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Lesson #11
Countering The Culture With a Biblical Worldview |
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Worksheet #1 Type: Text A Religious People or a Godless Government By: Brannon S. Howse |
| 1. | Today the last accepted form of bigotry is: | |||
| a) | Cultural bigotry | |||
| b) | International bigotry | |||
| c) | Religious bigotry | |||
| 2. | As our nation's foundational worldview, Americans must choose from either: | |||
| a) | The Christian worldview or the humanist worldview | |||
| b) | A neutral worldview and the Christian worldview | |||
| c) | A non-religious worldview and the Christian worldview | |||
| 3. | Fyodor Dostoyevsky in his book, Crime and Punishment, wrote: | |||
| a) | If God is dead, there is no hope for humanity | |||
| b) | If God is alive, then we must submit to Him | |||
| c) | If God is dead, then everything is permitted | |||
| 4. | In 1774, Thomas Jefferson personally introduced a resolution calling for: | |||
| a) | The separation of church and state | |||
| b) | Banning all religious activities and symbols on public property | |||
| c) | A day of fasting and prayer | |||
| 5. | While serving as the Governor of Virginia (1779-1781) Jefferson decreed a day of: | |||
| a) | Public and solemn thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God | |||
| b) | Private and solemn thanksgiving to whatever deity the people choose | |||
| c) | Private and solemn thanksgiving to mother earth | |||
| 6. | The "wall of separation of church and state" is: | |||
| a) | Wording found in the U.S. Constitution | |||
| b) | A principle that must be followed to avoid religious discrimination | |||
| c) | A myth | |||
| 7. | As Dr. D. James Kennedy points out: | |||
| a) | Most nations are destroyed by outside invaders | |||
| b) | Most nations are destroyed because of deep religious convictions | |||
| c) | Most nations are destroyed because they compromise their nation's foundational beliefs and loss of faith in the values that made them great, and the lawlessness and disorder that arise as a result | |||
| 8. | Dr. D. James Kennedy in his book, Character and Destiny, is correct when he writes that today's young people have been taught their freedoms give them plenty of "rights": | |||
| a) | And even more responsibility | |||
| b) | But very few responsibilities | |||
| c) | Based on the principle of self-government | |||
| 9. | Dr. D. James Kennedy writes that every nation that has ever existed has been built on: | |||
| a) | Religious neutrality | |||
| b) | Some sort of religious foundation | |||
| c) | Secular principles | |||
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Worksheet #2 Type: Audio Objection Overruled: Understanding Bible Difficulties By: Kerby Anderson |
| 1. | Critics claim that Moses could not have written the Pentateuch, the first 5 books of the Bible, because: | |||
| a) | People at that time were illiterate | |||
| b) | There was no such thing as paper at that time | |||
| c) | There were not writing utensils | |||
| 2. | We know Moses was literate because: | |||
| a) | He wrote the Ten Commandments | |||
| b) | He grew up in the house of Pharaoh | |||
| c) | He wrote the entire Bible | |||
| 3. | When in doubt: | |||
| a) | Assume the Bible is wrong | |||
| b) | Accept the authority of the Bible | |||
| c) | Do without | |||
| 4. | Archeology has proven to be the friend: | |||
| a) | To the skeptic and critic | |||
| b) | To the humanist | |||
| c) | To the Bible Scholar | |||
| 5. | How many archeological discoveries have shown the Bible to be in error: | |||
| a) | 4 | |||
| b) | None | |||
| c) | 1 | |||
| 6. | The critics say that Hittites never existed because we have never found any archeological evidence for the Hittites and thus the biblical writers artificially created the Hittites. The reality is: | |||
| a) | This proves the Bible is either in error or is guilty of embellishment | |||
| b) | Excavations in 1906 at a location 90 miles east of Ankara, Turkey uncovered the capital of the Hittite Empire | |||
| c) | Archeologists are still digging and hope to find evidence of the Hittites | |||
| 7. | The Bible says that the size of Ninevah was: | |||
