Most, if not all, of us have heard the term worldview.  But we may not know what a worldview really is, why it matters, or what a Christian worldview, in particular, looks like.  My aim this Sunday is to help us all answer these questions.  Our time together will be a working application of Colossians 2:8:

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Preparing for this Sunday

Full Version

1. Write out a short definition of the term worldview.  Don’t consult any websites, references, etc.  Just jot down your own working idea, if you have one.  And especially don’t read further below before you do!
2. Take this Christian worldview quiz: http://www.christianet.com/bible/worldview.htm (Please forgive the visual “noisiness” of the site.)
3. A world view answers seven questions.  During our ABF time, we will only have time to look at the Christian worldview in brief and two alternative worldviews in super-brief!  So I encourage you to follow my notes here (Christian Worldview – Pre-Study Notes) and track down the appropriate references, in context, for a more detailed look at the Christian worldview.  Approach this like a Berean (Acts 17:11), asking, Is this complete?  Is this biblical? I especially encourage you to meditate on Col 2:8, and consider how your own thinking has been shaped, for good and for ill, by the thinking, teaching, etc. of others.
4. Come with questions to help focus our discussion and make it more practical/relevant to your life.

Short Version

1. Take this Christian worldview quiz: http://www.christianet.com/bible/worldview.htm (Please forgive the visual “noisiness” of the site.)
2. Meditate on Col 2:8, and consider how your own thinking has been shaped, for good and for ill, by the thinking, teaching, etc. of others.