Pastor Tim,

You said, "We need to be able to grapple with ideas and filter them through a Christian worldview."

"A worldview should contain a particular perspective regarding each of the following ten disciplines: theology, philosophy, ethics, biology, psychology, sociology, law, politics, economics, and history.”

Well this may be a bit simplistic for some, however, grapple I do...

Theology -  Psa 83:18

That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.

Philosophy - The Book of Proverbs, 

Ecc 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

Ethics -  The Ten Commandments,

Biology -  Gen 1:1     In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Psychology -  Rom 12:2   And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Sociology - Jhn 15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Law - Luk 10:27   And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Politics -  1Sa 13:1   Saul was thirty* years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years.

Economics -   Mal 3:10

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do," says the LORD Almighty, "I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it! Let me prove it to you!

History-  Jhn 1:1-3

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

The same was in the beginning with God. 

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Pastor Aminata

Theology – God is creator and sustainer of the universe. He has revealed himself via both general and special revelation.

Philosophy – The reason why a Christian philosophy is so important is because, according to C S  Lewis, there is so much bad philosophy that must be answered.

What is philosophy? It is the love and pursuit of knowledge. Proverbs 1 beckons us to attain knowledge, learning, understanding, and wisdom. Our knowledge base, however, comes from God’s special and general revelation. Therefore, I believe a Christian view of knowledge seeks to “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Cor. 10:5).

Ethics – A Christian view of ethics is rooted in God’s moral nature. “God always hates evil and loves good.” The Bible teaches us the difference between good and evil. An ethical system that is Christian is an ethical system that bases its beliefs on God’s Word.

Biology – Genesis 1:1 states, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Therefore, this means that “creation and not evolution accounts for all life on earth.”

 Psychology – The Bible speaks about human nature better than any psychology textbook. This doesn’t mean that psychology cannot be useful, but it is important to recognize its limitations. I believe that this is important since we live in day and age where psychology is hardly ever questioned (even in the Christian community) and almost always assumed to be true.

Pastor Aminata,

You couldn't have said it any better and I totally agree. The Bible is our FIRST AUTHORITY. I have been teaching on religious liberalism at the university where I serve as an adjunct instructor. What is interesting about it this is that because the authority of the Bible has been undermined the idea of it conveying propositional truth has been undermined as well.

Now you got me blushing ;-)