MAKING BIBLICAL DECISIONS
STUDY GUIDE 10.1
Lesson 10: The Existential Perspective: Choosing Good
Section 1: Acquiring Knowledge

OUTLINE FOR NOTES

Introduction

I. Acquiring Knowledge

A. Experience

  1. Physical

  2. Mental

B. Imagination

  1. Creativity

  2. Time

  3. Distance             
               
REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Make sure you have memorized Dr. Frame's definition of Christian ethics and of an ethical judgment (see lesson one).

2. Review by noting the three perspectives of ethics and the unique focus of each one.

3. What are the seven existential faculties mentioned in the lesson?

4. What are the three categories of existential faculties given in the lesson?

5. How does Dr. Frame define "experience"?

6. Explain the teaching of the lesson regarding the reliability of our senses and our perception.

7. Explain the process of turning sensory perception into knowledge. What must happen?

8. Explain the teaching of the lesson regarding how sin has affected our mental processes.

9. How does Dr. Frame define "imagination"?

10. Explain the role and the reliability of our imagination in acquiring knowledge.

11. How does our imagination help us acquire knowledge of things separated from us by time and distance? Give examples.

               
APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. What is your attitude toward sensory perception? Do you trust it? Has this lesson changed your thinking about it? Explain.

2. What is your attitude toward the imagination? Do you think of it as a valid faculty for acquiring knowledge? Has this lesson changed your thinking about it? Explain.

3. In what ways have you used your experience to acquire knowledge for making ethical decisions? Give an example.

4. In what ways have you used your imagination to acquire knowledge for making ethical decisions? Give an example.