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Drain the Swamp? Some Churches Need to Drain the Pulpit!
A biblical worldview is the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual filter every individual uses to experience, interpret, and respond to reality. Though we may not realize it, our worldview shapes every decision we make.
A biblical worldview (sometimes called biblical theism, or a Christian worldview) dictates that people's ideas about all aspects of life and eternity derive from scriptural principles and commands.
Spiritual leadership eventually influences and affects the next generation, either for God and biblical values or against them. Because so much is at stake, Christians must not sit under woke, or spiritually wishy-washy clergy and teaching. Parents must not trust their families to those who do not hold a biblical worldview.
Arizona Christian University conducts an annual worldview survey to a nationally representative sample of 2,000 adults. The 2023 study documents significant declines among born-again Christians, indicating that a biblical worldview does not inform their actions of decisions.
A few of the survey results were alarming:
Can the church, its pastors, or Christian leaders instill a biblical worldview in the youth entrusted to them?
So, can parents be confident about the churches to which they have delegated the spiritual mentoring of their kids? You tell me; in 2024 America,
The research shows churches, pastors, and youth leaders are increasingly unreliable for truly biblical discipleship. The survey offers several insights parents can use to instill a biblical Christian worldview in the next generation.
One: Begin early. “Train up a child in the way they should go…” A person's worldview starts developing in the second year of life and is largely in place by age 13, giving parents a small window of opportunity for discipleship.
Two: Install and continuously reinforce your children’s spiritual foundation. Scripture holds parents responsible for developing a child’s biblical worldview (Deut. 6:1-9; Prov. 2:1-13; 22:6; 23:13; 2 Cor. 12:14; and Eph. 6:4).
Three: “Outsourcing" is a troubling trend, as parents increasingly delegate spiritual child-rearing to others. I’ve said this before hundreds of audiences, and I’ll say it here: Lose at anything else, but win with your children!
Four: Given the statistics, it’s a gross understatement to say that current approaches to biblical worldview development are not working!
George Barna, trusted survey developer commented,
"The impact of arts and entertainment, government, and public schools is clearly apparent in the shift from biblical perspectives to a more experiential and emotional form of decision-making."
If you are in a church that teaches a biblical worldview, praise God!
If not, leave. Do not be misled by clergy who are either unable or unwilling to courageously proclaim God’s truth and call Christians to bold obedience. Take your family and your money and leave. Your children’s spiritual future is at stake.
Our nation’s worldview—and our very survival— hinges on a return to truth in this generation.
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