Monday, March 27, 2006

I know better than ...

We turn from dealing with last week’s attitude of “I’m not accountability” to this week of addressing the attitude “I know better than God.” LifeWay’s Explore the Bible lesson is “Do you live according to God’s truth?”. It has a background passage of Isaiah 24:1-31:9, and focal verses: Isaiah 28:14-18; 30:12-18.

The Leader Guide suggests using Pack item 7 to introduce the lesson, which I like because of its focus on everyday attitudes about the Bible that obviate its use. For example, when it comes to principles for everyday living, some hold the attitude that ‘common sense’ is more important than any truth found in the Bible.

As an alternative you could introduce the lesson by showing your results on this philosophy quiz (see mine below), which can be interpreted using the definitions from this site. You might show one-line definitions of each philosophy to help members understand the alternatives people use today instead of depending on truth found in the Bible for daily living.


Divine Command

100%

Kantianism

60%

Hedonism

40%

Apathy

40%

Justice (Fairness)

35%

Existentialism

30%

Utilitarianism

30%

Strong Egoism

30%

Nihilism

30%

What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03)
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