A Biblical Worldview Primer

GOD’S REVELATION
(Broad Outline of what follows)

GOD’S WORK (General Revelation)
1.   The creation (laws of nature)
– God’s will impressed upon the creation
– the Unwritten Law aka the Lex Non Scripta
2.   Human conscience (moral awareness)
– God’s laws written on our hearts

GOD’S WORD (Special Revelation)
3.   Jesus Christ (the living word)
– God’s personal revelation of His will
– Plus: Christology 101
4.   The Bible (the written word)
– God’s verbal revelation of His will

    A.   Law
    – The Divine Covenants; The Laws of Nature’s God
    – The Revealed Law (The Divine Law)
    B.   Government
    – The Four Great Commands
    – God’s Laws of Authority
    – The Structure of Society

A Biblical Worldview (Putting It All Together)

CONTENT OF GOD’S WILL

SPECIFIC WILL (orders and commands)

Abraham – “go to the place I will show you”
Samuel – “anoint David as the next king”
Hosea – “marry this person”
“Go here, do that, etc.”

GENERAL WILL (rules => laws)
1.   Creation laws (laws of nature)
– fixed, uniform and universal (applies to all people at all times in all places)
2.   O.T. Divine Covenants
– Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses & David
– applies to the original parties and their biological descendants only, in perpetuity
– strictly speaking, none are based on faith
3.   New Covenant in Christ (i.e., Church)
– applies only to those who believe/consent
– covenant is based on faith alone

The goal is to know God’s General Will for all people, what I refer to as “God’s laws.”

Part 1:   Creation Laws: The Laws of Nature: The Lex Non Scripta
Part 2:   Human Conscience: Moral Awareness
Part 3:   Jesus Christ: The Living Word: Christology 101
Part 4A:   Bible as Law: The Divine Covenants: The Revealed Law
Part 4B:   Bible as Government: Four Great Commands: God’s Laws of Authority
Part 5:   A Biblical Worldview: Putting It All Together