WORLDVIEW: WHAT IS IT? Dr. Jobe Martin www.biblicaldiscipleship.org www.evolutionofacreationist.com.

WORLDVIEW: WHAT IS IT? Dr. Jobe Martin www.biblicaldiscipleship.org www.evolutionofacreationist.com

PROVERBS 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (DECEPTION)

The worldviews of Satan’s World System are all based on deception!

1 CHRONICLES 12:32 “... the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were 200; and all their brethren were at their commandment.” KJV

COLOSSIANS 2:8 “BEWARE LEST ANY MAN SPOIL YOU THROUGH PHILOSOPHY AND VAIN DECEIT, AFTER THE TRADITION OF MEN, AFTER THE RUDIMENTS OF THE WORLD, AND NOT AFTER CHRIST.” KJV

There is Biblical Christianity and then there are various worldviews. The study of worldviews ends up a comparison and contrast of true, Biblical Christianity against all of the deceptive choices of worldviews that Satan’s world system has to offer. What do I believe about life and all of its basic building blocks? Where can I find the Truth?

Who determines what is true: ManOrGod?

JOHN 8: 32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

JOHN 17:17-19 Jesus said: 17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.” 17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.”

PSALM 119:11 “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.”

EPHESIANS 6:13-18 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;…

SWORD OF SPIRIT = WORD OF GOD The word “sword” of Ephesians 6:17b is the word for the offensive and defensive weapon of the powerful Roman soldier. The word for “word” (of God) is not “logos” it is “Rhema” which literally means the “sayings.” God’s spoken Word is our offensive and defensive weapon in the midst of the supernatural battle surrounding us. We are to speak God’s Word into the fabric of life—that means we must hide it in our hearts first.

CREATION EVOLUTIONDATA:FOSSILS, LIVING THINGS= SAME FOR BOTH THEISM God of the Bible: Creator, Inventor, Designer, Sustainer, RedeemerATHEISM No God: Accidental, Non-directed, Random, Chance, Mindless processes WORLDVIEW GLASSES DETERMINE CONCLUSIONS

“Even if all the data point to an intelligent designer, such an hypothesis is excluded from science because it is not naturalistic.” Scott C. Todd, (Kansas State University Immunologist): Nature, September 30, 2000, Letters to the editor.

THE BATTLE OF CREATION VS EVOLUTION IS REALLY THE BATTLE FOR THE GOSPEL. G. Richard Bozarth writes (“The Meaning of Evolution”, American Atheist, Sept. 20, 1979, p. 30): “Christianity has fought, still fights, and will fight science to the desperate end over evolution because evolution destroys utterly and finally the very reason Jesus’ earthly life was supposedly made necessary. Destroy Adam and Eve and the original sin, and in the rubble you will find the sorry remains of the [S]on of [G]od. …

If Jesus was not the [R]edeemer that died for our sins, and this is what evolution means, then Christianity is nothing.” G. Richard Bozarth Atheist Bozarth understands this issue much better than the average Christian!

See: The Defender’s Bible, Dr. Henry Morris

Everyone believes by FAITH in something eternal!!!!! ~ ETERNAL GOD GOD ~ ETERNAL MATTER MATTER (energy) (energy) BY FAITH BECAUSE NO ONE WAS THERE!

SO WHAT ARE THE BIG ISSUES? Where do matter and energy come from? How did reproducing life appear? Do mutations generate new life forms? What does the fossil record prove? Evolution: Does fossil man exist? Is there evidence for a global flood? Are transitional forms still “missing”?

SO WHAT ARE THE BIG ISSUES? Is radiometric dating based on facts or assumptions? Do animals display morals? Do animals possess the ability to talk, write, create, invent, sin, possess virtues, worship, pray, serve God? Where do music and harmony come from? Have you gone to the zoo and seen three chimpanzees singing in harmony?

Is It the Bible or Evolution? BIBLE God created all - inorganic + organic All created in 6 days Creation is completed Oceans before land 1st life on land EVOLUTION Godless chance processes did it all Millions of years Unending Evolution Land before oceans 1st life in ocean

Do you believe the Bible or unproven evolutionary theory? BIBLE Earth before sun and stars Fruit trees before fish Birds and fish created on the 5th day Birds before insectsEVOLUTION Sun and stars before earth Fish before fruit trees Fish evolved millions of years before birds Insects before birds

Deep inside do you believe God or evolutionary theory? BIBLE Birds before reptiles Man before rain Man before woman Light before sun Plants before sun Man from dustEVOLUTION Reptiles before birds Rain before man Woman before man Sun before light Sun before plants Man from primate

Do you trust God’s Word or man’s evolutionary theories? BIBLE Gen 1:29 Man originally a vegetarian Gen 1:29 Fixed, distinct kinds of plants and animals Adam’s sin the cause of death Romans 5:12 Romans 5:12EVOLUTION Man originally a meat eater Plants and animals are constantly evolving Death existed long before man ever evolved

The way of evolution seems so right to so many people, but it begins and ends by, with and in death. We Christians must submit so-called science to the Bible and not submit the Bible to so-called science. Our ideas do have consequences. Our assumptions really do determine our conclusions. Both Creation and Evolution are faith-based religious systems.

