EOTC RESPONSE TO WORLDVIEW OF RELIGION

EOTC RESPONSE TO WORLDVIEW OF RELIGION

The Christian faith is the most coherent worldview around.

Everyone:  - pantheist,

              - atheist,

              - skeptic,

              - polytheist

has to answer these questions:

Pantheism : a religious belief that includes the entire universe in its idea of God. A person who follows the religious doctrine of pantheism believes that God is all around us, throughout the whole universe. ... In Greek, pan means "all" and theos means "god".

• The doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
• Any religious belief or philosophical doctrine that identifies God with the universe.
• Many traditional and folk religions including African traditional religions and Native American religions can be seen as pantheistic, or a mixture of pantheism and other doctrines such as polytheism and animism. According to pantheists, there are elements of pantheism in some forms of Christianity

An Atheist: -  a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

A Skeptic:   - a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.

               - a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual. a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others. a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially Christianity, or of important elements of it.

A Polytheist :- Polytheism, the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of monotheism, the belief in one God.

FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS IN THE MIND OF A RATIONAL PERSON

Where did I come from?   

What is life’s meaning? 

How do I define right from wrong? 

What happens to me when I die? 

• Those are the fulcrum points of our existence. Ideal with cultural issues whether they be in the Middle East, Far East, the Orient or the West.
• You broach questions in the context of their culture and then present Christian answers.

ANSWERS FOR THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF HUMANITY

Origin  – Where do we come from?
Meaning – Why are we here?
Morality – What’s right and what’s wrong?
Destiny – Where are we going?

ወስብሐት ለእግዚአብሔር!                                              Glory be to God!

To be continued............................................................!