came from the hand of God. Christian base their views on the facts written within the bible. The very first chapter of the bible (Genesis: 1) establishes the origin of mankind.
From a Christian perspective, God is the origin of knowledge and truth. From a science perspective, knowledge and truth come from scientific method. “Whereas science seeks to understand the relationships between the observable phenomena of the physical world, religion asks questions about ultimate purpose and meaning that transcend the observable reality” (Osterman, 2008, p1). While there is a dichotomy between science and a Christian worldview, “scientific investigation is a search for truth, just as theology is” (Osterman, 2008, p6). Distinguishing science, which has the chief objectives of description, prediction and explanation, from other methods of obtaining knowledge
As a result, people are without excuse.” According to Paul, the natural world reflects God's invisible attributes. It reflects his eternal power, and his divine nature. The Apostle then makes the point that since these invisible attributes are clearly perceived, then all people are without excuse for worshiping him and acknowledging Him as God. The Apostle then goes on to state, “For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for God's sons to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to futility – not willingly, but because of Him who
Augustine believes that evil is a ‘privation of good’ not an entity in itself. If the world was good when God created it, where did the evil come from? Augustine believes evil was a result of angels who turned away from God, misused their free will and tempted Adam and Eve, which is the origin of moral evil. Augustine reasoned that all humans are worthy of the punishment of evil and suffering because we are “seminally present in the loins of Adam”’ deserving of the punishment for original sin.
“So where does this leave thee philosophers, the scholars and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.” (1 Corinthians 1:20-21 New living Translation). In the following verses it is stated that God saw in his wisdom that the world would never know him through human wisdom. Human wisdom is limited, because its bases off of prior knowledge and instinct, the wisdom of the world from philosophers, scholars, Greeks, Jews, and Gentiles is foolish to God.
God being omnipotent means that he can do anything which means he could have created a world free from evil. The idea of God being Omniscient means he has complete knowledge which again suggests that he should know how to stop evil. And God is also seen as Omnibenevolent which means he is all loving, if this is the case how does he allow his creation to suffer, she should desire to stop evil. The evidential problem of evil is the fact that God’s existence is incompatible with Evil. Augustine’s theodicy responds to the evidential problem of evil, it is based on the book ‘Genesis world made perfectly by
The belief that there was only one God caused the formation the Doctrine of the Trinity. All of this includes who God was, what he did, and what he taught. In the book “Theology for Beginners” written by Frank Sheed, the Trinity is explained to be the Christian Doctrine that discusses and describes the nature of God. The nature of God simply means the essential characteristics and qualities of his being. The Christian Doctrine consists of the following: there is only one God and that God himself exists in three distinct persons.
Each version of the FWD has its own story to tell of how it is possible that God be frustrated in his endeavor to create a universe containing moral good sans moral evil. The value
They also believe that there is no force greater than man and the man is the creator of the world. They do not believe in faith and blessings; naturalists believe that things happen because we as individuals make them happen for ourselves. Naturalists are also known as atheists. Supernaturalists on the other hand are the complete opposite of naturalists and believe that all things are created by God. The supernaturalists believe that “the material world is a derivative realm created by God” (Entwistle, 2010, p.98).