ATHEISTIC EVOLUTION ASSERTS BY FAITH THAT: There is no Creator/Designer God,There is no Creator/Designer God, And, therefore, that purposeless,And, therefore, that purposeless, Non-directed,Non-directed, Accidental,Accidental, Mindless, Chance, Random processes over millions of years produced the universe and everything animate and inanimate in it.Mindless, Chance, Random processes over millions of years produced the universe and everything animate and inanimate in it. The “Big Bang” created space and time?The “Big Bang” created space and time?

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What is the most accurate way to believe within the realm of the visible and the invisible, the temporal and the eternal, the seen and the unseen? Which worldview deals with reality with the most accuracy?

WHAT IS A WORLDVIEW? Your worldview is your basic belief system. Your worldview is the position you take regarding the answers to the major questions in life such as: Does God exist and is He Good? What can be known for sure? Who am I; why am I here; where am I going? What do I value; what is important to me? Is there purpose and direction to life?

Values Values Respect for lifeWealth Truth“Fruit of the Spirit” Happiness HealthLoyalty Worldview A set of beliefs or ideas / a system of thought EthicsBiologyPsychology PhilosophyTheology PoliticsEconomicsHistory Law Sociology “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7Behavior www.summit.org Summit Ministries Manitou Spgs. CO

www. Summit.org Secular Humanism Marxism/ Leninism Cosmic Humanism Biblical Christianity Sources: Humanist Manifestos I, II Writings of Marx and Lenin New Age writers: Ferguson, Bailey Bible Theology Atheism PantheismTheism Philosophy NaturalismDialectical Materialism Non-NaturalismSupernaturalism Ethics RelativismProletariat MoralityRelativismAbsolutes BiologyEvolutionEvolutionEvolutionCREATION Psychology Self-actualizationBehaviorismCollective Consciousness Mind-Body Dualism Sociology Non-Traditional Family Abolition of Home Church and State Non-Tradition Home Church and State Traditional Home Church State Law Positive Law Self-LawBiblical Law Politics World Gov. (Globalism) New World Order (Globalism) New Age Order (Globalism) Justice, Freedom Order Economics Socialism Enlightened Production Stewardship Private Prop. History Historical Evolution Historical Materialism Evolutionary Godhood Historical Resurrection Postmod Islam

EVERYBODY HAS A WORLDVIEW Your worldview is your basic set of beliefs.Your worldview is your basic set of beliefs. Your worldview is the position you hold in the foundational issues of life.Your worldview is the position you hold in the foundational issues of life. What are the issues that construct the basic building blocks of life (and your worldview)?What are the issues that construct the basic building blocks of life (and your worldview)? TheologyPhilosophyEthicsBiologyPsychologySociologyLawPoliticsEconomicsHistory

TheologyTheology PhilosophyPhilosophy EthicsEthics BiologyBiology PsychologyPsychology SociologySociology LawLaw PoliticsPolitics EconomicsEconomics HistoryHistory All of these 10 areas are sacred! All are Biblical!

TheologyTheology PhilosophyPhilosophy EthicsEthics BiologyBiology PsychologyPsychology SociologySociology LawLaw PoliticsPolitics EconomicsEconomics HistoryHistory All 10 areas are perverted and twisted to some extent in Satan’s world system.

ART, MUSIC, CULTURE TheologyTheology PhilosophyPhilosophy EthicsEthics BiologyBiology PsychologyPsychology SociologySociology LawLaw PoliticsPolitics EconomicsEconomics HistoryHistory ART, MUSIC, CULTURE EMERGE OUT OF THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE WORLDVIEW.

MATHEMATICS TheologyTheology PhilosophyPhilosophy EthicsEthics BiologyBiology PsychologyPsychology SociologySociology LawLaw PoliticsPolitics EconomicsEconomics HistoryHistory ALL OF THE BUILDING BLOCKS ON THE LEFT HAVE THEIR OWN SYSTEM OF MATHEMATICS.

TheologyTheology PhilosophyPhilosophy EthicsEthics BiologyBiology PsychologyPsychology SociologySociology LawLaw PoliticsPolitics EconomicsEconomics HistoryHistory ARTMUSICMATHEMATICS PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE: CULTURE of a WORLDVIEW.

