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We each have a worldview that determines how we interpret and understand the things that happen. Some people see the hand of God in events while others see karma and yet others see the mechanisms of evolution in the same events. It is all dependent on one's worldview.
My problem is that the word itself - worldview - leads us to examine the world to develop our view of it. For Christians, that means studying scripture to see what it says about the world around us. I think that's wrong. What we need to do is get a clear understanding, a knowledge of God firmly built inside of us. It is only as we understand and know God that we gain the perspective we need to clearly understand creation. Certainly, Bible study will be part of the process, but it is first and foremost to know God. Then, when we have a right knowledge of Him, we will be able to properly understand the scriptures that tell us about the world around us.
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Interesting-- I'd never thought of it in terms of the word itself, before. But it's true: even from a physical standpoint, He's created us to be able to view more than the world-- we can glimpse the lower edges of the heavens, and with scientific advances, much deeper into His created "universe" (of which there many be many!).
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