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Worldview BasicsSlide2
Worldviews in Conflict
What is a Worldview?
Why is this important?
What are the competing Worldviews?
What is the Christian Worldview?Slide3
What is a Worldview?
A worldview is the
framework
of our most basic beliefs that
shapes
our view of and for the world, and is the basis of our decisions and actions.
--
Phillips, Brown and
Stonestreet
,
Making Sense of Your World.Slide4
What is a Worldview?
Worldview: any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement, or religion that provides an
overarching
approach
to
understanding
God, the world, and man's relation to God and the world.
http://www.summit.org/resources/worldview-dictionary/worldview/ Slide5
Why is this important?
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8
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What are the competing Worldviews?
Christianity
Islam
Secular Humanism
Marxist-Leninist
Cosmic Humanist
PostmodernSlide7
10 Areas of a
Worldview
Theology
Philosophy
Biology
Psychology
Ethics
Sociology
Law
Politics
Economics
HistorySlide8
2 Corinthians
10:5
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.Slide9
1. Theology
In
theology
, the evidence for the existence of a
personal
and
holy
God
, a designed universe, and an earth prepared for human life far outweighs any argument for
atheism
or
pantheism
.Slide10
2. Philosophy
In
philosophy
, the notion that mind (logos)
precedes
matter
is far superior to the atheistic stance of matter preceding
mind
. Slide11
3.
Biology
In
biology
, the concept of a living God who
creates
life fits the evidence better than any notion of
spontaneous
generation and evolution. Slide12
4.
Psychology
In
psychology
, understanding people as inherently
sinful
beings in need of a Savior far outweighs thinking of them as inherently
perfectible
and guilt-free. Slide13
5.
Ethics
In
ethics
, the concept that right and wrong are
absolutes
based on the nature and character of a personal. loving, just God is far superior both theoretically and practically to any concept of moral
relativism
. Slide14
6.
Sociology
In
sociology
, the biblical
family
of father, mother, and child transcends any experiments in
trial
marriages, homosexuality, and the like. Slide15
7.
Law
In
law
, the notion that God hates the
perversion
of justice is far superior to any theory of legal relativism or
positive
law. Slide16
8.
Politics
In
politics
, the Christian belief that human rights are a
gift
from God protected by government is more logically persuasive, morally appealing, and politically sound than any atheistic theory that maintains human rights are a
gift
of the state. Slide17
9.
Economics
In
economics
, the concept of stewardship of
private
property and using resources responsibly to glorify God is more noble than the notion of a society in which
common
ownership destroys individual responsibility and work incentives.Slide18
10.
History
In
history
, the veracity of the Bible and its promise of a
future
kingdom ushered in by Jesus Christ is far more credible than vague, utopian,
global
schemes dreamed up by sinful, mortal human beings.Slide19
1 Chronicles
12:32
Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.