Archive for the ‘worldview’ Category

Did you know that according to the Barna Research Group, only 9 percent of professing Christians hold a Biblical worldview? This stunning statistic would then logically translate that there may not be much difference in the lifestyles of a believer and a non-believer. Wow! Our worldview then, or we could say, our lens or view of our world, is very critical indeed. We can look at the world through the lens of subjective opinion, the lens of a particular ideology, the lens of personal experience (good or bad), the lens of our upbringing, the lens of popular culture, etc., or we could embrace an objective standard in which viewpoints and perspectives can be carefully measured.

It’s been said before that you can be a “Christian in your heart without being a Christian in your head”. The point of this statement implies a lack of renewal through insufficient knowledge and training in the Scriptures. Romans 12:2 exhorts us, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”. Our minds (i.e. our thoughts) are a crucial and critical component of our precious faith. We are further exhorted to note that, “As a man THINKS in his heart, so is he.” Our lives and destinies can follow our patterns of though, for good or for bad. God is graciously inviting us into His plan and purpose for the world by lovingly giving us His Word whereby we measure all things. We are commanded to “Love the Lord our God with all of our mind…” thus right concepts about God and the world He created are imperative to our well being.

We as a church have a wonderful opportunity to sharpen our Biblical thinking skills as we participate in this Saturday’s, “The Truth Project”. This training seminar, a project of Focus on the Family, is designed to realign our thinking Biblically in the areas of God, man, philosophy, government, family, ethics, work & labor, science, history, and a host of other important topics that shape our world. Please plan on joining us from 9am to 12:30pm in room 204 at King’s Park as we together examine God’s Truth. We will only come forth more confident and competent in our view of this wonderful life God has given each of us. Please come and be a part!

Visit the official website at www.thetruthproject.org.