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A Christian worldview. What is it? And why do we need it?
In today's world, confusion—and evil—are growing ever stronger. It is politically incorrect to call anything right or wrong ... good or evil. Everything is relative. Many of those things that were once held dear by most people are being crushed under the feet of people who are anti-God—and anti-life. Millions of babies are being slaughtered before they leave the womb. Marriage is being mocked as more and more claim that same-sex "marriage" should be allowed. Confusion and division are rampant.
But God's people are growing stronger as well. Many are demonstrating a passion to
do His will no matter what the cost.
 If we don't have a good basic understanding
of God's Word and the principles it teaches,
even as Christians we can be led astray so
easily. We need to make the Bible our filter for understanding what is going on. And then we need to be willing to stand ... and to act ... according to God's will and His plan. We need to embrace a Christian worldview.
Here are some sites that discuss a biblical
worldview and provide up-to-date information
of current events from a Christian perspective.
Some of them suggest ways you can get involved in acting on that perspective. I encourage you to find some favorite sites where you can learn about what is happening on an on-going basis ... and prayerfully consider what God wants you to do. He calls all believers to pray and to share the gospel with others both by the way we live and what we say. But even beyond that He has a plan for each of us. Seek him daily to find his purpose and his plan for you in combating evil and in reaching out with the love of Jesus to a lost and hurting world.
Websites with Christian Worldview Perspectives |
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American Vision. "From business to art, science to social order, politics to economics, American Vision prepares Christians to apply biblical principles and excel in every area of life." |
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Biblical Worldview. The purpose of this Christian Apologetics ministry is to equip people to think and live with a consistent and cohesive Biblical worldview. You will find a wealth of information and resources on their site. |
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BreakPoint. BreakPoint is the worldview ministry of Prison Fellowship Ministry. Our mission is to seek the transformation of believers as they apply biblical thinking to all of life, enabling them to transform their communities through the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. BreakPoint provides a Christian perspective on today’s news and trends via radio, interactive media, and print. Chuck Colson’s daily BreakPoint commentary airs each weekday |
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Christian Worldview Concepts. Christian Worldview Concepts is a theologically conservative writing and teaching ministry started by Mark Blocher that exists to serve churches, Christian schools and other ministries by providing biblically-based worldview seminars, publications, testing and curriculum. Christian worldview formation is essential for today's Christian to function effectively in an increasingly post-Christian, postmodern culture. |
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Christian Worldview Network™. Helps you understand the times through a Christian worldview. |
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GotQuestions?org. Answers the questions: What is a Christian worldview? |
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Manhatten Declaration. A group of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders, and scholars released the Manhattan Declaration on November 20, 2009 at a press conference in Washington, DC. The 4,700-word declaration speaks in defense of the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty. It issues a clarion call to Christians to adhere firmly to their convictions in these three areas. Visit this site to learn how you can get involved. |
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Market Faith Ministries. It is the purpose of MarketFaith Ministries to be a catalyst to challenge, teach and encourage Christians to clearly understand and faithfully live out the Christian faith in the marketplace. To accomplish this purpose MarketFaith Ministries provides the following: seminars, revivals, networking and support, and resource creation. |
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Summit Ministries. "Summit Ministries® is an educational Christian ministry whose very existence is a response to our current post-Christian culture. Today, countless Christian youth have fallen victim to the popular ideas of our modern world. Most have adopted these ideas into their own worldview, while still others go on to renounce their Christian faith altogether.
Summit views its role in God's kingdom as a catalyst to counteract this alarming trend. However, our ultimate goal supersedes simply training. As Christians are challenged to stand strong in their faith and defend truth, they will also be equipped to have a positive influence on the society in which they live." | |
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Learn more from these books about developing a Christian worldview. |
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A World of Difference: Putting Christian Truth-Claims to the Worldview Test
By Kenneth Richard Samples / Baker
* Having faced a profound test of his own belief system during a life-and-death crisis, Samples's faith stood firm. Now, using the Apostle's Creed, he uses nine distinct tests to compare the Christian worldview with current religious and philosophical "competitors" including Islam, postmodernism, naturalism, and pantheistic monism. Learn why Christianity is uniquely reasonable, verifiable, and livable! 320 pages, softcover from Baker.
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Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview
By Michael W. Goheen & Craig G. Bartholomew / Baker Academic
* How can today's believers live faithfully in our postmodern society? In this readable introduction to Christian worldview, Goheen and Bartholomew examine the tension between gospel and culture---especially in the key areas of politics, business, art, sports, scholarship, and education---to help you negotiate the dynamic of living in the biblical and Western stories. 224 pages, softcover from Baker.
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Lord of All: Developing a Christian World-and-Life View
By D. James Kennedy & Jerry Newcombe / Crossway Books & Bibles
In our "politically correct" society, it's crucial that believers be salt to a world peppered with anti-Christian messages. Expand your boundaries and discover the influence you yield at home, church, and school---and to your country, world, and humanity. Learn what the Bible says about timely issues including evolution, cloning, suicide, schoolyard violence, and more. 288 pages, hardcover from Crossway Books.
