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Everyone has a worldview, even if they don’t realize it and even if they have not carefully thought it out. Today there is a war on concerning what worldview will be adopted by citizens of each country.

There are various lists of common worldviews.

Below is one of those lists, from Universe Next Door (IVP Academic, 2020), James Sire:

  1. Christian Theism: The triune God created all and restores us by grace through faith in Jesus.
  2. Deism: God created the world but doesn’t intervene in it.
  3. Naturalism: All that exists is the physical world.
  4. Nihilism: There is no ultimate truth, meaning, or right and wrong.
  5. Existentialism: We create our own truth and meaning.
  6. Eastern Pantheistic Monism: We merge with the divine through meditative techniques learned from Eastern religions.
  7. New Age-Spirituality: We combine elements of Eastern Pantheistic Monism (e.g., reincarnation and Eastern meditation) with popular psychology and occultic practices.
  8. Postmodernism: The concept of absolute truth is a human construct used to get power, so we need to prioritize the stories of our own tribes and emphasize our own truth.
  9. Islamic Theism: The singular God Allah created all and saves those who submit to him in obedience.

A worldview is simply one’s view of the world.

It is a framework for understanding reality and answering the big questions of life. These questions include:

  • Origin: Where do I come from?
  • Identity: Who am I?
  • Meaning: What is my purpose?
  • Morality: How should I live?
  • Destiny: What happens when I die?

My tribe's answers to the central issues of one's worldview:

The answers below appear to be good, biblical answers in my opinion. They have been copied from this link.

  1. Where do we come from? We are created by God.
  2. Who are we? We are the creatures God made in His image.
  3. What is our purpose? God created us to know and follow Him as we fill the earth and reign over it as the managers He has put in charge.
  4. What is our core problem? We fall short of God’s glory because we pridefully resist His authority as a threat to our well-being.
  5. How is this problem solved? We turn from our self-centered ways and trust and give our allegiance to Jesus the Messiah as our Savior, Lord, and King, and He forgives us, fills us with His Spirit, and restores us to our original image.
  6. How should we live? We should live according to the way of Jesus the Messiah, which can be summarized as loving God and loving people as He teaches.
  7. What happens when we die? We are either with the Lord or apart from Him for eternity, based on our relationship with Jesus through faith in Him and His gospel.

What about the differences between various denominations?

Yes, Christians do have many denominations (sub-tribes) which disagree on many issues. I believe that if a denomination embraces the biblical answers in the above section, I am of the same tribe as they are and we should come together in lifting the standard that life is best when the culture is living under a Christian Worldview. It is self-defeating for us to fight with one another. Better to be lifting up Jesus Christ, the Bible and the Holy Spirit.

God is Lord over the nations - He sees and knows and He gets involved

  • "Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people." (Prov. 14:34)
  • "At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it; if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it. Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to build up or to plant it; if it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it. So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh turn back, each of you from his evil way, and reform your ways and your deeds."' (Jer 18:7-11)
  • See also Romans 1:18-32.

Action step - Hear from God

Lord, how do You want me to express Your worldview to the people whom I connect with?

 


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