| a) | An exceedingly great city, a three days' walk (Jonah 3:3) | |||
| b) | A small city | |||
| c) | A middle size city that was a two day walk | |||
| 8. | Archeologists have discovered Ninevah and found that it was: | |||
| a) | A middle size city that was a two day walk | |||
| b) | An exceedingly great city, a three days walk | |||
| c) | A small city | |||
| 9. | Jewish scholar Nelson Gleuck said concerning archeology and the Bible: | |||
| a) | As a matter of fact . . . it may be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference. Scores of archaeological findings . . . confirm in clear outline or in exact detail historical statements in the Bible | |||
| b) | As a matter of fact | |||
| c) | As a matter of fact | |||
| 10. | Critics claim that Genesis has two creation accounts, thus the Bible contradicts itself. The reality is: | |||
| a) | We don't have an answer for this criticism | |||
| b) | Genesis one gives a chronological account and Genesis two gives a topical account of creation | |||
| c) | This is truly a Bible difficulty | |||
| 11. | Critics claim that Genesis one and two contradict each other because they each use different names for God. The reality is: | |||
| a) | Elohim and Yahweh are both names for God | |||
| b) | Elohim is a cultural name for God and Yahweh is a personal name for God | |||
| 12. | Critics claim that the genealogies of Jesus are different in Matthew and Luke. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | Matthew was written for the Jews and gives the genealogy of Joseph his father and Luke was written to focus on the conception and birth of Jesus and thus the focus is on the genealogy of Mary | |||
| b) | It is not true that they have different genealogies | |||
| c) | The genealogy of Matthew is the correct one and Luke just made a mistake | |||
| 13. | Mark 14 says that before a cock crows twice, Peter would deny the Lord. Matthew 26 and Luke 22 simply say that before the cock would crow, Peter would deny the Lord three times. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | Does it really matter? | |||
| b) | Matthew and Luke did not say the cock crowed only once as opposed to Mark's twice, Matthew and Luke simply referred to the cock crowing | |||
| c) | Mark simply gave more information than Luke but one account does not contradict the other | |||
| 14. | Critics say that Matthew and Mark mention only one angel at the tomb of Jesus on resurrection morning while Luke and John refer to two angels at the tomb and thus the gospels contradict each other and this shows the Bible has errors. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | The discrepancy clears up when we realize that there were two groups of women and one group saw one angel and the other group saw two angels | |||
| b) | Just because Matthew and Mark only mention one does not mean there were not two angels. Neither Matthew nor Mark said there was only one angel; they simply only mentioned one angel. | |||
| 15. | Critics claim that Matthew says Judas hung himself while Acts says he fell and was burst asunder and this is another example of the gospels contradicting each other. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | Judas hung himself on a precipice over the valley of Hinnom. The rope gave way, his body fell, and burst open in the middle and was mangled as described in Acts | |||
| b) | Judas hung himself and someone either came along and cut him down and he fell into the field or his body rotted and fell apart and fell into the field | |||
| 16. | Critics claim that Jesus is wrong when he says that the mustard seed "is smaller than all other seeds" (Matt. 13:32). The answer to this criticism is: | |||
| a) | No one yet has proved that ancient Palestinians planted anything that bore a smaller seed than that of a black mustard | |||
| b) | We have no answer for this one and have to admit the critics have stumped us | |||
| c) | No one has ever seen a mustard seed so how would we know Jesus was right or wrong | |||
| 17. | The critics charge that 2 Samuel 24 implies that God incited David to number the tribes. However, 1Chronicles 21 says that Satan "moved David to number Israel. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | God has no control over Satan | |||
