Worldview Wars: Christianity v.s. Naturalism (Part 2 of 4)‏

Hello Friends!

Welcome Back.  This week we will investigate the worldview of Christianity and some of the many aspects of Scripture that provides its foundation. Enjoy!


The Christian Worldview
 
The content of a Biblical Christian worldview must be well developed and be solidly built on the authority of Scripture.  You need to know the basic time-honored truths of the scriptural history and doctrine that serve as a basis for Christian theism - a Biblical understanding of the character and nature of God and the true history of the universe as revealed by Him in His Word.  Here is a short list of the many aspects of Scripture that provide a foundation for our worldview:

• He (through His Son, Jesus Christ) created the universe ex nihilo (out of nothing) because He is the sovereign God.
• Though He is transcendent, He is personal and immanent and longing to be involved in the lives of His creation.
• He has accomplished this through His Son Jesus Christ who is God incarnate, Immanuel, God "with us."
• Jesus is the exact representation of the Father.
• The Father has redeemed those who will believe in His Son as the only atoning sacrifice for sin.
• God makes it possible to be connected with Him through His Holy Spirit who is God "in us."
• His Spirit is our comforter, teacher and guide.  He leads us into truth and is God's guarantee of His presence with us until the end of our lives.
• The Garden of Eden was real and our fore bearers made a decision of disobedience recorded in Genesis that affected the human family.  Original sin is a reality.
• God gave the plan of redemption, the sacrifice of His Son, as the payment for the debt owed a Holy God for such an offense.

Beyond this, you need to have a command on why Christians believe the Bible to be God's Word to us.  And you also need to know the evidence that confirms the fact His Word is trustworthy and true.  You need to know how to answer the basic secular attacks of our day that cause people to doubt that God's Word is the true starting point of our worldview.

This is just an example to show you how your Christian worldview must start with the content we gain from the truths revealed in Scripture about God, His Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.  They are the building blocks upon which your worldview is built.  To not understand them or to understand them wrongly is to build a faulty foundation.  Christians must think clearly and Scriptually about the basic tenets of theism if their worldview is to be Biblical.

Please join us next week as we examine the worldview of Naturalism - the basis for Secular Humanism - which has caused much death and destruction throughout the world.

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