Worldview

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." Psa. 19:1-4a

Today I started a class at our church body on Christian perspectives of contemporary topics (e.g., abortion, homosexualit, atheism, etc.). Our first class was to think about our worldview as this will dictate to a large degree how we filter information from our environment.

Here are five questions any worldview must answer. I'm sure there are other and better ways to formulate the them but here's my take (general format of the questions is from Bob Mounce):

1. How did this all begin? And how are the parts related to one another?

2. Where are we headed? What is the final end of all of 'this'?

3. Ethics - How do we live? What set of 'rules' and behaviors are required for living within in any worldview?

4. How do we acheive these goals? What are the practical steps we need to take to get to this place?

5. Epistemology - What is truth? Where does knowledge come from? How do we know we know?

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The outcome of these five questions will help determine your worldview. For example, here are two very common worldviews:

A. Natural - matter is all and will always be all. There is nothing 'more' than knowing matter. Ultimate reality is matter.

B. Supernatual - God is all and will always be all. He is the starting point for all things. Ultimate reality is in Him.

The question we should ask, is which worldview best describes our reality? Our everyday life?

Here is a link to a quiz you can take to determine your worldview: Quiz

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"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Revelation 22:13