World Religions: Part 1, Worldviews

World Religions
Written By Mark Strauss

Sermon Notes

World Religions

Part 1: Worldviews


1. What is a Worldview?

•       It is assumed

•       It is a “lens” through which we view the world 

•       It is the basis of our values, decisions & behaviors

2. Major Worldviews

      a. Polytheism = “many gods”

      b. Theism: One True God

      c.  Deism

      d. Atheism/Agnosticism 

      e. Pantheism = “All is God” 

      f. Syncretism

3. Evidence for Theism

      a. Argument from Causation

      b. Argument from Design

      c. Argument from the Existence of the Mind

 

Study/Discussion Questions:

1. What is a Worldview? What questions does it answer?

2. Describe your own worldview by answering some of these questions.

3. What is Polytheism?  What is Theism?

4. What in world history produced the rise in Deism? In what ways does this still affect us today?

5. What is Syncretism?

6. In what ways does our worldview affect our personal behavior?

7. How would you defend your belief in the existence of God?

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