| b) | God often allows Satan to perform his evil deeds for some greater purpose and thus, God used Satan to incite David to number the tribes | |||
| c) | God does not know the future and was shocked when Satan incited David | |||
| 18. | The Bible seems to approve of Rahab's lying (Joshua 2:4-5). The Answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | The Bible does not condone what God condemns (Prov. 12:22) | |||
| b) | The Bible approves of her faith as demonstrated by her good works (Heb. 11:31), but not her falsehood | |||
| c) | God understands that sometimes the ends justify the means | |||
| 19. | Critics claim the Old Testament approves of the practice of polygamy. The reality is: | |||
| a) | While the Bible does say that some of Israel's leaders had more than one wife, it never teaches that this is God's intent for marriage | |||
| b) | Deuteronomy 17 actually forbids having more than one wife | |||
| c) | Just because the Bible reports something does not mean it approves of the action, conduct or behavior | |||
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Worksheet #3 Type: Video Rejecting the Worldview of Hedonism By: Dr. David Jeremiah |
| 1. | Who wrote Ecclesiastes? | |||
| a) | Paul | |||
| b) | Solomon | |||
| c) | John | |||
| 2. | Ecclesiastes is a book about? | |||
| a) | Victory | |||
| b) | A Life well lived | |||
| c) | Regrets | |||
| 3. | Who was the richest man to ever live? | |||
| a) | Bill Gates | |||
| b) | Solomon | |||
| c) | Donald Trump | |||
| 4. | Solomon's many wives: | |||
| a) | Led him away from God and to their false gods | |||
| b) | Led him to God and the Scriptures | |||
| c) | Led him to lasting happiness | |||
| 5. | Solomon said life without God is: | |||
| a) | Somewhat happy | |||
| b) | Vanity | |||
| c) | Peaceful | |||
| 6. | Chose from the following list the things Solomon tried in order to find happiness: | |||
| a) | Wealth | |||
| b) | Wild living | |||
| c) | Alcohol | |||
| d) | Wisdom | |||
| e) | Many wives | |||
| 7. | Christians should try and find a heaven on earth? | |||
| a) | True | |||
| b) | False | |||
| 8. | If we walk in the way that brings gladness and joy to God, it will bring: | |||
| a) | Boredom | |||
| b) | Too many rules | |||
| c) | Not any fun | |||
| d) | Gladness and joy to our hearts | |||
| 9. | In Ecclesiastes 11, Solomon said life is uncertain so: | |||
| a) | Spend all your money on having fun | |||
| b) | Invest your money in many different places | |||
| c) | Invest your money in one big get rich, scheme | |||
| 10. | In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says that life is: | |||
| a) | Filled with guarantees | |||
| b) | Long, so don't worry about time | |||
| c) | Uncertain and brief, so work hard for God today | |||
| 11. | Solomon tells us to enjoy everyday as: | |||
| a) | An opportunity to pursue pleasure | |||
| b) | A gift from God | |||
| c) | An opportunity to do what makes us feel good | |||
| 12. | Solomon said that youth is a time to enjoy life: | |||
| a) | So party hard | |||
| b) | So set no boundaries | |||
| c) | But don't use your youth to indulge in sin and things of the flesh for which you will have to give an account to God | |||
| 13. | Solomon encourages the youth to: | |||
| a) | Forget about God because you have your whole life to do what He wants | |||
| b) | Remember God your creator and develop a strong relationship with Him now so it will be a life-long relationship and pattern | |||
| c) | Fit God into your plans if it does not cramp your style | |||
| 14. | In Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Solomon says the key to living a happy life is: | |||
| a) | Fear God | |||
| b) | Keep His commandments | |||
| c) | To keep the commandments of God that you think are important | |||
| 15. | To fear God means: | |||
| a) | To be afraid to talk to Him | |||
| b) | To respect God | |||
| c) | To obey and honor God | |||
| 16. | Instead of making the pursuit of pleasure our goal in life, our goal should be: | |||
| a) | To trust and obey God, for that is the only way a Christian can really find happiness and purpose in life | |||
