Views from Christians that lack a Christian worldview
One of the problems I encounter in the comments on my blogs and in emails are views from Christians that lack a Christian worldview. Often their views originate from world philosophies, ideologies, theologies or human taught sociocultural suppositions rather than the clear teachings of the scriptures. That leads me to believe that these Christians do not know or understand the Christian scriptures and that they are more likely influenced by the world than influencing the world for Christ.
Barma Group – a respected Christian research firm, asked certain questions in a survey to determine how many Americans had Christian worldviews. They asked the following questions:
- Do absolute moral truths exist?
- Is absolute truth defined by the Bible?
- Did Jesus Christ live a sinless life?
- Is God the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe, and does He still rule it today?
- Is salvation a gift from God that cannot be earned?
- Is Satan real?
- Does a Christian have a responsibility to share his or her faith in Christ with other people?
- Is the Bible accurate in all of its teachings?
If you answered yes to all of these questions you would be among the only 9 percent of “born again Christians” that did! Only 51 percent of Christian pastors answered yes to all these question and only four percent of Americans. What becomes of a church and a nation that clams God but does not believe God??
Our worldview is the framework from which we view reality it is how we make sense of life and the world. The Christian worldview is a understanding of world reality based on the teachings found in the scripture. Therefore, truths found in the scripture gives Christians the way they should live. So, understanding this, why is it that 9 out of 10 of people that claim to be born again Christians do not know these basic biblical truths? Obviously the survey displays that most people calling themselves Christians in this nation do not understand scriptures well enough to even define the truths preserved for believers.
Is it any wonder then when people claiming to be Christians take positions on this blog that are worldly and are in direct opposition to what true Christianity teaches? They never learned to discern good from evil. According to these surveys many of these worldly worldview Christians not only support sinful practices of others they even take part in the same sinful practices themselves at about the same percentages as the world.
Lets be honest. Many “Christians” embrace worldviews that actually originate from satanic inspired philosophies of, New Age, Marxism, Secular Humanism, Pantheism, Universalism, Hedonism, etc. rather than the scriptures. Instead of taking positions contrary to the world with all its demonic “ism’s” they are trying to fit in with the views of the world around them.
Most Christians go through life not recognizing that their personal worldviews have been deeply affected by the world education system, world media, false teachers in Christianity and any number of other bad influences. If Christians do not believe God’s word and do not use its teachings as a standard of truth then they cannot be effective witnesses to a lost and dying world. Looking at the surveys one has to come to the conclusion that most of the salt of the earth in this nation has lost its savior. So what should we expect to be the fate of “worldly Christians?
“Mt 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
With far less than ten percent of confessing Christians having a Christian worldview is it any wonder why “Christians” sometimes come here to disagree with Christian teachings?
Don Koenig founded www.thepropheticyears.com website in 1999 after almost thirty years of independent study on the Bible and learning from many astute teachers within Christendom. Don created his website to write about Bible prophecy, biblical discernment and his Christian worldviews. Don wrote a free Revelation commentary ebook in 2004 named "The Revelation of Jesus Christ Through The Ages". The World and Church and Bible Prophecy section of this website was started in 2007. 
Hello Don,
Great article. I agree with the results of the survey. Some people believe the rapture will have catastrophic consequences for this nation, so many people being gone, etc. I believe the rapture will hardly be noticed, as so few will be gone. Most “Christians” today have forsaken the “Book, the Blood and the Blessed Hope” and are chasing after worldly things and living ungodly lifestyles.
Hi Ken,
Thanks, I agree, The Rapture is only for those that live by faith.
I couldn’t help but think of a verse in Matthew as I read this entry.
Matthew 7:21 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”
It just tells me that there are very few “Christians” that actually spend time in God’s word seeking to know Him. If they did, the Holy Spirit would surely teach them. I’m afraid that I have to agree that many more profess faith that don’t actually possess faith.
Matthew 7:13–14 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
My heart is breaking………….
Sharon
Here is a great article here on cultural marxism that helps explain how we got to this point http://www.carryingcapacity.org/alerts/alert0210.html. You probably already know these facts but this article succinctly chronicles the efforts of the marxists to destroy Western Judeo-Christian culture over the past 100+ years. Sadly, the survey you cited shows that their efforts have paid off.
I remember back in college in the mid-70′s when the humanities curriculum we were forced to study included many of the works of these jackasses.