Culture is the corporate display of the predominant worldview of a group of people. This can be shown at the national or state or city or village or school or church or family level of society.

THE CULTURE OF A WORLDVIEW INCLUDES: ArtArt MusicMusic FoodsFoods ClothesClothes ReligionReligion EntertainmentEntertainment Etc., etc,. etc., etc.Etc., etc,. etc., etc.

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2 CORINTHIANS 10:5 “CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS (arguments, speculations), AND EVERY HIGH THING THAT EXALTETH ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT TO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST.” KJV

1 PETER 3:13-15 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

ACCORDING TO JOSH McDOWELL, BARNA RESEARCH GROUP, PEW RESEARCH CTR. : We are witnessing “The Last Christian Generation.” (Josh McDowell)We are witnessing “The Last Christian Generation.” (Josh McDowell) Only 1/3 of “church-going” teenagers say the church will play a role in their future lives.Only 1/3 of “church-going” teenagers say the church will play a role in their future lives. According to pollster George Barna: 63% of teens do not believe Jesus is God’s Son.According to pollster George Barna: 63% of teens do not believe Jesus is God’s Son. 60% believe all faiths teach equally valid truths.60% believe all faiths teach equally valid truths. 51% do not believe Jesus rose from the dead.51% do not believe Jesus rose from the dead. 66% do not believe Satan or the Holy Spirit exist.66% do not believe Satan or the Holy Spirit exist.

93% of all youth have lied to a parent. 75% of Christian and non-Christian youth have cheated on a test. 66% of all youth have physically hurt someone. 70% of churched teens believe there is no absolute moral truth. [This is called “Moral Relativism.”][This is called “Moral Relativism.”] Barna research reports: 98% of professed born- again youth “…do believe in Christ, but they do not reflect Christ-like attitudes or actions.” Does Satan believe in Christ?

THE VALUES OF 18-25 YEAR OLDS: 81% say getting rich most important goal in life81% say getting rich most important goal in life 51% say becoming famous most important goal51% say becoming famous most important goal 30% say helping people in need is a goal30% say helping people in need is a goal 22% say goal of becoming a community leader22% say goal of becoming a community leader Only 10% say goal is to become more spiritualOnly 10% say goal is to become more spiritual So what is the goal of most of today’s younger generation in USA? They want to become rich and famous!

In other words, for the Christian youth there is a “disconnect” between “knowing Truth” and “practicing Truth.”In other words, for the Christian youth there is a “disconnect” between “knowing Truth” and “practicing Truth.” John 3:21:John 3:21: “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”“But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”

WE ARE LOSING 57%-88% OF “CHRISTIAN” YOUTH AFTER FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE! (published figures) Friends with Campus Crusade for Christ tell me, “If we don’t get the Christian kids within the first six weeks of their freshman year [of college], we’ve lost them to the competing worldviews.” How do we lose them?

WE CANNOT DEFEND THE FAITH! Where did Cain get his wife?Where did Cain get his wife? How did Noah get all the animals on the ark?How did Noah get all the animals on the ark? Aren’t Christians really polytheists?Aren’t Christians really polytheists? Wasn’t the Flood of Noah a local flood?Wasn’t the Flood of Noah a local flood? Aren’t the days of Genesis long periods of timeAren’t the days of Genesis long periods of time Hasn’t science proven the universe is billions of years old?Hasn’t science proven the universe is billions of years old? Isn’t starlight millions of years old?Isn’t starlight millions of years old? Didn’t dinosaurs go extinct 60 M. years ago?Didn’t dinosaurs go extinct 60 M. years ago?

WE CANNOT DEFEND THE FAITH! The Council of Nicaea altered the Bible.The Council of Nicaea altered the Bible. Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene.Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. Jesus and Mary had children.Jesus and Mary had children. King Constantine removed the references to goddess worship from the Bible.King Constantine removed the references to goddess worship from the Bible. The Bible has been translated so many times there is no way it could be the Word of God.The Bible has been translated so many times there is no way it could be the Word of God. Who made your God, Where did your God come from?Who made your God, Where did your God come from?

THE EVOLUTION OF MAN

WORLDVIEW THINKING IN THE HISTORY OF THE U.S.A. Christian Theism: Personal God Young Universe Creation Traditional Deism: Reduced God Old Universe Theistic Evolution Secular Humanism: Dead God Darwinian Atheistic Evolution I am God/All is God/There is no GodPagan Mysticism/Metaphysical Naturalism I am God/All is God/There is no God Evolution is ‘god’, Harry Potter is GodEvolution is ‘god’, Harry Potter is God

ARE WE SUBMITTING TO THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD? For example: Harry Potter is a wizard. Leviticus 19:31 wizardsLeviticus 19:31: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

DEUTERONOMY 18:10-14 witch wizard For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Are we submitting to the authority of the Bible in every area of our lives?Are we submitting to the authority of the Bible in every area of our lives? Or are we submitting to, and incorporating into our lives, more and more of the folkways and mores of the false, anti-God and popular worldviews of Satan’s deceptive world system? Or are we submitting to, and incorporating into our lives, more and more of the folkways and mores of the false, anti-God and popular worldviews of Satan’s deceptive world system?