| b) | To make as much money as we can | |||
| c) | To be popular, because fame is what brings happiness | |||
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Worksheet #4 Type: Test Developing Your Worldview, Test #10 |
| 1. | Today the last accepted form of bigotry is: | |||
| a) | Cultural bigotry | |||
| b) | International bigotry | |||
| c) | Religious bigotry | |||
| 2. | As our nation's foundational worldview, Americans must choose from either: | |||
| a) | The Christian worldview or the humanist worldview | |||
| b) | A neutral worldview and the Christian worldview | |||
| c) | A non-religious worldview and the Christian worldview | |||
| 3. | Fyodor Dostoyevsky in his book, Crime and Punishment, wrote: | |||
| a) | If God is dead, there is no hope for humanity | |||
| b) | If God is alive, then we must submit to Him | |||
| c) | If God is dead, then everything is permitted | |||
| 4. | In 1774, Thomas Jefferson personally introduced a resolution calling for: | |||
| a) | The separation of church and state | |||
| b) | Banning all religious activities and symbols on public property | |||
| c) | A day of fasting and prayer | |||
| 5. | While serving as the Governor of Virginia (1779-1781) Jefferson decreed a day of: | |||
| a) | Public and solemn thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God | |||
| b) | Private and solemn thanksgiving to whatever deity the people choose | |||
| c) | Private and solemn thanksgiving to mother earth | |||
| 6. | The "wall of separation of church and state" is: | |||
| a) | Wording found in the U.S. Constitution | |||
| b) | A principle that must be followed to avoid religious discrimination | |||
| c) | A myth | |||
| 7. | How many archeological discoveries have shown the Bible to be in error: | |||
| a) | 4 | |||
| b) | None | |||
| c) | 1 | |||
| 8. | The critics say that Hittites never existed because we have never found any archeological evidence for the Hittites and thus the biblical writers artificially created the Hittites. The reality is: | |||
| a) | This proves the Bible is either in error or is guilty of embellishment | |||
| b) | Excavations in 1906 at a location 90 miles east of Ankara, Turkey uncovered the capital of the Hittite Empire | |||
| c) | Archeologists are still digging and hope to find evidence of the Hittites | |||
| 9. | The Bible says that the size of Ninevah was: | |||
| a) | An exceedingly great city, a three days' walk (Jonah 3:3) | |||
| b) | A small city | |||
| c) | A middle size city that was a two day walk | |||
| 10. | Archeologists have discovered Ninevah and found that it was: | |||
| a) | A middle size city that was a two day walk | |||
| b) | An exceedingly great city, a three days walk | |||
| c) | A small city | |||
| 11. | Jewish scholar Nelson Gleuck said concerning archeology and the Bible: | |||
| a) | As a matter of fact . . . it may be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever contradicted a Biblical reference. Scores of archaeological findings . . . confirm in clear outline or in exact detail historical statements in the Bible | |||
| b) | As a matter of fact | |||
| c) | As a matter of fact | |||
| 12. | Critics claim that Genesis has two creation accounts, thus the Bible contradicts itself. The reality is: | |||
| a) | We don't have an answer for this criticism | |||
| b) | Genesis one gives a chronological account and Genesis two gives a topical account of creation | |||
| c) | This is a Bible difficulty | |||
| 13. | Critics claim that Genesis one and two contradict each other because they each use different names for God. The reality is: | |||
| a) | Elohim and Yahweh are both names for God | |||
| b) | Elohim is a cultural name for God and Yahweh is a personal name for God | |||
| c) | None of the above | |||
| 14. | Critics claim that the genealogies of Jesus are different in Matthew and Luke. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | Matthew was written for the Jews and gives the genealogy of Joseph his father and Luke was written to focus on the conception and birth of Jesus and thus the focus is on the genealogy of Mary | |||
| b) | It is not true that they have different genealogies | |||
