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Biblical Worldview - Part 15 - Conclusion: By Their Fruit You Will Know Them
The Biblical Worldview is essential not only for salvation, but also for a sure foundation to living well. It alone teaches us about the living, Creator God. It alone provides us with the way of salvation through Jesus Christ. It alone instructs us on the right way to live, which brings peace and builds up society.
If a person or culture adopts the Biblical Worldview, submitting their thoughts and will to God, the results will be the Fruit of the Spirit, a virtue and love that is the foundation for a free and just society. This is the answer to our culture’s plight. This is the answer that we need today more than ever!
Biblical Worldview - Part 14 - The Pale Blue Dot
The “Pale Blue Dot.” Have you seen the picture? A truly beautiful photograph… It’s amazing to realize how tiny the earth is in comparison with the vastness of our solar system — not to mention the universe! To Dr. Carl Sagan this photograph revealed that humanity, the earth, and life itself are all insignificant given the scale of the cosmos. We’re just a tiny blip on the canvas of nature. So he suggested we find meaning and purpose by exploring space, searching for extraterrestrial lifeforms, and colonizing remote planets. Of course this begs the question: how can space exploration (a hopelessly too large task) give meaning?
Biblical Worldview - Part 13- What is the End of the Story?
The ending of a story is crucial in determining the meaning of the story. If Romeo had simply not panicked and committed suicide, both he and Juliet would have gone on to live happy, joy-filled lives. If Gollum had not bitten the ring off of Frodo’s finger and fallen into the fires of Mt. Doom, the dark Lord Sauron would have regained the ring and the unquenchable power that went with it.
As humans, it is very important for us to understand history and where we fit into it. Every one of us has a basic need to know the meaning of the story of history.
Ministry Challenges the Church to ‘Stand Firm in the Cultural Tornado’
Ministry Challenges the Church to ‘Stand Firm in the Cultural Tornado’ - “Biblical Worldview: Answers for Difficult Days”
Biblical Worldview - Part 12- What are Heaven and Hell Like?
As a child, I used to love going on road trips with my grandparents. Whenever we entered the lobby of a new hotel, I’d collect the little travel brochures for all the local sights. They didn’t cover every detail of the attraction, but they would usually give a pretty good feel for what it was like. What happens to people when they die? God’s Word provides a brief brochure-taste of eternity, to spur us here on earth.
Biblical Worldview - Part 11- What Happens to a Person at Death
“If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!” These
famous scripted words were spoken by Obi Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars. Darth Vader
accepts the gambit, plunging his former friend and mentor into the afterlife, which in the film is a
vague and undefined existence. Kenobi appears to be “at one with the force,” while
simultaneously retaining his individuality and the ability to speak to Luke, appearing in ghost-like
form. Of course, this is just a movie — but the philosophy resembles eastern worldviews that
seek the same goal of “becoming one with the universe.”
Biblical Worldview - Part 10- Why Doesn’t God Just Remove All Evil?
In the last article, we saw that evil entered our world through the choice of Adam. Adam and Eve’s terrible disobedience brought with it devastating consequences for all mankind and the whole world… It can be difficult to understand why a loving, all-powerful God doesn’t purge the earth of evil.
Is Cultural Marxism Compatible with Christianity?
Two Different Worldviews: I will start by asserting that the Marxist worldview is incompatible with a Biblical worldview. . . Western civilization is based on the Biblical worldview, that is why cultural Marxists must destroy it. “Western civilization is under fire. That’s the ultimate enemy of the wokeness, of post-modernity, of cultural Marxism, of leftism, of all that stuff. The ultimate enemy is western civilization. They’re trying to deconstruct it.
Biblical Worldview - Part 9 - Why is there Evil and Suffering?
“I just don’t understand - why did this happen to me??” At some point or another, all of us have had questions to this effect. We all experience suffering, pain, and loss, and sometimes the pain is so great that it can be difficult to understand how God could allow it.
Biblical Worldview - Part 7 - What is the Basis for Right and Wrong?
