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Developing a Biblical Worldview

What's your worldview? What is the lens that you filter information through, and view the world by? Is it Biblical? Often, we might not even be sure, we can adapt to our families, our culture and even other Christians. Discover how to develop a solid Biblical worldview based on God's Word today, so that you can pass it on to your own children!

We live in a constantly changing world. Morals, values, and even truth shifts on the shaky fault line of our culture. Whatever one feels in the moment is the deciding factor in determining what is true, right, and good.

As believers living in such an environment it can be confusing, disconcerting, and even a bit frightening. And what about our children? How do we teach them right from wrong when there is no standard of truth in our world today? How do we provide them a steady foundation for life? How do we teach them how to make wise decisions amid all the competing voices and clamor of the world around them?

We give them a Biblical world view.

A Biblical world view

Everyone has a worldview, a system by which they make sense of the world. Everyone. Our worldview explains who we are, how we got here, and the purpose for our life. A person’s worldview effects and influences everything they do. It is like the glasses they wear to see the world around them. If their glasses are tinted red, everything they see will have a rosy haze.

A Biblical worldview sees God as the author and sustainer of all things. Everything exists for him and by him. It also believes that God’s word is inerrant and is the source of all truth. When we look at the world through the lens of a Biblical worldview, we compare everything we learn, hear, read, and watch with God’s word. We make decisions based on God’s wisdom and not the world’s.

Giving our Children a Biblical Worldview

I once explained a Biblical worldview to my children this way: I gave them a can of chopped tomatoes and onions and a strainer. They put the strainer over a bowl and poured the can of tomatoes into the strainer. The strainer caught the big pieces of tomatoes and onions. Everything else went into the bowl below. I explained to them that the strainer represented God’s word and the can of tomatoes represented something they read or watched or heard someone say. I told them that whenever they read a book or watch a television show or learn something new, they are to compare it with what God’s word says. Whatever is consistent and true with Scripture remains behind (like the big pieces of tomatoes) and whatever is untrue is discarded (like what went through the strainer and ended up in the bowl).

We need to teach our children to do this for all things in life. This includes even the things they hear and learn from other Christians. This is what the Bereans did in the book of Acts.  Paul and Silas came to Berea and preached in the synagogue. Scripture tells us, “Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:11). The Bereans compared everything they heard Paul preach with the word of God.

Teaching our children to have a Biblical worldview starts with teaching them Scripture itself. Read through God’s word with them. Have them study and memorize it. Show them how to compare God’s word with things they learn in school, on television, and on the playground. Read books together and discuss what is true and what isn’t. Discuss the news and world events and filter it all through God’s word. (For an interactive way to discuss and teach world views, read What’s Your Worldview?).

Let’s give our children something to stand on when everything around them is changing. Let’s give them real, eternal, and unchanging truth. Let’s give them a Biblical worldview.

Blessings,

Christina Fox

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5 Comments

  1. Christina, Your article captures the very essence of God’s direction for our lives. Thanks for your faithfulness in sharing the truth of God’s Word. As I began to study God’s Word, I was given these five trustworthy sayings that have served me well and I have shared with all who would listen.

    • When we lift up the Word of God, God’s Word lifts us up.
    • The Word of God is for everyone; sadly, not everyone will accept His Word.
    • When we seek the truth, speak the truth, and live according to the truth of God’s Word, we will find ourselves in the center of God’s will.
    • God always keeps His Word; He wants us to keep His Word too.
    • God’s Word is forever True; and by His Word all will be judged.

    May the Lord continue to bless your ministry and protect you from all evil.

  2. The very foundation of biblical counsel and discipleship is to see and help others see God and the world outside of supposition. Fixing our eyes on the author and finisher of our faith sets the tone for seeing God as He defines Himself. The heart is too deceitful. This is the key to freedom and good theology! As if God can be squished into that box that makes Him manageable for us. Oh I could go on… Great article Christina Fox 🙂

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