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Bible Framework

It's time to derive your worldview from the Bible

Rather than reading the Bible through the eyes of modern secularism, this provocative six-part course teaches you to read the Bible through its own eyes—as a record of God’s dealing with the human race. When you read it at this level, you will discover reasons to worship God in areas of life you probably never before associated with “religion.”

Chapter 1 – Biblical Creation vs. Pagan Origin Myths

Oct 1995 - Nov 1995
Lesson 2 – Introduction: Preconditions of Truth and Knowledge
Thu, Oct 12, 1995
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 19 secs
The event of creation is crucial for defining Who and what God is. God created and that sets Him apart! A person’s view of origins reveals their view of God and their ultimate belief system. The biblical view of language. If God is Creator, then He is important for every subject.
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Lesson 3 – Introduction: Religious Neutrality Theory
Thu, Oct 19, 1995
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 40 secs
Discovering someone’s worldview. “You can’t say anything about anything without saying something about everything.” The Creator/creature distinction is what makes the Bible anti-pagan. Failure to make this distinction is idolatry and spiritual rebellion. God has unchallenged control over everything. “Continuity of being” is the opposite of the Creator/creature distinction. God is an infinite, personal God Who is self-contained and pre-existed the universe.
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Lesson 4 – Biblical Creation vs. Pagan Origin Myths: Creator/Creature Distinction vs. Continuity of Being
Thu, Oct 26, 1995
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 21 mins 14 secs
There are only two kinds of creation story: the pagan and the biblical. A “presupposition” is your basic worldview that underlies your premise. Everyone has presuppositions. No one is neutral. Mathematics only works if the universe is structured as the Bible claims. Jesus Christ is the incarnation of that Person Who spoke the universe into existence. Questions and answers.
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Lesson 5 – Reconciling Genesis and the Evolution Origin Myth: Strategies of Capitulation, Accommodation, and Counterattack
Thu, Nov 02, 1995
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 13 mins 46 secs
The link between modern and ancient versions of paganism. The “continuity of being” versus the Creator-creature distinction. How did Jesus Christ and New Testament Christians interpret the Old Testament? A comparison and contrast of evolution and creation. Three strategies the Church has used to address the tension between evolution and creation. Questions and answers.
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