Without an objective basis for morality from a higherthan-human moral lawgiver , the closest thing secularists can have as a moral standard that applies to all people is popular consensus . That ’ s why it ’ s so important for secular culture to continually push their views of morality through every conceivable channel — education , media , entertainment , business , and more . The more people get on board with any given view of morality , the more the popular consensus is achieved , and the more secularists have a new supposed standard for what ’ s right .
But once again , Christians with a biblical worldview aren ’ t subject to that shift . No matter how prevalent any new idea of morality is , if it conflicts with what Christians believe God Himself has said , the popular consensus won ’ t become our new standard . And that “ extreme ” viewpoint relative to average culture is mind-numbingly frustrating to nonbelievers .
Third , we ’ re extreme in believing that judgment can be objectively valid .
This point follows from both of the prior points . Because Christians look to God and His Word as the source of authority for our lives , and because views of morality are an outworking of those beliefs , Christians believe that judgment on matters of truth can be objectively valid — not just a matter of opinion .
“ As we become more and more of a worldview minority , and the differences between secularism and Christianity become increasingly more striking , we need to get comfortable with and embrace being different .”
what He has said — it ’ s literally the only reasonable thing to do given that the God who created everything would assuredly know more than any human .
Jesus never said that the world would understand us . To a large degree , secular culture ’ s views here are to be expected . What concerns me far more is when Christians don ’ t understand how extremely different a biblical worldview should be from a secular one . In many ways , secularists who think those with a biblical worldview are extreme relative to average society understand this more than self-professed Christians who see only marginal differences .
When we truly have a biblical worldview , we should understand that we really are “ extremists ” in today ’ s culture and embrace it . Not only is it okay to be extreme in this way , it ’ s beautiful — because it ’ s what God Himself calls us to .
As we become more and more of a worldview minority , and the differences between secularism and Christianity become increasingly more striking , we need to get comfortable with and embrace being different . I invite you to gain a deeper understanding of how the secular worldview surrounding us puts significant pressure on what we believe , how we think , and how we live by reading my new book , Faithfully Different : Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture . I wrote this book to help Christians more clearly discern the fundamental differences between the secular and biblical worldviews , both for the strength of our own faith and our ability to be salt and light to others . Faithfully Different is available wherever books are sold . ■
In my new book , I describe the tenets of a secular worldview this way : Feelings are the ultimate guide , happiness is the ultimate goal , judging is the ultimate sin , and God is the ultimate guess . Judging is the greatest sin in secularism because when feelings are your guide and happiness is your goal , no one has the ability or right to tell you what only you can know ( how you feel and what makes you happiest ). From the worldview perspective that the authority is the self , it ’ s absurd and insulting for someone else to come along , look at a person ’ s life journey , and claim to know better than they do how they should or shouldn ’ t be living . But that assumes there ’ s no God who has provided a reliable and authoritative source for that information .
From a biblical worldview perspective , God has provided that in the Bible . And if the God of the universe has told us what ’ s true about reality , it ’ s not absurd or insulting to share
Natasha Crain is a national speaker , author , blogger , and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about the biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture . Visit her website at natashacrain . com .
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