Comments on: World and worldview http://blog.evangelicalrealism.com/2009/05/04/world-and-worldview/ The theology of Reality Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: » Divine Intervention (2) Evangelical Realism http://blog.evangelicalrealism.com/2009/05/04/world-and-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-9356 » Divine Intervention (2) Evangelical Realism Tue, 12 May 2009 10:16:32 +0000 http://blog.evangelicalrealism.com/?p=926#comment-9356 [...] distinction between world and worldview, which we’ve discussed before, can be used as a quick rule of thumb for distinguishing between the consequences of the Gospel [...] [...] distinction between world and worldview, which we’ve discussed before, can be used as a quick rule of thumb for distinguishing between the consequences of the Gospel [...]

]]> By: R. C. Moore http://blog.evangelicalrealism.com/2009/05/04/world-and-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-9090 R. C. Moore Mon, 04 May 2009 16:13:41 +0000 http://blog.evangelicalrealism.com/?p=926#comment-9090 <i> ...just present the objective, verifiable, real-world facts about Him without expressing or endorsing any particular worldview in which He played a significant role. </i> What is God was heuristically true? (everyone knew of his existence without being told, like gravity) This would allow a theistic worldview without any external validation. Even if God, for whatever reason, wanted to hide his presence from the tools of science, he could still have woven his presence into reality in such a way that he is undeniable. The requirement of faith is clearly a rationalization put in place to counter the absence of God either empirically or heuristically. The Bible illustrates this clearly, as the faith of Abraham is morphed into faith in the Laws of Moses and then into faith in the resurrection of Jesus and now into faith that Jesus will return. It is continually modified to account for reality not being affected by theistic belief.
…just present the objective, verifiable, real-world facts about Him without expressing or endorsing any particular worldview in which He played a significant role.

What is God was heuristically true? (everyone knew of his existence without being told, like gravity) This would allow a theistic worldview without any external validation.

Even if God, for whatever reason, wanted to hide his presence from the tools of science, he could still have woven his presence into reality in such a way that he is undeniable.

The requirement of faith is clearly a rationalization put in place to counter the absence of God either empirically or heuristically. The Bible illustrates this clearly, as the faith of Abraham is morphed into faith in the Laws of Moses and then into faith in the resurrection of Jesus and now into faith that Jesus will return. It is continually modified to account for reality not being affected by theistic belief.

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