Worldview: The Way God Sees It - Introduction

Worldviews: How God Sees It
Introduction
Colossians 2:1-10

 1.      The Definition
          a.       A worldview is "A pattern of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us to make sense of God, the world, and our relationship to God in the world."

2.      The Warning
          a.       You will learn a lot during this study, but unless you enter into a conversation with humility and love, you will not be ready to go toe to toe with a Muslim cleric or a Richard Dawkins-inspired science teacher.

3.      The Importance
          a.       Worldviews seek to answer life's tough questions. 
          b.      Wrong worldviews can spread like viruses.
          c.       Worldviews have irreconcilable differences. 

Six prominent worldviews

1. Christianity 
2. Islam 
3. New Spirituality 
4. Secular Humanism
5. Marxism
6. Postmodernism

 10 categories that worldviews affect  

1. Theology
2. Philosophy
3. Ethics
4. Biology
5. Psychology
6. Sociology
7. Law
8. Politics
9. Economics
10. History