1. Worldview
1.1. Creation
1.1.1. Fall
1.1.1.1. Redemtion
2. Defintion of Worldview
2.1. An Articulation of the basic beliefs embedded in a shared grand story that are rooted in Faith commitment that gives shape and directionto the whole individual and coorporate lives.
2.2. Worldview is rooted in faith commitment
2.3. You have a choice to worship God or worship idols
2.4. Worldview is expressed is not only what we think but also in the way we live
3. Reflection: When learning about this chapter I began to realize how in depth worldview really is and how it affects every aspect of our lives. Also learning that worldview was very informative to know the uses of worldview was used as a grid, a map and a lens to see the world. I find peace in knowing God does not conform to anyone's ideas or thoughts. God is all knowing and all seeing, and so he knows our mistakes before ever commiting them. How we see through our lens is that Christianity is a worldview and that we being made in God's image need to see to God's plan, to honor him and to be Holy in his image. I learned about epistomology and how intrigal it is to our learning and behavior in learning Christianity.
3.1. chapter 4 mind map
3.2. creation- fall- redemption
4. CHAPTER 4 SESSION
4.1. creation-fall-redemption
4.2. without Creation it is a shakey worldview with no direction.
4.2.1. In John 10, Jesus showed authority Jesus laid down His life and that it was not taken
4.3. The Gospel of Jesus stands at the climactic moment of a longer story
4.3.1. In the book of Colossionsit shows "the image of the invisible God"as well as it shows through God he shows us peace,grace and truth and the only way is through Him.
4.4. God's grand story begins at Creation
4.4.1. Shalom relates deep to creation meaning peace be upon you
4.5. The next stage after creation was solved was the Fall, and like the railroad track metaphor creation being the actual track we have fallen off the tracks and the act of redmption is getting back on the track.
4.6. Worldview- A lens, A map, and The grid
4.6.1. "Worldview is an articulation of the basic beliefs embedded in a shared grand storythat are rooted within Faith, commitment and that give shape, directiion to the whole of our individual and cooporate lives
4.7. Gnosticicsm- heredical movement that flourished in the early centuries, suggests that creation was made by a lesser competent god who is different than the god in the new testament, all FALSE.
4.7.1. We know truth when Faith and reason work together
4.7.1.1. The essential truththat sin is a problem! we see false Propechy every single day.
4.7.1.1.1. Ex nihilo-"out of nothing"
4.8. The fall is when it shows that sin affects everything,every decision you make and it corrupts every thought you could possibly have
5. CHAPTER 4 REFLECTION-
5.1. While I reflect on this week, I realized that Creation, Fall and Redemtion applies in every aspect of life. I learned about all the different worldviews and all other worldviews even if they are not Biblical, there is still an answer of how to fix each problem which shows that there is only one true and all knowing God, and that is who we believing in the Biblical worldview believes. I also learned Interpreting the Bible, deals with the LCO of Intergration of Faith and learning. I learned that fufilling our purpose and living as disciples is coinciding with the LCO of calling. I am beggining to understan some ore of the Christian Liberal arts, more and more as time goes on in the class.The LCO that I keep getting intrigued by is Intergration in Faith and Learning, and I have started to look that more and I would love more on how to learn it.
6. CHAPTER 6-9 REFLECTION AND TALKING POINTS
6.1. REFLECTION: Seeing the events that happen in the world daily shows how strong Satan is trying to attack our generation and the future ahead, and the way to stop this would be to be as strong as we can internally as we are mentally with Christ and have a true Biblical worldview, one that cannot be altered by anyone or anything and that the purpose is to serve God's needs before your own. Through these chapters I learned that there is more to Christianity than just practicing it, when I reflect on my relationship with the Lord, I realized I was going by the textbook and church, but I finally am learning how to apply that throughout my everyday life and to not keep those two parts seperated, as a Christian, you should be able to see Jesus throughout your life, and we can ask the question " When someone looks at you can they tell that you are a follower of Jesus?" and if so "what about you says or shows you are a folloer of Jesus without just outright saying it?" I learned that Jesus should be within your character development and your Faith should be your favorite thing about yourself, because whne doing that, comes wonderful things, and we can then follow our purpose to make disciples and have that be included in our routine, so I learned how to not seperate personal and my relationship with Jesus.
6.1.1. our salvation= the ticket into Heaven, I loved that in the lecture this analogy was used because I love seeing a picture when learning because I am a visual learner.
6.1.1.1. Gods plan of redemption has been comprehensive in scope, and the more that we have learned throughout this class we learn who we are as people and learning more about Christ we learn more about ourselves.
6.1.2. God is the Lord of all things not just spiritual lives butevery apsect of human life and culture.
6.1.2.1. God is the Lord of all, and while the election goes on we worry about the shift of power but truly God has all the power.
6.1.3. I learned that we live as witnesses of the comprehensive truths of the gospel. and that seeing that is a way to shape our worldview.
