What is a worldview?

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naturalism

(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations.

theism

in greek that literally means Godism. People who believe this, that there is God who created all of this. People who believe this believe God is all powerful. He is a being that we can relate to, talk to and love. Loving God expresses the reason he made us.

situational ethics

moral principles that changes with circumstances

worldview

It is how a person interprets life through his or her own eyes, a personal belief about the world.

Spiritualism:

The belief that reality is completely spiritual or immaterial.

Biblical worldview

is based on the infallible Word of God. When you believe the Bible is entirely true, then you allow it to be the foundation of everything you say and do.

Culture

the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time

moral absolute

The belief that moral rules exist that are true for all people, at all times, in all situations

Supernaturalism:

The belief that reality is composed of both the physical and non-physical.

Materialism:

The belief that reality is composed of only the material or physical.

Transcendentalism

The natural bent of the human mind. We are not sinful, we are God! This has all the privileges of spirituality without any of the responsibility.

moral

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles


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