I agree that when the rapture happens it may not be noticed much. I heard of the results of that Barna survey and I wasn’t that surprised (well, I would have thought maybe 20% not as low as 9%) because I know a lot of Christians, or rather people who claim to be Christians, but unless they specifically told you that, you’d never guess it. I remember some years back I was on Brannon Howse’s site Christian Worldview Network and he had a worldview survey up and I took it thinking I’d be near 100% as I know my Bible and I am very conservative. I only scored in the low 70′s and I looked at where I had a secular-ish worldview (you can see your answers0 and I really re-thought (or maybe actually thought for the first time) about a proper biblical worldview. I definitely readjusted my mindset. I did realize how I had let certain aspects of secular society infiltrate my thinking………and it went all the way back to my indoctrination in public school.
Don, Thanks for those verses (Heb/Ro/Rev). I also remember the Apostle Paul, inspired to write: 2 Corinthians 13:15a Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith;
I know what that means now and it is something we must constantly do so as to not ‘stray’.
Too many people today have a “lip service faith”. All this ecumenism drives me nuts sometimes – people think that those of us who actually believe Gods Word are “intolerant”. No, rather we are just well rooted In Christ and not blown about by every wind of doctrine.
In Christ and looking up!
Can you explian the “born agianst christian” thing or was it a typo?
Clint, who are your talking to or about? I see no “born agianst christian” thing on this thread? Perhaps you are looking at a uncorrected copy? Do a refresh.
Don, I did the refresh thing and I still see it so I dont know? It is part of the bolded part on your blog
If you answered yes to all of these questions you would be among the only 9 percent of “born against Christians”
that did! Only 51 percent of Christian pastors answered yes to all these question and only four percent of Americans. What becomes of a church and a nation that clams God but does not believe God??
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And like you said maybe it is an uncorrected copy, enjoyed the article I was just confused about the above mentioned wording.
Your correct there is an error it should say “born again” not “born against”. The reason I did not find it last time is that you spelled it “agianst” rather than “against” and when I did a search on “agianst” no such word was found on the page. I have now corrected it.
Great article. Very sad to say the least. But this is very true indeed. I have many friends who are “christian” but don’t get it. They can’t defend their faith, they don’t know the bible they definitely don’t understand prophecy and the end times. Yet, when something major happens, with the weather, for example, they look to the world for answers. Instead of reading the Book of Revelation or seeking God for example, they ask me do I believe if there is some truth to the end times events they are seeing in the hollywood movies, or the mayan calendar, or do I believe in Nostradomus’ predictions. What!?!?
This year so far has been a very eye opening experience. I’m beginning to see who truly believes and who doesn’t and who studies the word of God and who doesn’t. This is very scary to me for many reasons. Very scary that so many “called out ones” depend on the pastor on Sunday mornings to explain what is going on in the world. Most can’t as they are the blind leading the blind.
With all of the chaos in the world currently, this is a prime time to share the gospel with the lost. Little did I know that the “lost” would include my so-called Christian friends.
Don, this was a great article. Thank you for those facts that back-up what it feels and looks like all around us. One of the most bothersome parts about this information is that instead of people being of the opinion “wow, this is disturbing, we need to get back on track with regard to being a Christian” that the opinion is “don’t tell me how to conduct myself with the use of Scripture”. Forgive me putting it this way, but you don’t join a club and then decide to change the rules of the club. You don’t sell girl scout cookies and decide to change the recipe yourself or buy a Dodge and decide to start changing out parts yourself – just because you don’t *like* it the way it is.
If you became a Christian, then follow Christ and what He says. Period. No, I don’t like all of it, never have, never will. But I love Him and I trust Him and if he tells me something is good for me but I don’t like it, I’m still going to trust Him and follow what He tells me.
People don’t have to believe in absolute truth now, but they will absolutely believe in it later.
Keep up the good work Don!
Thanks Kristi,
I know my next post is going to shock many “Christian Americans” I hope to get it done today but I just started writing it and thinking about the concepts that I will get into, so the article could get rather lengthy and time consuming.
Does anybody really know what scriptures really mean. I think it is a life long study, and a real living word. It is not for us to judge, only god knows
I know what scriptures mean to me and so should every Christian.
There are deep things in scripture that take a life long study but anyone that can read should understand that the Bible is all about God’s plan of redemption through Jesus Christ. The rest is mostly for instruction for those who believed God about Jesus and how the saved should walk by His Spirit. Scripture is also a prophetic witness of the future on earth. Fulfillment of prophecy given in the scriptures proves that God is God. If scripture were only for God to know He would not have given His word to us and preserved it over thousands of years.
Proper exegesis of the scriptures is for Christians to judge.
Two Thoughts:
1) People who do study the Scriptures know that there are certain things and people that God has called us to judge. Plain and simple.
2) When a Christian decides not to be in absolute agreement with what the Word says, they run the risk of being luke-warm eventually. Scriptures say let your yes be yes and your no be no.
Knowing these things, it is easier for one to have such a strong or passionate feelings about said subjects.