6.1.3.1. The more we witnesss and study the word the easier we can apply it to our lives.
6.1.4. Practining Christian or Applied Christian?
6.1.4.1. Practicing Christians call themseleves Christians, Consider Faith to be important and have attended church within a month
6.1.4.1.1. 61% of all Christians agree with new spirtuality
6.1.5. Christianity has always been counter cultural
6.1.5.1. Christians prevail through what normal people call the "Social norm" because we as Christians follow only one thing and that is God's word- the Bible and we use that in many ways
6.1.5.1.1. we use the Bible as our guide, a lens through to see the world, a map to guide us and eyes to see.
7. SESSION 12 REFLECTION AND TALKING POINTS
7.1. REFLECTION: Throughout this week and last we had presented on all different topics throughout Christianity as religion. I had so many notes it was hard to choose, I personally chose to do how to find my identity in Christ throughout college. I fund my identity throughout finding the spiritual disciplines that fit within my lifestyle. Spiritual disciplines that fit within my lifestyle were, Prayer, Bible study, Bible memorization, and a sense of community! When being able to see throughout presentation how passionate people are about different subjects. I found that the book banning, the boycott vs. banning. The other topic that I had the most notes on from group 2 was the pressures of social media. The pressure of social media's is marketing to the lower age demographic and they are corrupting minds that have not been truly formed yet. The lower the age the more exposure to dangerous strangers. I learned that when we are applying the word to our lives that we need to not focus on our need beng instanly gratified, and that is what social media does. When you have an identity in Christ you do not focus n materialistic things.
7.1.1. Identity In Christ
7.1.1.1. Identity is found throughout people you surround yourself with, the morals you have and in order to have an identity in Christ it will make others see you as a Christ follower.
7.1.1.1.1. The journey of Saul to Paul is us from before we gain identity to after because when we find our identity we are made brand new.When we have any temptations and when we give into those then it is the same as us turning into our former self (paul) that prosecuted Christians, but when we abstainand have trust in Christ then we will have more self security and a bigger sense of identity.
7.1.2. Attributes of God
7.1.2.1. WHO IS GOD "He who has a name"
7.1.2.1.1. God shows graciousness through action, graciousness is like a mother to her Child. God is our father and He and you should feel that He proetcts you as a Father.
7.1.3. Things I learned throughout Jesus's life
7.1.3.1. Jesus was tempted in everyway, sexual, internally, externally and He resisted all.
7.1.3.1.1. "anyone who wants to be the first must be last" Jesus demonstrated that throughout His time here on earth.
7.1.4. Spiritual disciplines
7.1.4.1. Spiritual Disciplines include Fasting, Service,Fellowship,Prayer,community, Prayer,Bible study
7.1.4.1.1. The sppiritual discipline I enjoyed learning most about was learning more about Fasting and how intimate it is supposed to be, because althouggh it is talked about in church they never mention all the solitude it includes
7.1.5. Social Media Influence
7.1.5.1. We need to admit that there is a problem within our generation that not only affects us but a child's development. Us not doing anything about this travesty is a sin.
7.1.5.1.1. Social media defies everything you are interested in,lessening our critical thinking skills, and a superficial sense of community.
7.1.6. Consumerism
7.1.6.1. Gluttony revels a heart that is not for God, can be considered idolatry
7.1.6.1.1. We need to learn to focus on christ by not falling into consumerism or gluttony on materialistic things
8. FINAL MIND MAP- HOORAYYYYYY
8.1. Rising to the call!
8.2. I learned so much from rising to the call, mostly about how challenges do not define you as a person
8.2.1. God will be there for you in your time of need
8.2.2. Always have the courage to stand up for change even when others do not.
8.2.3. The Power of hope does more than you know
8.2.3.1. Throughout college, you will experience trials and tribulations of every sort, family, friends, school, working, health and all, The one thing that took me way too long to learn because I am stubborn is God will be the only contant in your life, and so we must lean on Him whenever the devil tries to attack and create fear and anxiety to make you feel that you are not good enough, because to The King Of Kings you are loved and good enough and were put here for a reason, and so as I leave undergrad, I say Lean on and Trust God.
8.2.3.1.1. 5 TAKEAWAYS
8.2.3.1.2. 1. God is right in every instance
8.2.3.1.3. 2. Go into each thing in life with an open mind
8.2.3.1.4. 3. I actually was able to present in a classroom full of kids my age, and I overcome many fears throughout this class
8.2.3.1.5. 4. I learned that new things scare me becuase I am a perfectionist and do not want to fail
8.2.3.1.6. 5. Learning about LCO's have helped me so much that I have them on my fridge in my apartment.
8.2.4. In times of hopelessness and fear, God is truly the only one that can help. Through fear comes uncertainty and when the. heart grows weary we should lean on God and ask "How can I be more like Christ, How can my identity be so deeply rooted in Christ that people can see it from looking at me?"