The cosmos, this world, is understood to be in its normal state it is not fallen or abnormal. Deism: Why is it possible to know anything at all? Through our innate and autonomous human reason and the methods of science, we can not only know the universe but we can infer at least something of what God is like.
Deism: What happens to a person at death? Human beings may or may not have a life beyond their physical existence. Deism: What is a human being? Human beings, though personal, are a part of the clockwork of the universe.
Deism: What is the nature of external reality? The cosmos God create is determined, because it is created as a uniformity of cause and effect in a closed system no miracle is possible. God is thus not immanent, not triune, not fully personal, sot sovereign over human affairs, not providential. Deism: What is prime reality? A transcendent God, as a First Cause, created the universe but then left it to run on its own. Christian Theism: What personal, life-orienting core commitments are consistent with this worldview? Christians theists live to seek first the kingdom of God, that is, to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Christian Theism: What is the meaning of human history? History is linear, a meaningful sequence of events leading to the fulfillment of God's purposes for humanity. Christian Theism: How do we know what is right and wrong? Ethics is transcendent and is based on the character of God as good (holy and loving).
Christian Theism: Why is it possible to know anything at all? Human beings can know both the world around them and God himself because God has built into them the capacity to do so and because he takes an active role in communicating with them. Christian Theism: What happens to a person at death? For each person death is either the gate to life with God and his people or the gate to eternal separation from the only thing that will ultimately fulfill human aspirations. Human beings were created good, but through the Fall the image of God became defaced, though not so ruined as not to be capable of restoration through the work of Christ, God redeemed humanity and began the process of restoring people to goodness, though any given person may choose to reject that redemption. Christian Theism: What is a human being? Human beings are created in the image of God and thus possess personality, self-transcendence, intelligence, morality, gregariousness and creativity. Christian Theism: What is the nature of external reality? External reality is the cosmos God created ex nihilo to operate with a uniformity of cause and effect in an open system.
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