SUMMARY:
Why Christianity Is Superior!
Modern Humanism |
Category |
Biblical Christianity |
Humanist religion defies man and rejects God |
Religion |
Christian religion exalts God and humbles man. |
Naturalism, materialism, rationalism, and scientism are philosophically inconsistent with their epistemology, ontology, and cosmology. |
Philosophy |
Supernaturalism is philosophically consistent with its epistemology, ontology, and cosmology. |
Relative ethical standards from man produce moral and social disorder. |
Ethics |
Absolute ethical standard from God produces moral stability & social order. |
In spite of not one single shred of scientific evidence for any tenet of evolutionism, humanists still argue that evolution is a "scientific fact!" |
Biology |
Creation is supported by scientific principles, such as, the Law of Biogenesis, DNA, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. |
Monism is incompatible with existence mental functions, such as memory, conscience, free will, etc. |
Psychology |
Dualism is compatible with biblical con-cepts that man is a sinner and that mental health results from being right with God. |
The misnamed "quality of life" philosophy, biased and based on desirability and productivity, results in a selective pro-choice position which curses humanity. |
Medicine |
The "sanctity of life" philosophy, unbiased and based upon inherent worth of each individual, results in an impartial pro-life stance which blesses humanity. |
Family, and church are regulated by civil governments in keeping with humanistic values. |
Sociology |
Family, church, and state are regulated by God’s word in keeping with Christian values. |
Legal positivism causes freedom to perish, families to deteriorate, and nations to crumble. |
Law |
Natural and Biblical law allows freedom to grow, families to flourish, and nations to thrive. |
Political powers of civil governments are unlimited, i.e., the civil government has authority to do anything desire of it. |
Politics |
Political powers of civil governments are limited to administering justice in accordance with Biblical standards.. |
Public ownership of the means of production and distribution of wealth requires state control, enslaves citizens, and always fails. |
Economics |
Free enterprise system produces wealth and grants economic freedoms. |
Compulsory attendance and taxes are essential for government schools to indoctrinate students with humanistic values, which produce educational mediocrity and weak moral character. |
Education |
Private education is essential for Christian families to indoctrinate their children in Christian values, which produce educational excellence and strong moral character. |
Secular culture produces despair and meaninglessness in life |
Culture |
Theistic culture produces purpose and meaning to life. |
Evolutionary history is eternal, causeless, without meaning, and generally leads to despair. Its presuppositions force its adherents to deny Biblical realities. |
History |
Linear history, from creation to resurrection, fits the reality of God working in the world to redeem fallen man. |
Christianity is Superior to Humanism
Because |
(Copyright © by Robert L. Waggoner, 05/31/96)