ROMANS 12:1, 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

HOW DID WE GET TO NOW? Acts 17 to 1636: read Faith and Freedom by Ben Hart and Understanding the Times by Dr. David Noebel 1636: John Harvard and Thomas Sheppherd founded Harvard University as an Evangelical Christian College 1691: John Locke, Essay on Human Understanding (Root of French Revolution)

1805: Harvard goes Unitarian (Jesus is. not God = denial of the Trinity) 1805: Harvard goes Unitarian (Jesus is. not God = denial of the Trinity) 1839: Horace Mann (a Unitarian) establishes government-sponsored education (Public Education) in Mass.1839: Horace Mann (a Unitarian) establishes government-sponsored education (Public Education) in Mass. 1848: Karl Marx publishes the Political Economy. Main idea is Socialism and Private Property is Evil.1848: Karl Marx publishes the Political Economy. Main idea is Socialism and Private Property is Evil. 1859: Charles Darwin, Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races1859: Charles Darwin, Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races

in the Struggle for Life = (EVOLUTION = 1859!) 1859: Marx and Engels, Das Capitol = ( Socialism and abolition of private property)1859: Marx and Engels, Das Capitol = ( Socialism and abolition of private property) 1859: Richard Wagner, Tristan and Isolde = (Immorality and Materialism)1859: Richard Wagner, Tristan and Isolde = (Immorality and Materialism) 1860-1900: Nietzche, (God is Dead, Nihilism: no meaning to life)1860-1900: Nietzche, (God is Dead, Nihilism: no meaning to life) IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES! IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!

1925—SCOPES TRIAL Atheist Clarence Darrow gets William Jennings Bryan to admit that he did not know where Cain got his wife and that he did not know how long the Genesis 1 days were, but they could be millions of years. Darrow’s question: “You think those were not literal days?” Bryan’s answer: “I do not think they were 24 hour days.” [Bryan departed from Biblical authority and students now reap the penalty.]

1925—SCOPES TRIAL BIBLICAL AUTHORITY1925 opened the floodgates of “popular opinion” (evolution and millions of years) versus BIBLICAL AUTHORITY and the Humanists came out of the closet. By 1929 the first Humanist church was established and America was into the Great Depression! BIBLICAL AUTHORITY?Could the God of the Bible have been judging America’s departure into evolutionism from BIBLICAL AUTHORITY?

1929: First Humanist Church of N. Y. City established by Charles Francis Potter 1930: John Dewey = Atheist, Humanist, Pres. of The League for Industrial Demo., Public Education = Secular Humanism 1933: Humanist Manifesto I 1934: A Common Faith, John Dewey, Pub. by Yale U. Press = Humanism is a RELIGIOUS FAITH!

THE 1960’S Mad Magazine and Johnny Carson: There is nothing sacred!!!! Frank Sinatra: “I did it my way.” “How can it be wrong when it feels so right?”Debbie Boone: “How can it be wrong when it feels so right?” Invictus: “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

1961: (Torcaso vs Watkins) Humanism a ….. religion protected by 1st amendment (AHA is a 501c 3 religious tax exempt non-profit ) 1962: (Engel vs Vitale) Prayer banned 1963: (Abington vs Schempp) Bible reading forbidden in schools 1968: (Epperson vs Arkansas) Laws against teaching Evolution now unconstitutional (ABORTION IS IN!)1973: Humanist Manifesto 2 + Roe v Wade = (ABORTION IS IN!) 1980: (Stone vs Graham) Ten Commandments out of schools

1982: (McLean vs Arkansas) Law mandating creation and evolution banned 1987: (Aguillard vs Edwards) God Himself is out of the U.S.A.! 2003: Supreme court throws out Texas sodomy law and homosexuality is in. 2005: Court mandated murder (euthanasia) is in (Terri Schaivo).

TheologyTheology PhilosophyPhilosophy EthicsEthics BiologyBiology PsychologyPsychology SociologySociology LawLaw PoliticsPolitics EconomicsEconomics HistoryHistory ARTMUSICMATHEMATICS PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE: CULTURE

SATAN’S WORLD SYSTEM SAYS: There is no right or wrong!There is no right or wrong! There are no absolutes!There are no absolutes! Everything is relative!Everything is relative! Who’s to say!Who’s to say! Whatever!Whatever!

