You’ve got one. It is the lens through which you view life. It determines how you perceive the world around you. This worldview is formed mostly by your upbringing, your education, and the culture in which you live – like the books you read, movies you watch, teachings you hear . . . so it kind of happens by osmosis for most people.
For those who follow Christ it is to be much different. Our worldview is shaped by the Word of God, not by the world of people around us. Let me share with you the biblical worldview:
- We believe that God exists (Heb. 11:6).
- He is the standard by which we measure everything else. God created everything that exists (Gen. 1:1).
- Everything is held together by Him (Col. 1:17).
- We believe the Bible is God's divinely inspired Word, revealed to mankind (2 Tim. 3:16).
- We believe that the fullness of God came to earth and lived in the human body of Jesus Christ of Nazareth 2,000 years ago (Col. 1:19).
- We believe that mankind chose to rebel against God in the Garden of Eden and because of that act of rebellion, sin and death entered the world (Rom. 5:12-14).
- We believe that believing in (John 3:15-19, 5:24), and obeying (Luke 8:21, John 3:20, John 14:21, 23-24), Jesus Christ is the only way to have eternal life or to be reunited with God (Acts 4:10-12).
We are committed to looking at life through this lens, and because of that we give ourselves fully and completely to God and His purposes – the Great Commandment (Matt. 22) and the Great Commission (Matt. 28).
Jesus replied, "Yes, you have followed me. In the re-creation of the world, when the Son of Man will rule gloriously, you who have followed me will also rule, starting with the twelve tribes of Israel. And not only you, but anyone who sacrifices home, family, fields—whatever—because of me will get it all back a hundred times over, not to mention the considerable bonus of eternal life. This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first." Matthew 19:28-30 (MSG)
Though Christianity is believed by faith, it is reasonable and rational faith. We all live by faith. The question is – what is our faith in? For many it is ourselves, government officials/leaders, world peace, health, money, education, employment. All of those things are fragile at best and are ultimately temporal. They disappoint us.
We live in a world that has been infected by sin which brings death to everything. Life is one constant change after another – only God can be depended upon, and He never changes (Heb 13:8). God tells us that He will never leave nor forsake those who belong to Him (Heb. 13:5).
What is your worldview?
