Everyone has a world view. Some say that worldview is a matter of heart, but in the sentimental world in which we live, we need to better define what it means. If we use the Hebrew and Greek concept, we will understand that the heart is beyond a muscle, but also beyond feelings. The heart would be the center of our whole life involving mind (intellect) and feelings.
According to Charles and Nancy Pearcey, the worldview is “the sum total of our beliefs about the world, the ‘global vision’. Who directs our daily decisions and actions? [1].
- Since we have at least this notion of worldview.
- It is natural and expected that a Christian will see the world through the prism of scripture.
- But for this to be a reality.
- The prism itself is not enough.
- As James KA once said.
- Smith: Being a disciple of Jesus is not primarily a matter of having good ideas.
- Doctrines.
- And beliefs in mind.
- [?] Before.
- Is it about being the kind of person you like correctly?Who loves God and his neighbor and is oriented towards the world by the primacy of that love?[2] In other words.
- A relationship with Christ is necessary for our worldview to be put into practice.
- When this happens.
- We realize that what we understand as a Christian vision of the world shapes our lives to think and act differently from others who prevail in society.
However, many people who identify as religious are co-opted by secular worldview, often inadvertently, and this is exactly what has baffled many people about their Christian identity. Many call themselves Christians, but they do not find enough reasons (I would say that by not seeking God and delving into the scriptures) put into practice the principles of the lens of the gospel and thus end up adopting guidelines, concepts, thoughts, movements extremely contrary to Christianity.
As for the worldview and sexuality, the Christian must have well defined in his mind what is right with regard to the biblical perspective so as not to fall into the deception of his sinful heart, nor in the concepts that depart from Christianity. . In the book “Love Thy Body”, American intellectual Nancy Pearcey highlights some research [3] that has been done in different fields, by different institutes to show how Christians absorb secular worldview:
Pornography: About two-thirds of Christian men watch pornography at least once a month, the same rate as men who do not claim to be Christians.
Cohabitation: a Gallup survey found that nearly half (49%) religiously-based adolescents support sex before marriage.
Divorce: Among adults who identify as Christians but rarely attend church, 60% are divorced; among those who regularly attend the church, the figure is 38%.
Abortion: A LifeWay survey found that about 70% of women who had an abortion identified themselves as Christian and 43% said they attend a Christian church at least once a month or more when they abort the baby.
Homosexuality and transgender: In a 2014 Pew Research Center study, 51% of evangelical millennials said homosexual behavior was morally acceptable.
I recently read a tweet from pastor and philosophy professor Filipe Fontes saying that “this approach between Christian discourse and the discourse of minority movements on social media in recent days is strange to say the least. Is it an apologetic that has too much dialogue and too little very disturbing antithesis ?.
Looking at all this should, at the very least, alert us to live against this reality. We need to align our worldview in all walks of life, including sexuality. It is inevitable that people who do not have the Christian vision of the World thinks so, but with the Christian, it must be different.
During Dr. John Street Jr. ‘s visit to our church, he presented us with major biblical violations of sexual behavior:
1. – Prenuptial sex? Deuteronomy 22. 20. 21; 1 Corinthians 6. 15; 1 Thessaloniki 4. 3-5; Genesis 39: 1-23;
2. Adultery? Deuteronomy 5. 18; Proverbs 6. 32; Hebrews 13. 4
3. Homosexuality /sodomy? Leviticus 18,22, 20,13; Genesis 2,25; 19,1-29; 1 Corinthians 6,11; Matthew 5:27-28; Romans 1: 24-28;
4. Incest? 1 Corinthians 5. 1-2. 5; 2 Corinthians 2. 6-8; Leviticus 18: 6-18; 20/11/12, 14;
5. Viol? Genesis 19? (Sexual rape in Sodom and Gomorrah); Deuteronomy 22. 25 (vs 23-30); Judges 19. 25; 20. 3 to 4, 12; 2 Samuel 13. 11-15 (Amnon and Tamar);
6. Prostitution? Leviticus 18; 19,29; 20; Proverbs 23,27; 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10; Deuteronomy 23. 18; Hebrews 13. 4;
7. Mental immorality (including voyerism and pornography)? Matthew 5:28; Exodus 20:17; Philippians 4: 8;
8. Self-erosion (masturbation)? Matthew 5,30; 1 Corinthians 7. 3; Ephesians 5. 3; ?Some theologians place masturbation as a first step towards homosexuality, as it receives same-sex sexual gratification.
9. Exhibitionism? Genesis 9. 22; 1 Timothy 2. 9; Romans 13. 14
10. Bestiality (bestiality)? Exodus 22. 19; Leviticus 18:23; Deuteronomy 27. 21; 1 stone 4. 4-5
11. Travestism and Transsexualism? (This is a philosophical issue, especially for new generations, is a form of postmodern doctrinal gnosticism where matter is bad and that is why it must be disposed of) Are bisexuality and homosexuality often byproducts of cross-dressing and transsexuality?1 Timothy 4. 4; 1 Corinthians 6. 9; 1 Timothy 1. 10; Deuteronomy 22. 5.
12. Do you doochism? Galatians 5. 13; Philippians 2. 3-4
13. Fetishism? Romans 1. 32; Philippians 2,3-5; 4. 8.
14. Artificial intelligence?Sex robots?Current and future problems where sex will be done with robots Advances in digital communication and digital forms can turn minds into a reality. All kinds of robots, adults and children will be created to satisfy the desire for selfish sex at all times. .
We must increasingly show the need for a biblical worldview on sexuality.
Paul tells the Philippians that what our minds must occupy is all that is true, respectable, just, pure, kind, respectable, virtuous, and commendable (Fil. 4. 8). Once this happens, by the power of the Holy Spirit who dwells in the Christian, thoughts and actions are directed to position themselves correctly, not according to the word that pleases all, but according to God’s will.
We will only achieve this through the action and movement of the Holy Spirit that dwells in us and allows us to see life through the prism of Christianity, lenses that help us not to be co-opted by the secular vision of the world, but by it directs us to cultivate a life of devotion and fear that leads us to declare the truth that “we have the spirit of Christ”.
[1] Chales Colson and Nancy Pearcey. How are we going to live now? ? Tyndale, 1999.
[2] Smith, James K. A. Wishing the Kingdom. Baker Academic, 2009, p. 32-33.
[3] Pearcey, Nancy. Love Your Body (p. 10-11). Baker. Kindle Edition Publishing Group.