0:00 A WORLDVIEW DEFINED: A WV, Is A Network Of Presupps Which Are Not Verified By Natural Science, But In Terms Of Which Every Aspect Of Experience, Is Interpreted & Interrelated
0:33 “I Saw A Ghost!” …It’s The WV That Determines What You Think Are The Range Of Possibilities, & How You’ll Explain & Interpret The Experiences People Have
1:51 The WV Gives Your Total Picture Of Life (Where Did We Come From?; What’s The Nature Of Human Life? How Should We Live Our Lives?) The Meaning Of Life; …e.g. Money
2:52 Everyone’s WV Is Held Religiously…And Because They’re So Foundational, WV Convictions Have A Systematic Import; They Affect Everything That We Do.
4:27 THE COLLISION OF WVs …In Principle, The Believer & Unbeliever Can’t Agree On Anything…e.g. Eventually We Have To Get To The Level Of Talking About Presupps, Which Are Antithetical To Each Other. …HOW CAN THERE BE A DISCUSSION AT ALL?…Rom1
7:16 Consider What Rom1 Says About Unbelievers (All Men Know GOD; Unbelievers Are Secret Believers Who Suppress The Truth In Unrighteousness) …No Ambiguous Evidence For GOD’s Existence…Objections Of GOD’s Existence: TPOE
9:57 E.g. Of TPOE: Child Molestation …If You Don’t Believe In GOD, Nothing Is Evil. When People Appeal To Something As Being Evil, They’re Assuming The Existence Of GOD To Turn Around & Then Argue Against The Existence Of GOD
12:58 Unbelievers Have No Excuse For Their Unbelief: GOD HAS MADE HIMSELF KNOWN, & ALL MEN HAVE RECEIVED THE MESSAGE. Unbelievers Are Always Trying To Work Out A Philosophy Of Life So They Won’t Have To Admit The Philosophy Of Life That’s Made Them Able To Accomplish What They Have & To Know What They Know In This World
16:18 How Wise People Become Fools, Trying To Put Their WV Together Without GOD. Unbelievers Have A Combination Of WVs: What They PROFESS & What They SUPPRESS
17:58 The Nature Of The Conflict Between The Christian & Unbeliever: In Principle, At The Level Of What The Unbeliever PROFESSES About His WV, Could Never Be Harmonized With The Believer. …Yet, Unbelievers Can Come To Elements Of The Truth Based On What They’ve SUPRESSED About GOD
19:33 The Difference Between The Christian & Unbeliever Isn’t Just An Extra Added Feature, e.g. Faces On A Chalkboard…A WV Difference…1Cor1:20
22:32 Rom8:7, Unbelievers Are Enemies In Their Minds Against GOD…One Of The Biggest Obstacles To Christians Loving GOD With All Of Their Minds Is Not Realizing That We Must Resist Worldly FOOLISH Philosophy & Their Presupps, e.g….
24:52 The Call To Greater Fidelity In The Use Of The Mind In Loving GOD, Requires The Christian Think In Terms Of Presupp Analysis (Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics) e.g, Paul’s Talk With King Agrippa & Acts Ch17
28:49 No Piecemeal Evangelism…The NT Calls People To A Change Of Mind (A Turning Around Of The Way You Think & Live)…Warning Against A Type Of Philosophy
31:06 It’s Necessary For Christians To Study & To Understand Non-Christian WVs That They’ll Be Able To Facilitate Faithfulness To JESUS CHRIST …e.g. A Doctor Studying Disease
32:08 Q&A
32:21 Q: How Do You Reply To One Who Holds The Validity Of Empirical Observation As A Presupp? A: That’s Not A Self-Authorizing/Self Verifying Presupp, And (Unlike The Christian WV) Doesn’t Give A Foundation For Logic, Science, & Morality.
35:34 Q: Does Psychology Have Value In Apologetics? GLB Doesn’t Recommend Studying Psychology For Various Reasons…(No Real Objective Way To Resolve Differences Of Opinion Within The Field Of Study; Generally Man Centered; People Are Helped To Rationalize Their Rebellion Against GOD,etc.)
39:59 Q: How To Correct The Thinking Of The Church Without Being Hypocritical & Following Worldly Ways Of Thinking? A: …Purely Committed To THE WORD OF GOD; Conferences; Studies; Books; & Writings Along The Lines Of How To Love GOD With All Of Our Minds…
44:33 TOOLS TO DISCERN UNBELIEVING THINKING FROM BELIEVING THINKING…2Cor10:4,5
51:47 1) The Square Of Religious Opposition. 2) A Survey Critique Of The Different WV Types
52:40 (Transcendence & Immanence) Every School Of Thought (WV) Must Incorporate Certain Kinds Of Considerations (Football e.g.) …There Are Common Elements In Every WV. …All WVs Deal With M.E.E.
54:46 Every WV/Philosophy Developed In Terms Of M.E.E. Will Have Elements Of T&I…TRANSCENDENCE: Elements That Go Beyond Human Experience. IMMANENCE: The Here & Now; Close At Hand; Part Of Our Experience
55:50 Three Charac. Of TRANSCENDENCE: 1) ABSOLUTES; 2)UNDERSTANDING OF AUTHORITY; 3)APPEAL TO UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS
1:00:06 Charac. Of IMMANENCE: 1)INDIVIDUALITY; 2)CHANGE; 3)DIVERSITY; 4)FREEDOM
1:01:20 ABSTRACT THINKING…Diagramming T&I Of The Christian WV, & The Non-Christian WV
1:03:40 The Christian Position With Regard To Transcendence: GOD Is The Sovereign CREATOR, CONTROLLER; & HIS WORD IS Our ABSOLUTE TRUTH
The way we think—our patterns of reasoning—can fail to show love for God just as readily as the way we live outwardly. This series explains how we can better keep the first and great commandment with our minds. Dr. Bahnsen shows how to detect and refute the underlying worldviews in terms of which unbelievers think, so that Christians can be more alert and effective in defending the faith.
- What Does It Mean? (1 of 6)
- How to Discern and Disarm Non-Christian Worldviews, Part 1 (2 of 6)
- How to Discern and Disarm Non-Christian Worldviews, Part 2 (3 of 6)
- How to Discern and Disarm Non-Christian Worldviews, Part 3 (4 of 6)
- Personal and Public Applications (5 of 6)
- Loving God Questions and Answers (6 of 6)
