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Unit 1 Grade 6
Basics for a Biblical Worldview
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assumption | an idea that people believe without trying to prove or without knowing they have it |
| basic beliefs | Things that people believe but probably never think about; things that always be proven |
| Creation | the act of God to create the heavens and the earth in six literal days and in agreement with His perfect character and order |
| culture | the result of people living out the Creation Mandate, building on traditions passed down and then creating new things |
| dualism | the belief that there are two equal gods, one good and one evil |
| Fall | the breaking of Gods law by Adam and Eve with the consequence of sin for them, all creation, and all descendants |
| Big story | a worldview's story that seeks to explain where the world came from, why its here, what is wrong with it and where it's going |
| Redemption | God's restoration of sinners to a right relationship with Him through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ |
| two-story view | a dualistic view of life as two separate levels with two different authorities |
| worldview | the way a person makes sense of the world through a big story for his basic beliefs and loves |
| church | all the people Christ has rescued from the kingdom of darkness and brought into His kingdom |
| covenant | an agreement between two or more people with certain requirements and promises |
| fallen direction | the bending of something away from creational structure because of the Fall |
| image of God | the quality that God created humans with, giving them worth above all other creatures |
| New Covenant | the covenant that was promised in the Old Testament and established by Jesus in the New Testament |
| redemption direction | the pushing of something that has been bent from the Fall back toward its creational structure |
| structure | the way God's creation is supposed to work, in agreement with His purpose and plan |