But did you do it?

1. What’s a worldview?

A worldview is the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world. “[It’s] any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world and man’s relations to God and the world,” says David Noebel, author of Understanding the Times.

Someone with a biblical worldview believes his primary reason for existence is to love and serve God.

Other examples of worldviews

• Secular worldview: A secular worldview teaches that beliefs are a matter of personal preference, not absolute truth. Truth in a secular worldview comes from reason and science.
• Scientific worldview (Scientific Naturalism): Our Biblical Worldview textbook defines a scientific worldview as, “A worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences (p 307).”
• Postmodern worldview: Postmodernism believes there is no absolute truth. Personal truth is determined by your upbringing and culture. It believes that truth is just used to suppress and oppress the less powerful.
• I would add a cultural worldview… constantly changing to what is now being promoted by our culture. 

 

 

2. What’s a biblical worldview?

A biblical worldview is based on the infallible Word of God. When you believe the Bible is entirely true, then you allow it to be the foundation of everything you say and do. 

Do you have a biblical worldview? Answer the following questions, based on claims found in the Bible and which George Barna used in his survey:

• Do absolute moral truths exist?
• Is absolute truth defined by the Bible?
• Did Jesus Christ live a sinless life?
• Is God the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe, and does He still rule it today?
• Is salvation a gift from God that cannot be earned?
• Is Satan real?
• Does a Christian have a responsibility to share his or her faith in Christ with other people?
• Is the Bible accurate in all of its teachings?

Did you answer yes to these? Only 9 percent of “born- again” believers did. But what’s more important than your yes is do you live it. 

4. Why does a biblical worldview matter?

If we don’t really have one, we can’t live one, if we don’t live one and we say we have one… we are just confusing the world and living a lie. 

what does Col. 2;8 SAY

“captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ” (Colossians 2:8).

Im concerned at the amount of Xns who say they believe in Jesus, the bible, and say they have a worldview… but don’t believe the bible and don’t live it… They obviously don’t understand what it means to say one believes…

I have only had 1… 1… I will say it again ONE couple in my office the past 20 years who say they are a christian and have actually not had sex with one another… or sex at all. ONE in 20 years… and I have counseled hundreds! Thats the problem…

A woman says I will not submit to my husband… But says she is a Christian… and you tell her, well the bible says you have to submit… and she says I will obey God but I will not submit to my husband… DUH… We have got a problem…

your world view has not permeated your actions…

What do my actions say about my beliefs?

We really only have 2 options… change your beliefs to mirror your actions… or change your actions. If you say one thing, but do another you are a liar… If you do one thing but say another… again you are a liar.

Its not hard to wrap your head around… you just have to be willing to be honest with yourself, and ask God to show you your ways, your actions and your worldview…