| c) | The genealogy of Matthew is the correct one and Luke just made a mistake | |||
| 15. | Mark 14 says that before a cock crows twice, Peter would deny the Lord. Matthew 26 and Luke 22 simply say that before the cock would crow, Peter would deny the Lord three times. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | Does it really matter? | |||
| b) | Matthew and Luke did not say the cock crowed only once as opposed to Mark's twice, Matthew and Luke simply referred to the cock crowing | |||
| c) | Mark simply gave more information than Luke but one account does not contradict the other | |||
| 16. | Critics say that Matthew and Mark mention only one angel at the tomb of Jesus on resurrection morning while Luke and John refer to two angels at the tomb and thus the gospels contradict each other and this shows the Bible has errors. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | The discrepancy clears up when we realize that there were two groups of women and one group saw one angel and the other group saw two angels | |||
| b) | Just because Matthew and Mark only mention one does not mean there were not two angels. Neither Matthew nor Mark said there was only one angel; they simply only mentioned one angel | |||
| c) | We have no answer for this Bible difficulty | |||
| 17. | Critics claim that Matthew says Judas hung himself while Acts says he fell and was burst asunder and this is another example of the gospels contradicting each other. The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | Judas hung himself on a precipice over the valley of Hinnom. The rope gave way, his body fell, and burst open in the middle and was mangled as described in Acts | |||
| b) | Judas hung himself and someone either came along and cut him down and he fell into the field or his body rotted and fell apart and fell into the field | |||
| c) | We have no answer for this Bible difficulty | |||
| 18. | Critics claim that Jesus is wrong when he says that the mustard seed "is smaller than all other seeds" (Matt. 13:32). The answer to this criticism is: | |||
| a) | No one yet has proved that ancient Palestinians planted anything that bore a smaller seed than that of a black mustard | |||
| b) | We have no answer for this one and have to admit the critics have stumped us | |||
| c) | No one has ever seen a mustard seed so how would we know Jesus was right or wrong | |||
| 19. | The critics charge that 2 Samuel 24 implies that God incited David to number the tribes. However, 1 Chronicles 21 says that Satan "moved David to number Israel." The answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | God has no control over Satan | |||
| b) | God often allows Satan to perform his evil deeds for some greater purpose and thus, God used Satan to incite David to number the tribes | |||
| c) | God does not know the future and was shocked when Satan incited David | |||
| 20. | The Bible seems to approve of Rahab's lying (Joshua 2:4-5). The Answer to this Bible difficulty is: | |||
| a) | The Bible does not condone what God condemns (Prov. 12:22) | |||
| b) | The Bible approves of her faith as demonstrated by her good works (Heb. 11:31), but not her falsehood | |||
| c) | God understands that sometimes the ends justify the means | |||
| 21. | Critics claim the Old Testament approves of the practice of polygamy. The reality is: | |||
| a) | While the Bible does say that some of Israel's leaders had more than one wife, it never teaches that this is God's intent for marriage | |||
| b) | Deuteronomy 17 actually forbids having more than one wife | |||
| c) | Just because the Bible reports something does not mean it approves of the action, conduct or behavior | |||
| 22. | As Dr. D. James Kennedy points out: | |||
| a) | Most nations are destroyed by outside invaders | |||
| b) | Most nations are destroyed because of deep religious convictions | |||
| c) | Most nations are destroyed because they compromise their nation's foundational beliefs and loss of faith in the values that made them great, and the lawlessness and disorder that arise as a result | |||
| 23. | Dr. D. James Kennedy, in his book Character and Destiny, is correct when he writes that today's young people have been taught their freedoms give them plenty of "rights": | |||
