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Tuesday
2 Thessalonians 3 v 6 – 13
Colossians 3 v 23 – 24
Romans 12 v 2
One of the ways to grasp the concept of a “worldview” is to think of it as a “story.”
Like every story, it contains:
• A purpose, a “mission” — some movement toward a goal that is good and
meaningful.
• A problem that needs to be resolved to accomplish the goal, or some barrier to be
broken through.
• A solution to the problem.
A “worldview” is therefore the story of the world that operates at the root of a
person’s life. It is that person’s answer to these questions:
• What is the purpose of life or the universe?
What is the universe all about? Why is there something rather than nothing?
Why are we here? What are the main things we should be doing or living for?
What is “the goal”?
• What is the problem with human nature?
Why are things not the way they should be? What is the main thing wrong with us?
Why aren’t we realizing our purpose? Who are the antagonists, or what are the
forces hindering us?
• What is the solution?
What is the main way to resolve or fix what is wrong? How can we break through
the barrier? Who are the people or what are the forces that will help save us?
Everyone has some kind of worldview that they use to answer these questions.
Timothy Keller has articulated in a brief, simplistic way six worldviews which have
been organized into three groups. We will discuss these three groups and six
worldviews over the next few days.
Please note these 6 worldviews ARE NOT the CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW!