Have you hugged your world view today? What? Are you kidding? Oh, by the way, what's a world view? And isn't this a little theoretical?
Well, maybe. It depends on your world view. I mean it depends on what you believe. Or, it depends on your faith system. In other words, the way you see the world and how you interpret things. It defines who we are and what we believe.
The first thing we can say for certain is that everyone has a world view. Just like everyone has a perspective on life or a faith of some sort. And our world view can be pretty subjective depending on a lot of factors. It can and will change through the course of our lives as well. The world view of a first grader is quite a bit different than that of a college senior. The world view of a poor person is usually much different than that of a rich person. And the difference between how a Secularist looks at the world and how a Christian looks at the world is huge. Especially if it's a biblical Christian.
Our world view is essentially a faith perspective but it also involves personality, circumstances, emotions, families, age, maturity, goals and disappointments or success. And a world view is like an operating system in a computer, it directs or guides everything the computer does and will affect how we live our lives and make decisions. With faith in God we see that life has an eternal or Spiritual realm that gives us meaning and purpose. Yet without faith we will only see the temporal and mundane aspects of life and this can lead us to a drastically different view of reality. Our world views can be modified or changed however depending on our willingness to change.
We probably are unaware of our world views on a daily basis and we also can get set in our ways as we grow older. There are a lot of reasons however for those of us who are Christians to examine our world view and to consider changing anything that is not in accord with God. The reason we should consider both our world view or faith system from time to time is to see if it is true. This is a step in Spiritual growth to examine ourselves to say, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting", (Psalm 139:23-24). The revelation from God of "the way everlasting" is the Christian world view.
Another good reason to know a little bit about our world view is because the world is changing at a tremendous pace away from Christianity. We live in a technological and moral revolution that is destroying our culture and creating a monolithic secularist world view. Young people today have so few examples of Christian family values, morals, work ethic and integrity. Virtually everything in the entertainment world of TV and movies mocks Biblical truth. And the result has been broken lives.
But the Christian world view centers on the existence of the God of the Bible. The Bible teaches us the creation of the universe by God, and man made in his image. Mankind has fallen into sin but God has sent his Son into the world to redeem and reconcile us to him. The ministry of reconciliation is the great message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And there is a consummation of all things unto the glory of God at the end of time. This is the essence of the Christian world view. This faith brings great significance, purpose, dignity and meaning to all who call on Jesus' name. It brings us into a personal relationship with Christ, the Creator and Redeemer of all the world.
When you get caught up in the brokenness of this world, remember the Christian world view. It is centered on the reality of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is alive. Give this worldview a big hug Spiritually, for He is redemptive and calls us back to God. In this faith we find salvation and we can be sanctified to become like Christ. We can know God for eternal life.
Well, maybe. It depends on your world view. I mean it depends on what you believe. Or, it depends on your faith system. In other words, the way you see the world and how you interpret things. It defines who we are and what we believe.
The first thing we can say for certain is that everyone has a world view. Just like everyone has a perspective on life or a faith of some sort. And our world view can be pretty subjective depending on a lot of factors. It can and will change through the course of our lives as well. The world view of a first grader is quite a bit different than that of a college senior. The world view of a poor person is usually much different than that of a rich person. And the difference between how a Secularist looks at the world and how a Christian looks at the world is huge. Especially if it's a biblical Christian.
Our world view is essentially a faith perspective but it also involves personality, circumstances, emotions, families, age, maturity, goals and disappointments or success. And a world view is like an operating system in a computer, it directs or guides everything the computer does and will affect how we live our lives and make decisions. With faith in God we see that life has an eternal or Spiritual realm that gives us meaning and purpose. Yet without faith we will only see the temporal and mundane aspects of life and this can lead us to a drastically different view of reality. Our world views can be modified or changed however depending on our willingness to change.
We probably are unaware of our world views on a daily basis and we also can get set in our ways as we grow older. There are a lot of reasons however for those of us who are Christians to examine our world view and to consider changing anything that is not in accord with God. The reason we should consider both our world view or faith system from time to time is to see if it is true. This is a step in Spiritual growth to examine ourselves to say, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting", (Psalm 139:23-24). The revelation from God of "the way everlasting" is the Christian world view.
Another good reason to know a little bit about our world view is because the world is changing at a tremendous pace away from Christianity. We live in a technological and moral revolution that is destroying our culture and creating a monolithic secularist world view. Young people today have so few examples of Christian family values, morals, work ethic and integrity. Virtually everything in the entertainment world of TV and movies mocks Biblical truth. And the result has been broken lives.
But the Christian world view centers on the existence of the God of the Bible. The Bible teaches us the creation of the universe by God, and man made in his image. Mankind has fallen into sin but God has sent his Son into the world to redeem and reconcile us to him. The ministry of reconciliation is the great message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And there is a consummation of all things unto the glory of God at the end of time. This is the essence of the Christian world view. This faith brings great significance, purpose, dignity and meaning to all who call on Jesus' name. It brings us into a personal relationship with Christ, the Creator and Redeemer of all the world.
When you get caught up in the brokenness of this world, remember the Christian world view. It is centered on the reality of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is alive. Give this worldview a big hug Spiritually, for He is redemptive and calls us back to God. In this faith we find salvation and we can be sanctified to become like Christ. We can know God for eternal life.
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