Meaning—Tim Keller

John 1:1-5, 14-17

Intro – Is Christianity a spent force in the face of secularism?

2 options for meaning in life:-

1. Discovered objective meaning (the Logos)
2. Created subjective meaning
• Critique - Living for created meaning is unsatisfactory because it is :-
1. Less Rational 
2. Less Durable
3. Less morally and socially useful
3. The Logos is a Person who discovers us

Questions

1. Discovered objective meaning (the Logos)
• How was the Greek word ‘logos’ (‘the Word’) in John 1 defined?
• How was the fan heater illustration helpful in regards to this concept of the logos?
2. Created subjective meaning
• How do modern secularists respond to this concept of the logos?
• What did the nursing home experiment demonstrate?
• Critique
• 3 reasons were given as to why the secularist approach to meaning in life was inferior.
• How was the Christian basis for meaning in life:-
1. more rational than the secularist approach?
2. more durable than the secularist approach?
3. How did the insights of Viktor Frankl help illustrate this?
4. more morally and socially useful than the secularist approach?
3. The Logos is a Person who discovers us
• What are the liberating implications for meaning in life of the logos becoming flesh (John 1:14)?