FOUR FORBIDDEN SENTENCES! THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG!THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG! The major assumption behind this sentence is that the person saying it is claiming he or she is right in saying that there is no right or wrong! We have a statement that negates itself.The major assumption behind this sentence is that the person saying it is claiming he or she is right in saying that there is no right or wrong! We have a statement that negates itself.

FOUR FORBIDDEN SENTENCES! THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTES!THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTES! This sentence is intended to be an absolute statement. If there are no absolutes, then this sentence is not absolute and it negates itself and means nothing!This sentence is intended to be an absolute statement. If there are no absolutes, then this sentence is not absolute and it negates itself and means nothing!

FOUR FORBIDDEN SENTENCES! WHO’S TO SAY?WHO’S TO SAY? This sentence intends to silence someone who is taking a position. In other words, “You have no right to say that!” This negates itself, if no one has a right to take a position, then no one has a right to say “Who’s to say?” because that is taking a position!This sentence intends to silence someone who is taking a position. In other words, “You have no right to say that!” This negates itself, if no one has a right to take a position, then no one has a right to say “Who’s to say?” because that is taking a position!

FOUR FORBIDDEN SENTENCES! EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE!EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE! The authorial intent of this sentence is that it is an absolute statement. If everything is relative, then this sentence is part of everything and is itself relative. Then it negates itself.The authorial intent of this sentence is that it is an absolute statement. If everything is relative, then this sentence is part of everything and is itself relative. Then it negates itself.

WORLDVIEWS CLASH The ethics of Christianity teach moral absolutes. Some things are always right and some things are always wrong.The ethics of Christianity teach moral absolutes. Some things are always right and some things are always wrong. The ethics of the Humanist worldview is called Moral Relativism. Nothing is always right and nothing is always wrong. It all depends on the situation.The ethics of the Humanist worldview is called Moral Relativism. Nothing is always right and nothing is always wrong. It all depends on the situation.

EXAMPLE: ETHICS OF HUMANISTS IS MORAL RELATIVISM “Moral Relativism” is the idea of the Humanists that there are NO ABSOLUTES If a professor teaches that there are no absolutes, a pertinent question is: “Are you sure there are no absolutes, Professor?” Professor: “Yes, there is no such thing as an absolute, everything is relative.”

Student: “Are you absolutely sure, Professor?” Prof.: “Well aren’t you a clever student! I will admit that there is one absolute and that is that there are no absolutes.” Student: “Could there be two absolutes?” Prof.: “NO!” Student: “Are you sure?” Prof.: “Yes, of this I am sure!” Student: “Are you absolutely sure?”

MORAL RELATIVISM Some things to as the Professor: “Is it a moral absolute that it is wrong for a student to murder their professor?” “Is it a moral absolute that the mass killings of Hitler were wrong?” [911] “Is it a moral absolute that we should not torture babies for fun?” “Is it a moral absolute that the murder of young at T. Sq., in China was wrong?”

MORAL RELATIVISM: HOMOSEXUALITY IS AN ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE WHAT DOES THE GOD OF THE BIBLE SAY? Fellow Christians have you become confused on this issue? There should be no confusion here! Genesis 13:13Genesis 13:13, Homosexuality is sin and wickedness! Genesis 18:20Genesis 18:20, Homosexuality is grievous sin! Genesis 19:7Genesis 19:7, Homosexuality is wicked!

Leviticus 18:22 Leviticus 18:22, Homosexuality is an abomination. Deuteronomy 23:17-18Deuteronomy 23:17-18, Homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord of Hosts. 1 Kings 14:241 Kings 14:24, Homosexuality(sodomy) is an abomination. Romans 1:24Romans 1:24, Homosexuality dishonors your own body. Romans1:26, Lesbianism is a “vile affection.

Romans 1:26bRomans 1:26b Lesbianism “...is against nature.” Romans 1:27Romans 1:27, Homosexuality is unseemly Romans 1:28Romans 1:28, Homosexuality is the fruit of a “reprobate mind.” 1 Corinthians 6:91 Corinthians 6:9, Effeminate (“male prostitutes” NIV) and abusers of them- selves with mankind (homosexuals NAS) “shall not inherit the kingdom of God”

WORLDVIEW IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES AND ITS ASSUMPTIONS DETERMINE CONCLUSIONS You interpret what you see based on what you already believe (assume).

ASSUMPTIONS DETERMINE CONCLUSIONS When talking with an atheist, don’t tell him/her how stupid they are for not acknowledging the existence of God, but ask him/her “Why do you believe in Atheism?” What evidence did you find that convinced you that God does not exist?

