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What it is
C1
God’s way of thinking
C2
God’s way of living
C3
God’s desire for creation, especially humans
C4
Titus 2:12 WEL Teaching us that by refusing ungodliness and
worldly lusts we should live in this present world with
self-restraint, righteously, and pleasingly to God.
C5
There are only 2 worldviews. Compare Proverbs 7-9 between the woman
named folly and the one named wisdom. This is one article that
teaches that contrast The
Two Women: Madam Folly and Dame Wisdom (Proverbs 7-9)
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God’s view
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Some basic Scriptures
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We leave the old view to live the new: 2 Corinthians 5:17 WEB
Therefore if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away.
Behold, all things have become new.
F2
We need to be conformed. To His death has the idea of we die too. We
die to the old life, desires, actions, motivations, goals, etc.
Philippians 3:10 WEB that
I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship
of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death.
F3
This is the fruit of the new worldview. If everyone alive had this
fruit, this would be the culture and actions of the whole world.
Sadly, we know what the whole world lives like. Galatians 5:22-26 WEB
But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions
and lusts. If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.
Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one
another.
F4
Real love, as God defines, would be the norm. The following list is
the love of the Christian worldview. We don’t see this much,
because Christians are most likely ignorant. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 WEL
Love is very patient
and kind; love is not envious; love doesn’t brag about itself, is
not haughty, 5 Doesn’t behave improperly, is not self-seeking; love
isn’t easily aggravated, doesn’t keep a list of wrongs, 6 Doesn’t
rejoice in injustice, but rejoices in the truth, 7 Bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, calmly endures all things. 8a
Love never ends,
F5
God’s worldview has His people doing good works, as He defines
them. Ephesians 2:10 WEB For
we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God prepared before that we would walk in them.
F6
The New man and woman have put off the old worldview to follow these
rules: Colossians 3:9-11 WEB Don’t
lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his
doings, and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in
knowledge after the image of his Creator, where there can’t be
Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian,
bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
F7
God’s worldview has us reading, studying, and applying the teaching
of the New Testament. 1 Peter 2:2 WEB as
newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow
thereby,
F8
God’s worldview has us praying that God’s will be done, not any
other will. Luke 11:2 WEB He
said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may
your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
F9
God’s worldview has priorities. If faced with a terrifying choice
of family or God, the new worldview takes comfort in their new
family. Luke 18:29-30 WEB He
said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has
left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the
Kingdom of God’s sake, who will not receive many times more in this
time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”
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A few links
D2
Not God’s view would be the opposite. This is the world we live in
today. We see wars, conflicts, lies, deceit, theft, arguments, hate,
name-calling, abuse, etc. This is not God’s way of life.
D3
The contrast between God’s worldview and any other worldview. In
this passage, flesh refers to any other worldview and spirit refers
to God’s worldview. This is pretty consistent in the New Testament.
It doesn’t usually refer to the human flesh which God created.
Context helps us to understand.
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The worldview labeled as flesh: Galatians 5:19-21
WEL Now
the works of the flesh are obvious. They are adultery, sexual sin,
moral corruption, unrestrained lust, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
strife, provoking jealousy, hot anger, pushing to be first, selfish
scheming, dissensions, heresy, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
wild partying, and so on, about which I have told you before, and as
I have also told you in the past that those who practice such things
will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
E2
The worldview labeled as spirit: Galatians 5:22-23 WEL
But,
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, and self-control. There is
no law against such things.
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