So here I am at a professional development session and we are giving each other assignments... I want to share some of what happened and as you what would you think this means...
"The truth is that a worldview is like colored glasses; it colors everything at which we look. It is a grid through which one views all of life. As such it helps form our thoughts, values, and decisions. The tragedy is that most people do not even know what their worldview is, how they got it, and how important it is in their lives."
Look at page 57 "Worldview Question 7" -- Do you believe that "history is linear and the course of the cosmos was determined at creation"? Share your thoughts…
Hi Josh,
First let me comment that I find it interesting that these types of questions are not taboo in our school system. On the first consideration, is this question targeted to promote the existence of God? If so, how does a teacher determine what latitude he or she has in speaking on matters of faith in the classroom?
On the second consideration, is the question targeted to argue against the existence of God? If so, why is it unacceptable to present God’s existence but acceptable to challenge students on it?
In response to your questions, I believe in the free will of man to choose. The course of history flows down the paths determined by choices and actions made by man. This has affected individuals, families, communities, local and national and even world governments. I also believe in God’s sovereignty to take part of human history as He sees fit. If God exists and created humanity, it is very reasonable that He would choose to communicate with man. It is also reasonable that He has provide a written record of that communication which He can subsequently preserve and safeguard. Ultimately, God (if He exists) has the ability to know the end of history and be in control of it.
DONE
Discussion Board #13
In what ways has your biography affected your understanding of whether God exists?
Josh Phillips
9:09 AM
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Eddie Slusser
9:22 AM
Hi Mr. Phillips, the paramount consideration that declares who God is can be seen in nature. Can you please explain to me how all the matter in the universe can fit into the period at the end of the last sentence? If you cannot, it then becomes a matter of faith, or what you believe. The fact remains that less faith is required to believe that God created the universe and therefore exists than it does to believe that it was all in the period.
