Mike Winther designed this talk with a desire to help people make better decisions in every area of life. He also noticed that people have a process for deciding on political issues that was unbiblical and awkward at best. Mike decided to take a good hard look at scripture and find if there are biblical processes for making good decisions.
As Christians, we're on a journey to have a more biblical based and Christ-like life. In America, we've been taught the wrong process for making decisions. Our educational system attacks the biblical decision-making process that Mike had uncovered. A lot of our school experience is designed to teach bad process and decision-making. The process often determines the outcome. Mike talks about how the process is flawed and how we can start the journey to fix it.
You'll Learn:
[02:25] Our educational system attacks the biblical decision-making process that Mike had uncovered. A lot of our school experience is designed to teach bad process and decision-making.
[03:40] The process often determines the outcome.
[03:51] We don't use deliberate tools. We frequently make haphazard decisions. Inconsistency is confusing.
[04:44] We are also conditioned to use unintentional processes. These are generally non-biblical.
[05:42] Dr. A.A. Hodge said that an education system separated from religion will be appalling.
[07:09] There are three steps to a good decision-making process. 1. Is the action we're considering a proper action? 2. Is it profitable? 3. How should we do it?
[10:46] A good decision requires these three tools: 1. A valid paradigm. 2. Good methodology. 3. Accurate facts and data.
[12:59] Is our methodology based on relativism or realism? We need to look for the absolutes.
[19:42] Principal versus practicality. We should always look for the principal first.
[23:41] The end versus the means. Does the greater good in the future outweigh doing something not good right now?
[33:42] Consistency. Good decisions are consistent.
[39:41] Taking arguments with logical conclusions. We need to analyze our decision and see if we could continue making the same type of decision down the road.
[40:58] The selling of indulgences was where you confessed to a priest, and they told you what you have to do for those sins to be forgiven.
[44:47] Taking an idea to its logical conclusion.
[48:45] The third tool for good decision-making is having accurate facts and data. We need to get the facts right. Facts are less important when you're making decisions based upon principle.
[49:37] The world is training us to make decisions with bad methods, and it's resulting in bad decisions.
[51:29] When governments make decisions that are bad process decisions, we get inconsistency in our policies.
[52:42] Government policy can also cause us to devalue the law.
[54:33] Having bad government decisions and processes actually increases terrorism. Making law based on proper means would have a stable law. If we change laws willy-nilly, people will discover that a crisis or disaster is a way to get a law changed.
[01:00:27] Your kids and your family need to know the absolutes of your household.
