My Worldview as a Believer in Jesus
Christ
My walk with
Christ influences the way I view myself and those around me. Scientists want us
to believe that we came from “goo to zoo to
you” as Josh McDowell and others have aptly stated concerning
evolutionists. I know where we came from. The God of the Universe created us
(Genesis 1; Psalm 139; John 1, Colossians 1:16). A scientist would say they are
objective in their studies, but proving the Big Bang Theory is impossible to
prove scientifically. They have not been able to recreate it in a lab;
therefore, it is a theory at best. However, that is what we are taught in
schools throughout America.
The truth is,
we are all the creation of a loving God. There have been revolutions throughout
the history of the world, but there was never evolution (their definition of
evolution). Psychologists have also made broad statements concerning mankind
because of the era they were living. “Jean Twenge and her colleagues (Twenge,
2006; Twenge & Campbell, 2010) argue that Americans born since the 1980s
are different from previous generations in that they are unusually
self-confident, self-assertive, and self-centered.” I was born in
1962, and I can tell you from experience that we were very self-confident, self-assertive,
and self-centered in the 1970s, as well. Too often, psychologists cannot see
past their own reflection.
I believe the
major problem we have in society, in general, is we have turned our backs on
God. We trust science over the Creator of Science. We have made ourselves wiser
than God in our own mind. You see that everywhere in society; even in the
church. Most church-goers are like sheep. Their shepherd is the pastor while
the Good Shepherd is put on a shelf, only to be remembered when they face
struggles in their lives.
I pastored two
churches before going into the military, and I saw this happening all the time,
even though I preached relationship, relationship, relationship, with our
Savior. Adolf Hitler once said, “What
good fortune for those in power that people do not think.” In Germany, there
were actually Christians who voted for Adolf Hitler, not even knowing what his
agenda was. They were not critical thinkers. They blindly picked Hitler because
of his charisma, not his agenda. That still happens in the church today. It
also happens in all of society. Many Christians voted for Obama for president
because of his charisma and his mantra for change, not caring what his agenda
was. Change for change sake is not always a good thing.
We need to
stop believing what people in authority tell us, just because they say it so
eloquently. We need to test everything we hear, so as not to be led blindly by
their persuasive tongue (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1).
I believe the
best thing we can do as individuals and as a society is to put our faith in the
Author of Truth. We cannot allow circumstances in our lives dictate who we are
and what we believe. We would be no better than Freud, who had a distorted view
of mankind because of his patients. “I
have found little that is ‘good’ about human beings, on the whole. In my experience,
most of them are trash” (1918/1996). My answer to that is simple; Through
God, we can take our old nature (“trash”) and become a new creation (2
Corinthians 5:17).
William James
(functionalism) believed our mind was ever changing because of the
circumstances we face in life. He is correct. Events in our lives tend to
influence our worldview. However, my desire is
to remain in Jesus so my worldview and my testimony will bring God the Father
glory. The only way I can be a blessing to my Heavenly Father is by remaining
in Jesus (John 15). I want to be able to say at the end of my life, that
I have stood tall in all circumstances because of my reliance on the Giver of
Life. I want to remain in Jesus Christ. That is my world view.
References:
King, Laura A. (2013). Experience Psychology (Rev. ed.). New
York, NY: McGraw Hill.
Baker, N. (2007, February 7). March of the Librarians [Video
file].
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td92210NoDQ
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