Is there any kind of evidence about the reality of God that I might share with you that you might consider? You do not claim to know everything about everything, so could God possibly exist in the sphere of things that you do not know? This same Atheist may tell you that language has no inherent meaning. This is called POSTMODERN DECONSTRUCTIONISM.

DECONSTRUCTIONISM Simple Def. = Language means what it means to you=no absolute meaning.Simple Def. = Language means what it means to you=no absolute meaning. Ask a Deconstructionist: “Well, if language has no inherent meaning then do your statements mean anything?”Ask a Deconstructionist: “Well, if language has no inherent meaning then do your statements mean anything?” “Prof., if words have no inherent meaning, then why should I buy your textbook or listen to your lectures? Does a red stop sign have any meaning for you, Professor?”“Prof., if words have no inherent meaning, then why should I buy your textbook or listen to your lectures? Does a red stop sign have any meaning for you, Professor?”

DECONSTRUCTIONISM IS A PART OF POSTMODERNISM Postmodernism is a worldview. Postmodernists believe that truth is created by the life story of the individual. A Postmodernist might say, “I have my truth and you have your truth.” In other words in a certain sense you create your own reality. No absolute truth. Quite similar to New Age in this respect.

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Humanists, Marxists, etc., say: “God is dead,” or “Man is God.” Postmodernists agree with Humanists and Marxists that God is “dead,” but go one step farther and say of any piece of literature, art or music “The author is dead!” If the author is a product of his/her time, culture, language, etc., and he/she is dead—then it is impossible for the reader of their text to get into their head and understand their intentions. There is then no authoritative interpretation of any text. The meaning is determined by the reader of the text!

Bill Honsberger, honzl@msn.com says:honzl@msn.com “What then replaces the author’s intent, unknowable to us all? Well what is left is different versions of what is called “reader” response theory. What this means is that the reader of the text brings to the text their community’s values, language games, experiences, ethical concerns or lack thereof….

Bill Honsberger, honzl@msn.com says:honzl@msn.com The question then for example is not “What was the Apostle Paul trying to say when he speaks about propitiation in Romans 3?”, but rather “What do I/we think Paul was saying based on our community’s values and concerns. So one might answer (and they have) that as a lesbian, feminist community our understanding of the Bible is based on our values and understanding and we say that Paul is a homophobic, sexist, patriarchal evil white man, who was seeking power over us with his claims to ‘truth’.”

Bill Honsberger, honzl@msn.com says:honzl@msn.com I think there is a direct connection between Nietzsche’s death of God and the Pomo writers death of the author. In both cases there is a denial of any authority (no truth giver) which or who sits above that of the autonomous human (the singular man in Existentialism and the community of humans in PostModern circles) and therefore all we are left with is the much tamer opinion or perspective. This is easily dis- missed since all have perspectives and no perspective is any closer to an alleged “truth” than any other.

THE BIBLE IS OBJECTIVE, CERTAIN TRUE TRUTH! Postmodernists claim that there is no objective, certain, clear, authoritative truth. Notice that they must use words that are clearly understood and objective and authoritative to make their claim. Postmodernists disconnect from reality. The ultimate end of postmodern thought is that the Bible has no meaning of its own.

POSTMODERNISM PENETRATES CHRISTIANITY VIA: THE “EMERGING CHURCH.” The “Emerging Church” movement (and Emergent Church, USA) claims to be exiting “Modernism.”The “Emerging Church” movement (and Emergent Church, USA) claims to be exiting “Modernism.” Modernism is seen as a synonym for the Enlightenment thought of 17 th -19 th century Europe.Modernism is seen as a synonym for the Enlightenment thought of 17 th -19 th century Europe. Enlightenment, now called “Modernism” has been an “obstacle to church growth,” so says the “evangelists” of the Emerging churchEnlightenment, now called “Modernism” has been an “obstacle to church growth,” so says the “evangelists” of the Emerging church

The Emerging Church claims that Modernism (European Enlightenment Thought) was concerned with: –Truth –Certainty –Individualism –Colonialism –Objectivity –Ethical absolutes –And a host of other “evils.” Postmodernism rejects all of the above!

The Emerging Church is rapidly moving toward the “Mother Catholic Church.” Communion is now called the Eucharist. Incense is burned to enhance worship. Stained glass is projected for mood. Lights are dimmed. Candles are lit. The Bible is de-emphasized. Techniques of Pagan mysticism are promoted.

HEBREWS 13:8-9 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. 9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines.

