7th Grade Bible Lesson 12 Review

Mark the statements that reflect a New Spirituality worldview.

• The universe has been born and reborn unnumbered times.

• There is a difference between the Creator and the things he created.

• Everything existed eternally.

• History revolves in a cycle of birth and rebirth.

Mark the statements that reflect a biblical Christian worldview.

• God created the heavens and the earth.

• There is a difference between the Creator and the things he created.

• Everything existed eternally.

• People sin because they have a sinful nature.

Mark the statements that both New Spiritualists and biblical Christians would agree on, although they may have different interpretations of what these statements mean.

• History revolves in a cycle of birth and rebirth.

• There is an unseen, spiritual dimension of the universe.

• People can learn the truth about themselves and the world in which they live.

• Death is not the end of life.

Mark the statements that agree with what New Spiritualists believe about the end of history.

• Death is only a prelude to a new life.

• History will not end it simply recycles over and over.

• There is no beginning or end to time or matter.

• Knowing the truth about one's own godhood will result in a utopia here on Earth.

Mark each statement that agrees with biblical Christianity.

• History will not end; it simply recycles over and over.

• All people sin, and when they die, they face judgement.

• The Bible tells us the truth about the end times.

• God will create a new heavens and a new earth.

New Spirituality is a ___________ worldview.

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• pantheistic

• atheistic

What do new spiritualists call god?

Mark all that apply.

• Everything that exists

• The Creator

• The god force

• The universal mind

Which is more real to a new spiritualist--the visible (physical) dimension or the invisible (spiritual) dimension of the universe?

• visible

• invisible

Why would new spiritualists care about environmental efforts, like picking up trash?

• They believe everything is god, even the earth, so they should take care of it.

• They believe God commands us to care for the earth.

True or False

Reincarnation is the same as resurrection.

• True

• False