Living the

Biblical
Worldview
Douglas S. Huffman
Encouragement Inc.
Est. 1986

LIVING THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

1. What is a worldview?
2. What is the biblical worldview?
3. How do I maintain a grip on the
biblical worldview?
4. How do I live by the biblical
worldview in a culture that
does not share that worldview?

WHAT IS A WORLDVIEW?
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LIVING THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

1. What is a worldview?
2. What is the biblical worldview?
3. How do I maintain a grip on the
biblical worldview?
4. How do I live by the biblical
worldview in a culture that
does not share that worldview?

WHAT IS THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW?

QUESTIONSFOR
FORIDENTIFYING
IDENTIFYINGAAWORLDVIEW:
WORLDVIEW:
55QUESTIONS
1. Where am I? In Gods creation (Gen. 12)
2. Who am I? Gods creature, in His image (Gen. 12)
3. What is wrong? Our sin against God (Gen. 3)
4. What is the answer? Jesus, Gods Son (Rom. 5-8)
5. Where does truth and knowledge come from?
God (Rom. 1-3)

JUST ONE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW?

YES

Not that I have already obtained this or am already

Not that I have already obtained this or am already
perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ
perfect, but I press on to make it13 my own, because Christ
Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not
Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not
consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do:
consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do:
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what
forgetting what
lies behind and straining forward to what
14
lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of
lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for
the prize of
15
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us
who are mature think this way, and if in anything you
who are mature think this way, and if in anything you
think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.1616 Only
think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only
let us hold true to what we have attained.
let us hold true to what we have attained.
(Phil. 3:1216 ESV)
(Phil. 3:1216 ESV)
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A CALL TO HUMILITY

LIVING THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

1. What is a worldview?
2. What is the biblical worldview?
3. How do I maintain a grip on the
biblical worldview?
4. How do I live by the biblical
worldview in a culture that
does not share that worldview?

ANOTHER WAY TO PICTURE WORLDVIEW

WORLDVIEW

NoeticStructure
Structure
Noetic
The sum total of ones thoughts and beliefs
Core beliefs are most central to life.
Core beliefs are strongest.
Core beliefs have most control.

CONVERSION: A CHANGE OF WORLDVIEW

A COMPARISON OF BASIC WORLDVIEWS

BIBLICAL
CHRISTIANITY

SECULAR
HUMANISM

ISLAMIC
THEISM

WHO AM I?

Created by God in
His image to develop
and care for creation.

Material being
evolved from
animals.

Created but not

in Gods image.

WHERE AM I?

God created the

The universe is selfGod created the
universe, and it is all existing and closed universe, and it is all
depends upon Him. God doesnt act here. depends upon Him.

CORE
BELIEF
QUESTIONS

WHAT IS
WRONG?
WHAT IS THE
REMEDY?

NEW AGE
THINKING
Spiritual beings
with the potential
to be gods.
All is spirit;
God is the
amoral universe.

Rebellion against God No basis for morality Rebellion against God Ignorance of their
making an eternal
so nothing is wrong
does not result in
potential keeps
break from Him.
except superstition sinful state of being. humans unhappy.
A change in
Faith in the risen
No need to be saved. Humans must save
consciousness helps
Jesus Christ as Gods All we need is reason
themselves via
one reach potential.
sacrifice for our sin.
and technology.
good deeds.

WHERE DOES
KNOWLEDGE/ God is the source of Humanity via reason God is the source of
and science is the
all knowledge and
TRUTH COME all knowledge and
reveals truth.
measure of all things.
reveals truth.
FROM?

Humanity is all;
truth comes from
within a person.

A COMPARISON
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SECULAR
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ISLAMIC
THEISM

Material being
evolved from
animals.

Created but not

in Gods image.

WHO AM I?

Created by God in
His image to develop
and care for creation.

WHERE AM I?

God created the

The universe is selfGod created the
universe, and it is all existing and closed universe, and it is all
depends upon Him. God doesnt act here. depends upon Him.

WHAT IS
WRONG?
WHAT IS THE
REMEDY?

NEW AGE
THINKING
Spiritual beings
with the potential
to be gods.
All is spirit;
God is the
amoral universe.

Rebellion against God No basis for morality Rebellion against God Ignorance of their
making an eternal
so nothing is wrong
does not result in
potential keeps
break from Him.
except superstition sinful state of being. humans unhappy.
A change in
Faith in the risen
No need to be saved. Humans must save
consciousness helps
Jesus Christ as Gods All we need is reason
themselves via
one reach potential.
sacrifice for our sin.
and technology.
good deeds.

WHERE DOES
KNOWLEDGE/ God is the source of Humanity via reason God is the source of
and science is the
all knowledge and
TRUTH COME all knowledge and
reveals truth.
measure of all things.
reveals truth.
FROM?

Humanity is all;
truth comes from
within a person.

CONVERSION: A CHANGE OF WORLDVIEW

WORLDVIEW POLLUTION
SUBMERGEDBELIEFS
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DISCUSSION QUESTION
How do I maintain a grip on the
biblical worldview when my
inconsistencies show my thinking to
be polluted by the world around me?

MAINTAINING A GRIP ON THE

BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
Comments by Mark H. Muska
The work of God to renew our minds is fed by our
The work of God to renew our minds is fed by our
intake of His Word.
intake of His Word.

The Scriptures fed into our minds and hearts, in the

The Scriptures fed into our minds and hearts, in the
hands of the Holy Spirit, have the ability to change
hands of the Holy Spirit, have the ability to change
our worldview beliefs, even those submerged beliefs
our worldview beliefs, even those submerged beliefs
wrongly embedded where they should not be.
wrongly embedded where they should not be.