- Fri, Aug 28, 2009
- Christian Life, Culture and Worldview
Building a Biblical Worldview
Acts 17:11 says that "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." We should come to God's Word with "great eagerness." If we're more eager to watch a sitcom or the evening news than to read God's Word, inevitably our worldview will be more influenced by sitcoms and the evening news than by God.
We should "search" the Scriptures—we must probe deeply, not just skim the surface and quote verses ...
As a young Christian, forty years ago, I read David Wilkerson’s 
Being a hero is something entirely different than being a celebrity. Fame is one thing. Virtue is another. The two aren't even remotely related. In fact, the more famous you become the harder it is to cultivate and retain virtue. Celebrities are just people with good looks, talent, money, and the ability to draw attention to themselves. Heroes are people who stand courageously for what is right, often against the tide of public opinion, and at great cost to themselves.
This devotional is from Charles 
Years ago, I determined that I wanted to write a book on the importance of gratitude in the Christian life. But not long ago I read Nancy Leigh DeMoss’s book 
I have had the exact experience Craig Groeschel is talking about in his excellent blog post 
I’ve had nearly six weeks now in which I’ve no longer experienced the depression I was battling the prior two months, which 
Not long ago on my 
I think what we’ve got to do is look at everything in our lives and ask, “Is this under the lordship of Christ?” Christ is to be Lord of my whole life—including my house, car, hobbies, television-watching, and whatever role sports may have in my life.