| a) | And even more responsibility | |||
| b) | But very few responsibilities | |||
| c) | Based on the principle of self-government | |||
| 24. | Dr. D. James Kennedy writes that every nation that has ever existed has been built on: | |||
| a) | Religious neutrality | |||
| b) | Some sort of religious foundation | |||
| c) | Secular principles | |||
| 25. | Critics claim that Moses could not have written the Pentateuch, the first 5 books of the Bible, because: | |||
| a) | People at that time were illiterate | |||
| b) | There was no such thing as paper at that time | |||
| c) | There were not writing utensils | |||
| 26. | We know Moses was literate because: | |||
| a) | He wrote the Ten Commandments | |||
| b) | He grew up in the house of Pharaoh | |||
| c) | He wrote the entire Bible | |||
| 27. | When in doubt: | |||
| a) | Assume the Bible is wrong | |||
| b) | Accept the authority of the Bible | |||
| c) | Do without | |||
| 28. | Archeology has proven to be the friend: | |||
| a) | To the skeptic and critic | |||
| b) | To the humanist | |||
| c) | To the Bible Scholar | |||
| 29. | Who wrote Ecclesiastes? | |||
| a) | Paul | |||
| b) | Solomon | |||
| c) | John | |||
| 30. | Ecclesiastes is a book about? | |||
| a) | Victory | |||
| b) | A Life well lived | |||
| c) | Regrets | |||
| 31. | Who was the richest man to ever live? | |||
| a) | Bill Gates | |||
| b) | Solomon | |||
| c) | Donald Trump | |||
| 32. | Solomon's many wives: | |||
| a) | Led him away from God and to their false gods | |||
| b) | Led him to God and the Scriptures | |||
| c) | Led him to lasting happiness | |||
| 33. | Solomon said life without God is: | |||
| a) | Somewhat happy | |||
| b) | Vanity | |||
| c) | Peaceful | |||
| 34. | Chose from the following list the things Solomon tried in order to find happiness: | |||
| a) | Wealth | |||
| b) | Wild living | |||
| c) | Alcohol | |||
| d) | Wisdom | |||
| e) | Many wives | |||
| 35. | Christians should try and find a heaven on earth? | |||
| a) | True | |||
| b) | False | |||
| 36. | If we walk in the way that brings gladness and joy to God it will bring: | |||
| a) | Boredom | |||
| b) | Too many rules | |||
| c) | Not any fun | |||
| d) | Gladness and joy to our hearts | |||
| 37. | In Ecclesiastes 11, Solomon said life is uncertain so: | |||
| a) | Spend all your money on having fun | |||
| b) | Invest your money in many different places | |||
| c) | Invest your money in one big get rich, scheme | |||
| 38. | In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says that life is: | |||
| a) | Filled with guarantees | |||
| b) | Long, so don't worry about time | |||
| c) | Uncertain and brief, so work hard for God today | |||
| 39. | Solomon tells us to enjoy everyday as: | |||
| a) | An opportunity to pursue pleasure | |||
| b) | A gift from God | |||
| c) | An opportunity to do what makes us feel good | |||
| 40. | Solomon said that youth is a time to enjoy life: | |||
| a) | So party hard | |||
| b) | So set no boundaries | |||
| c) | But don't use your youth to indulge in sin and things of the flesh for which you will have to give an account to God | |||
| 41. | Solomon encourages the youth to: | |||
| a) | Forget about God because you have your whole life to do what He wants | |||
| b) | Remember God your creator and develop a strong relationship with Him now so it will be a life-long relationship and pattern | |||
| c) | Fit God into your plans if it does not cramp your style | |||
| 42. | In Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Solomon says the key to living a happy life is: | |||
| a) | Fear God | |||
| b) | Keep His commandments | |||
| c) | To keep the commandments of God that you think are important | |||
| 43. | To fear God means: | |||
| a) | To be afraid to talk to Him | |||
| b) | To respect God | |||
| c) | To obey and honor God | |||
| 44. | Instead of making the pursuit of pleasure our goal in life, our goal should be: | |||
| a) | To trust and obey God, for that is the only way a Christian can really find happiness and purpose in life | |||
| b) | To make as much money as we can | |||
| c) | To be popular, because fame is what brings happiness | |||