Worldviews Comparison

By Alex McFarland

Experience the convenience of having this amazing Bible study tool at your fingertipswherever you go! This comparison of worldviews helps you know what you believe and why. A worldview is the big picture view of the world, one that attempts to answer all the big questions of life: What is real? If there is a God, what is Gods nature? What is a human being? How can we know what is right or wrong?

This chart compares 8 worldviews:

• Atheism: There is no God
• Pantheism: God is all.
• Pan-En-theism: God is in all
• Deism: God is a distant creator
• Finite God-ism: There is a God, but he is limited
• Polytheism: There are many gods
• Monotheism: There is only God
• Biblical Christianity: There is only one Triune God

Questions compared:

• Is there a God?
• What is real?
• Where did whats real come from?
• What is a human being?
• Are humans basically good or evil? How bad is the flaw?
• Is it possible to know anything at all?
• How do we know what is right and wrong?
• What is truth?
• What is evil?
• Where do laws come from?
• What happens after death?
• Can miracles happen?
• What is the meaning of human history?
• How do we get to know God?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: Mar 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781628621037

Alex McFarland

Alex McFarland is a speaker, author, and advocate for Christian apologetics and host of the radio program Exploring the Word.

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what is a worldview?

A worldview is simply a view of the world. Everyone has one. A worldview is the set of beliefs we hold about the big questions of life.

Here’s how some experts describe a worldview:

A worldview is a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true, or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic makeup of our world.

—James W. Sire, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

A worldview is a map of reality. It is the framework of beliefs, values, and images within which a person makes decisions and conducts the business of living.

—Leland Ryken, Culture in Christian Perspective

…every person carries within his head a mental model of the world – a subjective representation of reality.

—Alvin Toffler, Future Shock

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why is your worldview important?

Whether you know it or not, your worldview influences the decisions you make in life: Whether you go to church or go surfing instead; whether you pursue earthly wealth or spiritual gain; whether you live in fear or hope.

Some beliefs you might hold strongly, while other beliefs you probably don’t think about often. Your worldview changes as your beliefs change. If you change the strong core beliefs in your worldview, then your life will change drastically.

Your worldview may or may not be true, just like beliefs. A worldview can be true about some things and not true about other things. Beliefs in a worldview are true if they match up with what really is.

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