GALATIANS 6:7-8 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

The cure for the problems in The Church (of historical Christianity), according to prominent “Emerging Church” writers, is to adapt to and accept the worldview and values of the predominant postmodern culture. In other words, to minister to the postmodern culture we Christians must, to a great extent, live out the postmodern value system ourselves. We must become “…all things to all people.”

HANG ON A MINUTE…. 1 Corinthians 9:22 “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” Is the Apostle Paul saying in this verse that he would live out the Postmodern lifestyle to win postmodernists to the Gospel?

I am made all things to all men, Is Paul saying, “I will become an alcoholic to minister to alcoholics?” “I will become a drug addict to minister to drug addicts.” “I will become a fornicator to minister to fornicators.” “I will become a heretic to minister to heretics.” “I will deny the absolute Truth of the Bible to minister to Postmodernists.”

It is unfortunate that the phrase “all things to all men” (1 Cor. 9:22) has been used and abused by the world and made to mean what Paul did not intend for it to mean. Paul was not a chameleon who changed his message and methods with each new situation. Nor was Paul a compromiser who adjusted his message to please his audience. He was an ambassador, not a politician! Wiersbe, W. W. 1996, c1989. The Bible Exposition Commentary. "An exposition of the New Testament comprising the entire 'BE' series"--Jkt. Victor Books: Wheaton, Ill.

1 Corinthians 8:8-13 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. 10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; 11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. 13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

The primary purpose of Paul’s not taking full advantage of his Christian liberty was that [he] might win the more. He deeply believed that “he who is wise wins souls” (Prov. 11:30) and was willing to do anything and to sacrifice anything to win people to Jesus Christ. As far as his rights were concerned he was free from all men, but because of his love for all men he would gladly limit those rights for their sakes. He had, figuratively, become a slave to all. He would modify his habits, his preferences, his entire life–style if any of those things caused someone to stumble, to be offended, or to be hindered from faith in the Lord. MacArthur, J. 1996, c1984. 1 Corinthians. Includes indexes. Moody Press: Chicago

“I am made all things to all men,” What Paul means by this statement is that he will voluntarily restrain himself from certain freedoms he has in Christ so as to not offend a weaker brother! He is not saying that he would become a Postmodernist in order to witness to a Postmodernist! Paul would not support the Emerging Church.

POSTMODERNISTS CLAIM: There are no “truths” which apply to all of us. There are no absolute moral standards. There are no absolute ethical concerns. There is no God. There are personal opinions. There are personal perspectives. See the writings of Nietzsche, Derrida, Lyotard, Ricouer, Foucault, Rorty, Baudrillard, etc. Most Postmodernist thinkers are/were disillusioned Marxists.

POSTMODERNIST RICHARD RORTY: “I might have written an account of how even atheists like myself are impressed, improved and morally instructed by reading Pilgrim’s Progress.”

BABOOPENQUAT?

Disillusioned Marxists became PostModernists and now gain strength through Multiculturalism and its stepchild, Political Correctness, which is rightly labeled, “Cultural Marxism”. Marx and Lenin taught that, given the chance, European workers would overthrow capitalist governments and replace them with communism. But after the Russian revolution of 1917 the Western European workers did not support the Communist revolution or ideas. Why not?

Christianity and its moral and ethical absolutes was the roadblock to the expansion of Marxism. This roadblock was noticed by two Marxist theorists in 1919: Italian, Antonio Gramsci and Hungarian, Georg Lukacs. These two men decided that the spread of Communism could only be accomplished if Western Christian culture was destroyed. Rev. Jesse Jackson “Hay, hay, ho, ho Western Civ. has gotta to go!”Rev. Jesse Jackson “Hay, hay, ho, ho Western Civ. has gotta to go!” So Lukacs introduced sex education into the public schools of Hungary,1919, believing that if children knew more about [those things] their lust for it would overpower their Christian morals!

So Gramsci and Lukacs laid the groundwork to change communism from economic terms (ownership of private property is evil) into cultural terms. (tolerance, sex ed, drug ed, etc.) Then in 1923 at Frankfurt University in Germany the Institute for Social Research was established=The Frankfurt School. The Frankfurt School moved to New York City in 1933 when Hitler came to power. Theorists like Wilhelm Reich, Eric Fromm, Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse, etc.

The Frankfurt School invented “Critical Theory” which had the goal of demonizing all traditional institutions such as family, fatherhood, patriotism, Bible-believing churches, etc. The Frankfurt School published “Studies in Prejudice” which taught that anyone who believes in traditional Western Christian culture is prejudiced, a “racist” or “sexist” or “fascist” or is mentally unstable. Mixing Freud with Marx, they perfected the technique of psychological conditioning—thus, for example, TV shows Homosexuals=normal. TV=Christians are crazy, intolerant fools

For example see: The Humanist magazine, Nov/Dec 1987 Featured cover article: “Christianity and Mental Health: A Psychotherapist looks at how Christianity may harm mental health,” by Dr. Wendell Watters.Featured cover article: “Christianity and Mental Health: A Psychotherapist looks at how Christianity may harm mental health,” by Dr. Wendell Watters. The picture on the cover is of a church with a person on the psychiatrist’s couch and an all- wise-looking psychiatrist doing the counselling.The picture on the cover is of a church with a person on the psychiatrist’s couch and an all- wise-looking psychiatrist doing the counselling.

