How Shall We Then Live? Francis Schaeffer addressed transformed thinking in his classic film series and book. He traced changing patterns of thought through time and the impact Christianity has had on Western culture.
It’s clear that God expects His people to think differently than the unredeemed populace. Paul states it clearly in Romans 12:1-2.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
But this command leaves us with a question.
How do we change the way that we think?
We live in a post-modern culture that believes truth is fluid. If there is any truth at all, it swishes and sways with the winds of culture. Because of that, the only thing that is real to most people is what they feel. Their feelings tell them to what to think about everything. This explains the insanity we see and hear all around us. It is Satanic and the opposite of what the word of God teaches.
I was speaking with the President of an evangelical Christian College recently. He said that his school seeks to trace the progress of growth in the biblical worldview of students. They work with George Barna to measure their progress (you can get more info about the assessment tool here). Their testing indicates that the professing believers who enter this college as freshmen have a worldview that is almost indistinguishable from the general secular culture. These students claim to be Christians, but they do not think like Christians. They do not see the world around them like Christians should see it. This school works hard to inculcate a biblical worldview in the minds of students who have not learned it from the Christian homes or churches, and they are having good success based upon the tools they use to measure progress.
Based upon their findings, typical evangelicals are failing in discipling their children for Christ. How are our homes and churches failing in teaching biblical worldview to our children who grow up in our churches? Let’s consider a few things. …
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