Check my Worldview

A 'worldview' is the sum total of your beliefs about the world and life in general. It is a set of beliefs that hang together; the big picture. You may not even be aware of having a worldview. But all of us have a set of beliefs, even if subconsciously, which dominate how we see life and the world around us. 

The Worldview of Naturalism is predominant in the secular west. This is a perspective where  natural causes alone are sufficient to explain everything that exists. There is no place for God. This worldview is materialistic & analytical. However this is very different from a Biblical Worldview that is held by Christians.

You can see how closely your own worldview matches up to a Christian perspective by asking yourself the 3 basic questions listed below, and seeing how your answers compare.

Questions

Naturalism Worldview

Biblical Worldview

Where did we come from, and who are we?

Out of the slime. Impersonal primordial matter. And who are we? Naked Apes. Accidents of evolution.

We are the deliberate creation of a loving purposeful God, made in His image to reflect His nature.

What has gone wrong with the world?

Lack of resources, opportunity, ignorance, inequality. 

Sin. Man mutinied from God and this is the cause of hatred & strife, as well as decay and turmoil in the created world.

What can we do to fix it?

Educate people, improve their environment.

We can do nothing. But God has done something. He has come into this fallen world in the Person of Jesus Christ, through whom and for whom the whole universe was Created in the first place. And as we believe in Him & are united to Him we are reconciled to God and filled with His Holy Spirit. and begin to see His image restored in us. One day the whole of creation will be made new again.

So what do you believe? If you want to find out more about the Christian faith and why the Biblical worldview is so different to what is dominant in our culture, why not try an Alpha Course?

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