Sermon Tone Analysis

Worldview- A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.

Biblical Worldview- Filters a philosophy of life through the teaching of the Bible.

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What it is not:

Merely Christian Morals.

Not a few verses that you like to live by.

Not automatic with salvation.

Not reactionary.

What it is:

Biblically rooted for all aspects of life.

Speaks to how to view the rightness and wrongness of culture.

Points to hope; not hope for, but hope in.

Genesis 1-11 is sometimes dismissed as allegory, myth, or symbolic.

But there are 1/2 dozen direct quotes from these chapters in the New Testament and 55 allusions or partial quotes.

Jesus spoke of Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, etc. as real events and real people.

Paul concluded sin was passed on to all because we are all "In Adam" and therefore share in his fallen nature.

The thought of a day of rest is rooted in the creation story.

A Literal interpretation of these chapters help form a biblical worldview.

The Soul of Man and our relationship to animals.

The Age of the Earth.

There are two sets of genealogies in Genesis, one in chapter 5 and one in chapter 9

Made in the Image of God.

Capital Punishment

Creation and Evolution

The Environment and Man-Made Climate Change

Sexuality and Sexual Identity

Where did Evil Come From?

All of Genesis 3 deal with the origin of evil in the world.

Is Abortion or Assisted Suicide Acceptable?

If we accept that we are made in the image of God, then a biblical worldview informs us that life is precious!

Why are we even here?

If we believe that God created us male and female in His image, it would stand to reason that our purpose for being here is for his good pleasure.

What About Aliens?

So much of our infatuation about life in other places is rooted in an evolutionary pre-supposition that since the word, they say, is so old, and since water is the basic necessity for life (as we know it) then if we could find h20 etc on other planets, it would indicate there was once life there.

This challenges a biblical world view concerning the age of the earth, and even a biblical worldview that God has always existed outside his creation.

IF you buy in to the idea that aliens created the pyramids, etc., then it is a short jump replacing God or any god, with an alien.

Personal Responsibility.

Seems like we are always wanting to play the "blame game" to be a martyr, or to illicit pity, to make us look better, and to feel entitled.

The Solution to Sin