A Christian Worldview
February 6th, 2010 Posted in Pastor's corner, sermons, worldviewThis Sunday at Harvest, I am beginning a new series of messages I am calling Worldview: Learning to Think and Live Biblically.
Why is a Christian worldview important? Christian philosopher Francis Schaeffer said, “As Christians, we are not to only to know the right worldview, the worldview that that tells us the Truth of what is, but consciously, to act upon that worldview so as to influence society in all its parts and facets across the whole spectrum of life, as much as can to the extent of our individual and collective ability.”
What kind of worldview do you have?
We all have a worldview, or way in which we view life. It is formed by our culture, our upbringing, our education. It is formed by the books we read, and the media we take in.
So, the question is not whether you have a worldview, but what kind do you have?
It is important to remember that a worldview is comprehensive. It affects every area of life, from morality to money; from politics to art.
But what specifically would a Christian worldview be?
A Christian worldview defined
In his book, Think Biblically!, John MacArthur writes:
(A Christian worldview) is based on two major presuppositions. The first will be the eternal existence of the personal, transcendent, Triune, Creator God. Second, the God of Scripture has revealed His character, purposes, and will in the infallible and inerrant pages of His special revelation, the Bible, which is superior to any other source of revelation or human reason alone.
To sum it all up, a Christian worldview is the belief that there is a living God and He has revealed Himself in Scripture.
So what kind of worldview do you have? Join me this Sunday at Harvest as I start this series with a look at the foundation for our beliefs as Christians that’s based on the Ten Commandments. The title of this Sunday’s message is “Absolute Truth.”
Our services will be at 7:45 .M., 9:45 A.M., and 11:45 A.M. It will also be webcast live at Harvest.org.
New time for our live service on KWVE
If you listen to our Sunday morning service live on KWVE (107.9 FM) here on in Southern California, please be advised that we are on now at a new time, starting this Sunday.
You can hear our first service, in its entirety, starting at 8:00 A.M. on KWVE.
Dr. Laurie,
Just another thanks for being such a wonderful steward of God’s Word. I have had the sheer pleasure of attending three of your recent services and am further edified with each attendance. After being an avid listener of your radio broadcast in Kalispell, MT it is humbling to step foot in your Sanctuary. I think you are terrific and just wanted to say a heartfelt thanks in helping me make some life-changing decisions at the hand of an abusive partner. No more. I gladly step aside and let God do His work and lift my worries, pain and fears to the One who can resolve them far better than I can. Praise His Holy Name. Thanks for everything!
Heidi
This is excellent! I watched the first part of this new series online, it was very good.
When I was younger, I had a difficult time applying the Bible to my daily life, as do us all. I used to think in terms such as there is my “spiritual life” and then there is “real life”. These two terms had confused me and I didn’t even know it.
As I began to learn about the Bible in terms as a worldview (the result of it being true) I began to better understand how my spiritual life blended into my “real” life from morality, money, workplace, politics, etc…
I was striving to love God with all my Heart,Soul and strength but I was failing to love Him with all my Mind. It was like sitting on a stool with a short leg, wasn’t very stable. We need all 4 in our lives.
Thanks GREG for doing this series!
Dear Greg,
I had to work on sunday so I didnt get to attend church. I just had the chance to check out the archived sermon for the first message in the series “worldview” all I can say is WOW! awesome! I am very excited for the next message and for this series! God Bless!
Hi Greg,
Just wanted to say, thank you – for this message. We live on the east coast and were not able to get to our church this past Sunday due to snow (1 1/2 ft.) I couldn’t get the live feed from our church so we went to the Harvest site. The message was exactly what our 11 year old grandson and 10 year old son needed to hear. Even though they hear it all the time as they are in a Christian School and have a Christian family – they were both taking notes and listening carefully. My son admires your preaching style. He says, “When I grow up I want to preach like Greg Laurie, unless the rapture comes before then.” No kidding, that’s exactly what he said. Thank again for blessing us as you obey the LORD!