The Role Of Divine Revelation On The Human Thought Process...

Pre-suppositional is a belief that precedes all other beliefs or the most fundamental commitment of the heart. By this meaning, this indicates the role that divine revelation should play in the human thought process or a basic heart commitment. For the Christian that commitment is God as he is revealed in his word. While ones their ultimate commitment they cannot believe anything that conflicts with that commitment. For the unbeliever, to presuppose God in this perspective is for him to think, say or do something, contrary to his own predisposition. Another way of putting it is presuppositions are simply beliefs that everyone has that affect how they think, view the world, interpret evidence, and read the Bible. Apologetics is a reasoned defense of beliefs. An atheist’s presupposition will most likely be that there is no God and that truth is relative. 2.What consists of natural revelation? How is natural revelation evidence? What consist of natural revelation is things that embrace uniformity to nature, regularities in the natural, theories, experimental procedures and scientific method. Natural revelation is evidence because natural revelation infers that science demands the existence of God. 3.Define â€Å"certainty† from an apologetics perspective. Certainty, also known as certitude; by definition is the assurance of one’s beliefs and the impossibility of propositions being false. Certainty is something that is considered absolute, or can be proved. In terms of ApologeticsShow MoreRelatedRise and Decline of the Muslim Ummah9373 Words   |  38 Pagesresuscitation in the moribund body of the Muslim Ummah. If we look at it closely, the middle half of this century presents an astounding picture. On one hand, the process of decline and deterioration reached its lowest ebb in the events of 1967 and 1971. 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