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2. Philosophical Foolishness The Errors of Philosophical Theology
Religions & cults that are contrary to the gospel leave a person condemned by God
Aberrant theology can leave a Christian spiritually confused and immature
Secular philosophies are founded in the idea that man is smarter than God

3. The Fool Psalm 14
Also occurs in Psalm 53 & Rom. 3:10-12
A fool is a person who says or acts as if there is no God
None do good, understand or seek after God; all have turned aside & become corrupt
You cannot argue someone into the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 2:12; Mt. 19:16-22)

4. The Fool Psalm 14
You cannot frighten someone into salvation - John 1:13
Salvation only come by God, not by genealogy or human will - John 6:44; 16:8-9; Titus 3:5; Eph. 2:8-9
The gospel of Jesus Christ is divine revelation, do not let it appear as just another man made philosophy

5. The Atheist
The proud atheist – Prov. 1:7; 22; 12:15
A true claim that there is no God requires omniscience to exclude the possibility

6. Cryptozoological Animals
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7. The Atheist
The atheist’s rejection of God’s revelation does not prove God does not exist - cf. Luke 16:31
An intellectually honest atheist would have to admit they are agnostic

8. The Agnostic
The humble agnostic who has not give consideration to God might be open to new information
The skeptical agnostic may be willing to given further investigation
The problem is not a lack of information, but a lack of desire to seek God (Romans 3:11)

9. The Agnostic
3) The arrogant agnostic insists God cannot be known by himself - or anyone else
The epistemological restrictions the agnostic places on himself do not have to apply to anyone else
Agnostics remains ignorant because they choose to do so - Acts 17:22-31

10. The Empiricist
The premise of empiricism is that all ideas are derived from experience
Experience derives meaning from perception, so individual interpretation gives meaning
Empiricism subjected theology to scientism forcing divine revelation to be interpreted by natural science

11. The Empiricist
This makes God either a liar or inept, but man is the liar, not God (Ps. 116:11; Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18)
Empiricism subjected theology to interpretation according to individual perceptions of experience
But man’s heart is deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9) and should not be trusted (Proverbs 28:26)

12. The Rationalist
Rationalists believe that reality is rational in nature and knowledge derives from proper deductions
Some reasoning from rationalists are still used in refuting things such as atheism and agnosticism

13. The Rationalist
The negative sides of rationalism are its limitations and application to theology from divine revelation
Its fundamental error is placing human reason as superior to divine revelation - cf. Isaiah 55:6-8

14. The Theological Liberal
Many divergent philosophies tied together by the quest to adapt theology to culture.
Modernism took root in the late 1800's and fractured the mainline denominations in the early 1900's
It applied evolutionary theory to history and theological development.

15. The Theological Liberal
God’s transcendence was traded for near pantheistic immanence diminishing Scripture’s importance
They rejected of the Bible as the source of divine authority
Theological liberalism has factioned and morphed in many divergent directions

16. The Theological Liberal
Theological liberalism has caused severe damage to European and American Christianity.
The root error is the abandonment of the word of God for the theories, thoughts & speculations of men

17. Our Hope
The solid rock of God’s revelation in His word (Ps. 19, 119, John 17:17; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:19-21)
God is near (Jer. 23:23-24, Ps. 139) and invites us to come to Him (James 4:8; Heb. 11:6; Jer. 29:13)
We can draw near to God by being humble & repenting of our sins (James 4:6,8; 1 Pet. 5:5; Matt. 5:3-4)

18. Our Hope
Eternal life is granted to all who believe in Jesus (John 3:14-18)
Those who do not believe remain under God’s just condemnation (John 3:18-21)

19. Conclusions
God offers redemption from sin to all who will believe
Don’t leave here today without being right with God
If you are already saved – rejoice! and tell someone about it this week!

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