Final Flashcards
Human beings are divinely created to bear the imago Dei, a well known Latin term for the “BRILLIANT CELEBRITY WITH PRAISE”
False, Image of God
The Christian worldview does not ignore culture; it TRANSFROMS it.
True
WORDS create culture.
True
Acting on their biblical beliefs, Christians in the past have secure the basis of rights for WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
True
In the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), we are shown what it mean s to love our neighbor.
True
In COLOSSIANS 8:2 Paul warned his audience not to be taken captive by the philosophies of the day.
False Colossians 2:8
Not to be confused with a quarrel, AN ARGUMENT should be made up of reasons that support a conclusion.
True
A GOOD argument calls into question people’s motives rather than addressing the points at hand.
False Bad
Technology is USUALLY passive in the formation of our worldviews.
False Never
ATTENTION is one of our most valuable currencies
True
During the Age of Enlightenment, people began to see art as a way to ESCAPE reality.
True
For Christians, the upper and lower stories of reality are resolved through the INCARNATION.
True
AN ENDOWMENT view of human life says that it is better for us not to exist if those around us stand to lose more than we stand to gain
Utilitarian
ACTIVE EUTHANASIA is the process by which a doctor takes terminal action against a patient.
True
Sexual purity is the condition of being free from sexual URGES
False Immorality
One of the keys to healing our environment is for human beings to REDISTRIBUTE their wealth.
False Increase
Environmental extremists think it would be best for the environment if human beings DISAPPEARED.
TRUE
According to Psalm 24:1, the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it belongs to God.
True
Jihad, Islam’s legal code, addresses a wide variety of subjects such as diet, hygiene, prayer, business, crime, and punishment.
False Sharia Law
Religious freedom secures other liberties and, by checking the powers of the state, enables HUMAN FLOURISHING.
True
The Bible calls for treating poverty by feeding and clothing the the needy as well as allowing the poor the REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME.
False Dignity of Work
Secularists tend to believe that economic resources are INFINITE.
False Not Infinite
NEW SPIRITUALISTS believe this world’s problems come from the rich exploiting the poor.
False Marxist
In the twentieth century, MORE people died at the hand their own governments than in fighting wars.
True
JUSTICE isn’t just avoiding what’s wrong; its pursuing what is right.
True
According to the inherent-rights view of justice, government GRANTS the permanent rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
False
The Clapham Sect, allied with William Wilberforce, led British efforts to end POVERTY and restore decency to society.
False Slave Trade
The work of community renewal involves encouraging people as they learn to Steward their own gifts, opportunities, and assets.
True
IN JEREMIAH 29:4-7, God told Israel that their own shalom would increase as they pursed the well being of their captors’ city.
True
Whats is a mental map that helps us interpret and navigate life?
Worldviews
According to the Christian worldview, people matter most in creation because they bear the what?
Image of God
We all ought to be what in order to understand our culture and finds ways to breathe life into it?
Neutral
What is the culmination of human communication and willful activity in a particular civilization?
Culture
What may persuade people, but it really only manipulates them by arranging arguments deceptively?
Propaganda
What verse says, “DO not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect”.
Romans 12:2
What occurs when an argument is built upon the testimony of an individual who is not an authority on the subject at hand?
Inappropriate appeal to authority
What occurs when an argument asserts that a proposition must be true simple because it has not been proven false (or vice versa).
Appeal to ignorance
What are mistakes in reasoning, will render our arguments weak and ineffective?
Fallacies
While technology has brought us more safety, comfort, and knowledge, it has not necessarily brought us more what? Which should be our goal.
Wisdom