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Worldviews in Focus: Thinking Like a Christian Student Journal
By Chuck Edwards / B & H Publishing Group
You are about to embark on a journey into another world, but not the kind of world you might imagine. These pages will take you on a journey into the world of "ideas." In the pages of this journal, you will encounter a biblical worldview. Each daily session will be an eye-opening experience that gives hope, meaning and a greater understanding of how God fits into every part of your life. (This stock number differs from stock number 6163089 in its cover and the page numbers, stock number 6163089 does contain Student Guide to the Fact Sheets - otherwise, the content is identical). Contents include: Preface by Josh McDowell About this Study Week One - Introduction: Discover a Whole New World Week Two - Theology - A Close Encounter of the God Kind Week 3 - Philosophy: Getting Down to Reality Week 4 - Biology: "Designed" or "Evolved" Week 5 - Psychology: How to Live with Yourself & Like It Week 6 - Ethics: Is There Any Real Right or Wrong Week 7 - Sociology: What Makes a Healthy Society Week 8 - Law: Why So Many Laws Week 9 - Politics Everybody's Got Rights ... Right? Week 10 - Economics: Making Money by the Bible Week 11 - History: Dry Bones or Dynamic Ideas? A Final Challenge: Biblical Chrisitianity in Retreat
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America's Christian Heritage
By Gary DeMar / B & H Publishing Group
A treatise on why America is a "Christian Nation", the authors include quotes, first-hand documents and providential occurrences that point to America's appointment as the New Israel. Including quotes from Benjamin Franklin and others, chapters examine the foundation of America, 13 colonies; The Constitution; Colleges; Capitol; First Amendment; Thanksgiving; and other hot-button controversy points. From attributing the salvation of the Jamestown to the Christian Faith, to assuming that God is never mentioned in the Constitution because the concept of God was understood, the authors go point-by-point through the common arguments of why America is not a specifically Christian nation. 84 pages, hardcover. Ages 10 & up.
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So What's the Difference? How World Faiths Compare to Christianity, Revised and Expanded
By Fritz Ridenour / Gospel Light
In our postmodern world, the question "What's the difference?" is quite relevant, as it defines the nature of the postmodern mind. For the postmodern, there is no difference in worldviews, religions, ethics, etc. All are equally valid. This slippery thinking has started to creep into the church as well, with some Christians saying that there is no difference between Christianity and other religions, because they all point to the same God. Not only does this exhibit a misguided notion of the God of the Bible, it also shows an equally misguided understanding of the unique claims of other religions. Of the two, at least according to Ridenour, the first is more dangerous. We must, as Christians, understand the uniqueness of the claims made by Christ about who He is and what He came to do. That is why Ridenour first published So What's the Difference? and why he has now revised it (2001). He wants to make sure that Christians understand the worldview they are living, and the differences between that worldview and those of the primary world religions or philosophies.
In particular, Ridenour emphasizes the importance of understanding the biblical worldview that Christians hold, as seen in the various branches of Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodox). He goes on to then compare the Body of Christ (defined as the true believers from among all of Christianity's branches) to the major religions of the world: Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Ridenour then compares Christianity to cults, new religions, and the occult, focusing on the origins of cults in general, and major cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism and the New Age movement. And if that were not enough, Ridenour also looks at several worldviews which undermine, challenge or attack biblical Christianity, including Bahá'í, Christian Science, Evolutionism, Freemasonry, Hare Krishna, the International Churches of Christ, Secular Humanism, Postmodernism, Unification Church (the Moonies), Unitarianism and Wicca (witchcraft, neopaganism). Thus, he is able to offer a comprehensive and compelling look at the major differences between Christianity and the top twenty worldviews of our time.
Of course, in the end, one must choose for oneself which worldview to live by. It is Ridenour's hope that readers will choose the Christian worldview after reading So What's the Difference, that they will see that no other worldview can really compete with the unique answers that Christianity provides. And for those who have already chosen Christianity, it is Ridenour's hope that they will use the information in this book to reach out to those holding other views, to reach out with the viable and livable truth of God in Christ.
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God and Government: An Insider's View on the Boundaries Between Faith & Politics
By Charles W. Colson / Zondervan
Chuck Colson brings together his political experience and his Christian commitment of faith to take on the issues of church and state. Speaking plainly, clearly, and to the point, God & Government (a revised and updated edition of Kingdoms in Conflict) offers a uniquely challenging view of politics, power, and the evangelical pulpit in America. Colson tackles such issues as Christians in politics, civil disobedience, and political structures, and shows why Christians who truly understand the Kingdom of God and their role in the world are the most responsible citizens.
Discover why the church and state are kingdoms in conflict (as well as how an individual can be both a Christian and a patriot) in this provocative, practical and challenging look at the role of the church in society, the role of government in the world, and the role of Christians in each.
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What Is a Christian Worldview?
By Philip Graham Ryken / P & R Publishing
What does Christianity have to do with ordinary life? Is there a biblical perspective on our work or recreation or whatever we do? If so, how can we gain that perspective? Many people seek to have a biblical view of life, yet fail to apply that biblical mindset, or worldview, to all parts of their lives. Ryken reveals the basis of the Christian worldview and describes how it affects one's view of God, creation, the family, work, the arts, and other issues. 64 pages, softcover from P & R Publishing.
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Hearts and Minds: Raising Your Child with a Christian View of the World
By Kenneth Boa / Tyndale House
Parenting is about more than molding the behavior of our kids. It's about influencing a child's heart and mind. Boa and Turner show parents the most effective way to influence a child's heart by applying the principles of the Christian worldview, dealing with issues of educational choices, how to handle the teaching of non-Christian worldview in secular schools and informs parents their choices in influencing their children.
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