Diagnosing A Worldview

Diagnosing a worldview

 

A few questions to answer

1.     What are the distinctives of different worldviews?

2.     What are some elements of these worldviews?

3.     How can this help me in interactions?    

 

 

A.    Theism – God is distinct from creation, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

B.    Pantheism – Creation is god, Buddhism and humanism

C.     Panentheism – All creation is god but god is more than just creation, Hinduism

 

 

1.     Authority

Protestant Christians – Sola Scriptura, God

Roman Catholicism – Scripture and Church/Tradition

Mormons and other Christian cults have additional “Scriptures” and additional earthly authorities
Humanism – man is the measure of all things (self-referential) 

2.     Axioms

Definition - a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

Examples for Christians
     i.     The Bible is true

     ii.     Christ is King

     iii.     Human beings are created in the image of God

     iv.     Absolute nature of moral truths

3.     Application

Sola Scriptura

All earthly authorities must rightly submit to Christ as ultimate authority

Human beings have intrinsic value and worth
Denial of moral relativism