Worldviews and Philosophy

Question 1

The question is exactly how Sire has it in his book: What is the outcome of human history?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Sire says that ethics is transcendent and is based upon the character of God as good (holy and loving).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Is this question EXACTLY how it appears in the textbook? Why is it possible to believe anything at all?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Sire claims his book is in some ways more basic than formal studies in philosophy, theology, and comparative religion.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Prime reality is _____________________.

Accepted Answer

the Eternal Triune God of the Bible

Question 6

Heb 9:27 "man is destined to die once and after that the judgment" is a verse that fits best with Sire's question number

Accepted Answer

4

Question 7

Fill in the blank: "What personal, life-orienting core ______________ are consistent with this worldview?

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Commitments

Question 8

According to Sire, the Westminster Shorter Confession says that "the chief end of man" is to

Accepted Answer

glorify God and enjoy Him forever

Question 9

Sire claimed that people are always aware of the assumptions they have about their own worldviews.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

We are immutably created male and female from before our birth. We can never change our sex.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Which is NOT a stated purpose of James Sire's book The Universe Next Door?

Accepted Answer

To answer the basic questions of life such as who am I? Why am I here?

Question 12

According to Sire one's worldview is a commitment of the heart which is the central defining element of the human person

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The Universe Next Door claims that there is a standard which all moral judgments are measured. This standard is

Accepted Answer

God Himself as revealed in the Bible

Question 14

The author of The Universe Next Door says that the goodness of God is expressed in two ways: His holiness and

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Righteousness

Question 15

The theological term expressing the truth that "nothing is beyond God's ultimate interest, control, and authority" is

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Sovereignty

Question 16

Which is NOT a worldview question based upon Sire's book The Universe Next Door?

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What is the meaning of life?

Question 17

Which is NOT a worldview question based upon Sire's book The Universe Next Door?

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Why do bad things happen to good people?

Question 18

The author of the textbook argues that ultimately history is cyclical, that is "what goes around comes around".

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

James Sire is the author of The Universe Next Door.

Accepted Answer

True

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