Philosophy means "the love of wisdom" It is an intellectual discipline which is concerned with the nature of reality. The Christian faith necessarily raises such questions of knowledge and existence. The single most important concept in the Christian worldview of philosophy is that Jesus Christ is the LOGOS- the Word of God. Christian philosophy is grounded in John 1:1-4. In the Beginning was the Word is to Christian philosophy what "In the beginning God created" is to Christian theology. The Logos is the REASON and explanation for the universe and all it holds. All things were created by Him and for Him and in Him all things consist. God tells us in the Bible tells us that Mind precedes matter, design precedes creation, and Life precedes life. The atheistic stance that matter preceded mind is irrational and impossible.

Christian wisdom is characterized by the world as the foolishness of God- but Paul tells us that the foolishness of God overturns the wisdom of man. In Christ are hidden all the treasures of knowledge, wisdom and enlightenment- Colossians 2:3. The Christian is compelled to obey 2 Corinthians 10:5: We are to be "Overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that exhalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."

The Apostle Paul reiterated four main points on the Areopagus at Mars Hill when he entered his day's hall of the philosophers to engage them . (Acts 17:15-31) He emphasized four points in that discourse: (1) The God that made the world dwells not in temples made by hands.(2) In Him we live and move and have our being.(3) Jesus is the resurrection and hope for life, and (4) Christ will judge the world in righteousness.

The Christian worldview sees that the Truth of the Bible is more consistent with the way things really are in the world than any philosophy can claim. The Bible admonishes us to "attain knowledge, learning, understanding, and wisdom" in Proverbs 1.

The knowledge of God is rational and the Truth of God is propositional and objective. The Christian knows all he needs to know as a finite creature to engage this infinite God, because God initiated that knowledge. The human mind was created in the image of God and therefore communication and language, and the exchange of ideas is possible. God initiated this in creation. The Christian worldview is that Faith is the evidence of things not seen. So Christian philosophy finds its moorings not only in the observable events of a fallen world but in the faithful and True God who cannot lie. The Christian faith therefore, is reasonable and defensible. We are commanded to be able to give the reason for the hope that dwells within us in 1 Peter 3:15-16. The world's philosophers fail to understand the nature of a fallen world and that it alone is not a sufficient basis for philosophical thought.

Philosophy becomes unchristian when it bases itself on the "traditions of men, after the basic principles of the world, and not after Christ." when this occur4s, philosophy can be te root of heresy. The Christian must never forget that the world is not NORMAL- the Fall of man affected everything, and the world must be redeemed before it could function as it was created to do.