CWV 101 GCU EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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CWV 101 GCU EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Atheism - Answers refers to disbelief in the existence of a god or gods and, therefore, entails an understanding of reality that makes no reference to anything or any being beyond the physical universe.
Theism - Answers describes a worldview th...
CWV 101 GCU EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Atheism - Answers refers to disbelief in the existence of a god or gods and, therefore, entails an
understanding of reality that makes no reference to anything or any being beyond the physical universe.
Theism - Answers describes a worldview that entails belief in the existence of at least one personal and
intelligent divine being
Patheism - Answers equates god with the universe and the universe with god by conceiving of both as
identical and entirely consistent with one another.
Assumption - Answers An underlying belief that is presupposed or presumed in advance of careful
reason and reflection.
Faith - Answers The process of committing to particular presuppositions; the act of trusting in Jesus
Christ to define one's self, which constitutes a transformation of a person's spirit from selfishness to
selflessness.
Private Worldview - Answers The formation of a worldview as shaped by an individual's life story,
experience, society, culture, and relationships, and therefore expressed by individualized language,
belief, and practice.
Reason - Answers The process of evaluating, and then supporting, modifying, or rejecting particular
presuppositions.
Shared Worldview - Answers The formation of a worldview as shaped by a community of thinkers and
practitioners across times and places, and therefore expressed by shared language, beliefs, and
practices.
Worldview - Answers A foundational set of assumptions to which one commits that serves as a
framework for understanding and interpreting reality and deeply shapes one's behavior.
Agnosticism - Answers A worldview position characterized by the conviction that it is not possible to
know with certainty whether God exists or not and that the same is true of certain other religious
claims.
Cognitive Dissonance - Answers An uncomfortable state in which a person holds inconsistent or
contradictory ideas or beliefs, particularly in relation to morality and conduct.
Coherence Test - Answers A worldview test that examines the internal consistency and rational
coherence of worldview assumptions.
Correspondence Test - Answers A worldview test that examines a worldview's ability to provide a cogent
explanation of reality.
Ethics - Answers The systematic study of moral principles that guide human behavior.
, Monotheistic - Answers A theistic worldview that includes only one god. M
Naturalism - Answers A worldview position characterized by the conviction that nothing exists beyond
the natural world, emphasis on knowledge available through analysis of the natural world, and the
exclusion of supernatural explanations and religious doctrine.
Plausibility Structure - Answers A mental framework that functions like a filter by determining what one
counts as genuine knowledge and what should be disregarded.
Polytheistic - Answers A theistic worldview that includes multiple gods.
Practical Test - Answers A worldview test that examines a worldview's workability and practical value in
the most important areas of life and experience.
Purpose - Answers The underlying reason for which something was created and the ends for which it
currently exists.
Secular Humanist - Answers A person who embraces a philosophy of life that excludes supernaturalism
and a personal god, emphasizes reason and scientific evidence, and emphasizes personal fulfillment and
social good as the basis for moral reasoning.
Ultimate Reality - Answers The absolute, supreme, and final person, power, principle, or substance
underlying the universe.
Creation - Answers The first act of the biblical story where God made everything that exists out of
nothing.
Dominion - Answers The biblical description of humanity's work and role as image bearers.
First Order Points of Doctrine - Answers Theological beliefs that are essential to the Christian faith.
Image of God - Answers The biblical description of humanity in the biblical creation account, found in
Genesis 1:26; the sense of this phrase shows that humanity is God's representative in his creation.
Kingdom of God - Answers The reign and rule of God over his creation as he dwells with people,
redeeming them, and restoring creation to his wise way of order and design; (New Testament emphasis)
God's redemptive reign over his people centering on Jesus Christ, the King of God's Kingdom, and God's
continual presence among his people through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. In the New Testament,
while the Kingdom has concrete social and political dimensions, it chiefly refers to God's governance of
the human heart.
Worship - Answers To worship is to ascribe ultimate value or worth to something. Within the Christian
worldview, worship should only be given to God.
Conquest - Answers The taking over of the land of Canaan by the Israelites, as recorded in the biblical
book of Joshua.
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