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Chapter 2: Christianity and the Basic Elements of Philosophy “For the Lord is our Judge [judicial], the Lord is our Lawgiver [legislative], the Lord is our King [executive]; He will save us.” These seven values are foundational to any society that would be righteous. They are foundational because they are based upon the infallible, inerrant Word of God. If these are abandoned or subverted, the moral power and authority of a nation will be lost. “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34) and “if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do” (Psalm 11:3)? Conclusion Christianity is a complete philosophical system that is founded upon the axiomatic starting point of the Bible as the Word of God. As the Westminster Confession (1:6) teaches: “The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men.”Hence, the whole Christian system proceeds from the single axiom, that the Bible alone is the Word of God, and therefore authoritative, to thousands of theorems. In this system, each of the parts we have studied – epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and politics – is important. And the ideas found therein are all arranged in a logical system, with each part mutually reinforcing the others. If the reader is concerned about following the dictates of Scripture, by having his mind transformed by the teachings of Scripture (Romans 12:1-2), and bringing all thoughts into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5), then he must learn to Toward A Christian Worldview 54
Chapter 2: Christianity and the Basic Elements of Philosophy think as the Logos of God Himself thinks: logically and systematically. This accomplished, the reader will have learned the only viable philosophy, a philosophy “according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8), which is founded upon the Word of God. {24} 24. John W. Robbins, What is Christian Philosophy? (Trinity Foundation, 1994), 7. Toward A Christian Worldview 55
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