Standard Bearer Academy

A political ideology A comprehensive framework of beliefs through which a person interprets all of reality A scientific theory about the origin of the universe A set of religious rituals and practices

Birth, Life, Death, Judgment Law, Prophets, Gospels, Epistles Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration Faith, Hope, Love, Obedience

The belief that nature is sacred and should be worshipped The worldview that the physical, material universe is all that exists The belief that humans should live in harmony with nature The scientific study of natural phenomena

Because science has disproven it Because it is too complicated for most people to understand Because if our thoughts are mere chemical reactions, we have no reason to trust them — including the thought that naturalism is true Because it contradicts the theory of evolution

Because morality is always culturally determined Because it is itself presented as an absolute moral truth Because some cultures do have absolute truths Because science cannot measure moral truths

That truth can only be discovered through science That truth is found in ancient traditions That objective truth is unknowable or nonexistent, and all truth claims are expressions of power That truth is revealed only through Scripture

From cultural consensus From individual conscience From the character of God From evolutionary advantage

That Christians should control every government That the church should own all property That every area of life — science, art, politics, education — falls under Christ's lordship That Christians should never engage with secular culture

Avoid all philosophical debates Be prepared to give an answer for the hope they have, with gentleness and respect Prove God's existence through scientific experiments Separate completely from secular society

Apologetics replaces evangelism in the modern world Apologetics and evangelism are unrelated activities Apologetics removes intellectual barriers so that people can hear and respond to the Gospel Evangelism is for uneducated people; apologetics is for intellectuals