Herbert Marcuse, working with Hollywood friends, became a leading “evangelist” of Cultural Marxism (Political Correctness) especially on the university campuses of USA. “In his book Eros and Civilization, he argued that by freeing sex from any restraints, we could elevate the pleasure principle over the reality principle and create a society with no work, only play (Marcuse coined the phrase, “Make love, not war”). Marcuse also argued for what he called “liberating tolerance,” which he defined as tolerance for all ideas coming from the Left and intolerance for any ideas coming from the

Right. In the late 1960’s Marcuse became the chief “guru” of the New Left, and he injected the cultural Marxism of the Frankfurt School into the baby boom generation, to the point where it is now America’s state ideology. The next conservatism should unmask multiculturalism and Political Correctness and tell the American people what they really are: cultural Marxism. Its goal remains that Lukacs and Gramsci set in 1919: destroying Western culture and the Christian religion. [see: Wm. Lind, “Cultural Marxism” The Schwarz Report, vol. 46, No. 4, p 4. www.schwarzreport.org]

PSALM 19:7-9 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure enlightening the eyes.The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

ACCORDING TO BARNA: “Teenagers are only mirroring adult attitudes, 96% of whom do not reflect the attitudes or actions of Jesus. We are not living the faith we profess.”“Teenagers are only mirroring adult attitudes, 96% of whom do not reflect the attitudes or actions of Jesus. We are not living the faith we profess.” So what do we all need to do?So what do we all need to do?

2 CORINTHIANS 13:5 KJVKJV 5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? NASNAS Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?

So what do we all need to do? Romans 10:9 We need to examine ourselves to see if we are truly in the Faith (saved by faith in the shed blood and death of Lord Jesus and His bodily resurrection from the dead, Romans 10:9). Examine ourselves to decide what is the predominate influence in our lives. Is it the way of the world or the way of the Word of God? What worldview do we actually live out in our normal, daily lives and routines?

WORLDVIEW GLASSES DETERMINE CONCLUSIONS The worldview ideas of Creation or Evolution have certain inherent consequences.The worldview ideas of Creation or Evolution have certain inherent consequences. The assumptions behind the Creation/ Evolution controversy determine the conclusions you come to regarding the origin, purpose and destiny of life in general and your life in particular.The assumptions behind the Creation/ Evolution controversy determine the conclusions you come to regarding the origin, purpose and destiny of life in general and your life in particular.

According to the Bible in the Beginning everything was very good. According to the Bible in the Beginning everything was very good. Adam was given dominion over the earth. Then came sin and the curse. Dominion over the earth was taken from Adam and given to Satan (Matt. 4:8-10)

John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

2 Corinthians 4:3, 4 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

1 John 5:19 KJVKJV 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. NASNAS 19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Ephesians 2:1, 2 prince of the power of the air1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

SCOPES “MONKEY” TRIAL Darwin’s theory of evolution (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life) 1859 Scopes Trial 1925: William Jennings Bryan: Could not defend Faith—literal days of Genesis 1. Backlash of his unwillingness to submit to the authority of Scripture = God and Creation ultimately out of the classrooms of the world!

QUOTES FROM THE SCOPES TRIAL Darrow: Question—Mr. Bryan, do you believe that Eve was the first woman? A—Yes. Q—Do you believe she was literally made out of Adam’s rib? A—I Do. Q—Did you ever discover where Cain got his wife? A—No sir, I leave the agnostics to hunt for her.

Q—You have never found out? A—I have never tried to find. Q—You have never tried to find? A—No. Q—The Bible says he got one, doesn’t it? Were there other people on the earth at that time? A—I cannot say. Q—You cannot say. Did that ever enter your consideration? A—Never bothered me.

Q—There were no others recorded, but Cain got a wife? [Gen. 5:4]A—That is what the Bible says. [Gen. 5:4]

QUOTES FROM THE SCOPES TRIAL Darrow continues—Where she came from you do not know. All right. Does the statement, “The morning and the evening were the first day,” and “The morning and the evening were the second day,” mean anything to you? Bryan—I do not think it necessarily means a twenty-four-hour day. Q—You do not? A—No. [Ultimately God and Creation out in USA schools!]