Bible Study 5-19-2020
Post -Modernism Bible Study
1.) Luke 13:22-30
2.) 2 Corinthians 10:4 (spiritual warfare is an ideological battle) – refuting false ideas w/ truth.
3.) Colossians 2:8
4.) 2 Timothy 3:1-9
5.) Genesis 3
Christian World View
1.) Absolute Truth
2.) Absolute Morality
3.) Only One Way to God (JESUS Christ)
THE GOAL OF BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW IS TO:
1.) ESTABLISH CERTAINTY
2.) SUBMIT TO AUTHORITY
3.) FIND CLARITY
4.) UNDERSTAND THE NOTION OF OBJECTIVE TRUTH
****Post-Modernism World View
1.) No Truth
2.) No Meaning
3.) No Certainty
****All beliefs are equally true
****All behavior is equally wholesome
**** TOLERANCE IS THE GOD OF POST MODERNISM ****
– If you don’t believe that way, they cannot tolerate you.
****PREFERS SUBJECTIVITY
Subjectivity – based on, or influenced by personal feelings, preferences, or opinions (Proverbs 28:26)
***PREFERS AMBIGUITY (more than one interpretation) OVER CLARITY
– Moves the authority of the interpretation from the author to the reader****(2 Peter 1:20)
****HOSTILE TO EVERY WORLD VIEW THAT MAKES A UNIVERSAL TRUTH CLAIM****(John. 14:6)
– Postmodernism writes out its individual stories by denying an over arching story
THE GOAL OF THE POSTMODERN WORLD VIEW IS TO:
1.) ELIMINATE CERTAINTY
2.) QUESTION AUTHORITY
3.) OBLITERATE CLARITY
4.) UNDERMINE THE NOTION OF OBJECTIVE TRUTH