Post on 03-Jan-2016
Biblical WorldviewChristianity & Culture
Define it…
Worldview: a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world: I have broadened my worldview by experiencing a whole new culture.
So then…Biblical Worldview is…?
Biblical Worldview
Why is it important?
Worldview shapes your values.
WORLDVIEW VALUES BEHAVIOR
Your values shape your behavior.
Values Shape Behavior Colossians 2:8
Don’t become “captive to ideas.” The defense
Values Shape Behavior
Take your thoughts captive! The offense
II Corinthians 10:5
WORLDVIEW
VALUES
BEHAVIOR
CULTURE
The 5 Worldview Components
1. GOD has to do with the nature, character, and role of God.
2. CREATION has to do with what is made and sustained by God.
3. MANKIND has to do with who and what humans are.
4. MORAL ORDER has to do with moral behavior and responsibility.
5. PURPOSE has to do with the intention or meaning of all that exists.
The 5 Worldview Components
“God created humanity with moral order and purpose.”
Worldview & Culture
John 15:19
Romans 12:2
II Corinthians 10:3
Do we fit our Worldview into Culture?
Or
Do we fit Culture into our Worldview?
Worldview & Culture Put the cultural issues within the 5 aspects of
the Biblical Worldview.
How does the issue fit?
Remember: be IN the world and not OF the world
Is it something we, as Christians, should support or avoid?
That is how our Worldview then shapes our values, behavior, and culture.
Key Points to Maintaining a Biblical Worldview
1. Do not let the ideas of the world take you captive.
2. Be in the world, but not of the world.
3. When considering a cultural issue, fit it into the “target.”
1. How does the issue fit within: God, Creation, Mankind, Moral Order, Purpose?