I’ll never forget Sociology class in college, especially the day the professor taught the
concept of Mores and Social Relativity. “Mores are rules agreed upon by a social group,
including what people hold to be right and wrong,” she said. She went on to explain that since
ideas, beliefs, and behavior vary according to time and place, nothing is really right or wrong;
instead, each group decides what they think is right or wrong, and for them, it is. Those who
break social mores aren’t doing anything intrinsically wrong or evil, they are just “deviants.”
Furthermore, no social group is allowed to question the mores of another social group,
according to this philosophy.
Biblical Worldview - Part 6 - Saved for What?
So you’ve experienced spiritual salvation! Wonderful!! There is much rejoicing over you in
heaven! But is that the end? Maybe you’ve read the previous articles and thought to yourself,
“Yes, I became a Christian years ago, so I guess that’s it. There’s nothing left for me to do.”
Actually, your story is just beginning!
Biblical Worldview - Part 2 - Is There a God? If so, What is He Like?
Biblical Worldview - Part 2 - Is there a God? If so, What is He like?
A.W. Tozer said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” This is because the question, “Is there a God?” is the most foundational concept humans address in their existence. All other decisions and ideas flow from the answer to this question.
Biblical Worldview - Part 1 - What is a Worldview? Why is it Important?
Biblical Worldview - Part 1 - What is a Worldview? Why is it Important?
Have you ever considered your most basic beliefs? The way we act is shaped by the way we look at the world. Our lives are shaped by our basic assumptions and convictions. Those beliefs may be based on truth, or they may not. They may lead to inconvenience or they may mean the difference between life and death.
Biblical Conduct - Part 16 Application for America (Part 2)
Part 16 - Application for America (Part 2)
Jesus instructed his followers to be salt and light because a silent Church and silent Christians spell disaster for any culture. If the salt and light are removed, despair, darkness, and death will reign in the real world today, just as they did in the fictional Tom Sawyer cave of the 1840s.
Biblical Conduct - Part 15 Application for America (Part 1)
Part 15 - Application for America (Part 1)
As Solzhenitsyn so poignantly reminds us, we must know the truth and how to defeat the lies of Socialism and Communism, as well as their modern repackaged variants: Critical Theory, Political Correctness, and Progressivism, or millions more will suffer. The wonderful news is that the Biblical Worldview supports true justice, equality, and freedom. The Biblical Worldview stands for human rights and dignity of all! Socialism is the counterfeit. The Biblical Worldview is the real thing, the loving position that provides and protects according to God’s immutable truth.
Biblical Worldview - Part 2 - Is there a God? If so, What is He Like?
Biblical Worldview - Part 2 - Is there a God? If so, What is He Like?
A.W. Tozer said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” This is because the question, “Is there a God?” is the most foundational concept humans address in their existence. All other decisions and ideas flow from the answer to this question.
2022 WAKE UP! Conference
Christians around America are waking up. We can’t sit on the sidelines any longer.
God is breaking down walls between denominations, races, and generations and uniting us around a mission of prayer and action for the nation that we love.
America needs us, the Body of Christ, to be fully awake and engaged.
Join us at the Wake UP! Conference – September 23 and 24th in Dallas Fort Worth.
Do You Know the Time?
The sons of Issachar were wise men who understood the times in which they lived. Even though their fellow Israelites may have been distracted by idols and foreign powers, they knew what the nation should do. Unfortunately, in our nation today there seem to be very few who understand the times in which we live. As a result, we are seeing a steady decay of our nation and its culture of Liberty.
You Need More Than a Thermometer (The Bible’s Answer for Justice, Part 11)
When you’re not feeling well, there are some good first steps to take. One of them is to reach for a thermometer, to check your temperature. Knowing your body’s internal temperature can be a good indicator of whether or not you are fighting a disease. Too high a temperature means you should probably seek medical attention or some medicinal treatment.
But what if you were sick and the only treatment you sought was a thermometer? What if you confused the indicator for the cure?