Think Biblically!: Recovering a Christian Worldview
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Now in paperback, this helpful volume by pastor and best-selling author John MacArthur guides readers in cultivating a biblical worldview on a wide range of issues.
What we think shapes who we are. That's why the Bible tells us, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2a). In a world of differing voices competing for our allegiance, we must learn to "think biblically" so we can distinguish good from evil. God is the Creator of this world; his voice-his Word-must guide our thoughts and our lives.
With the Bible in their hands, John MacArthur and other scholars and teachers from the Master's College confront the false worldviews that dominate our postmodern world. The authors provide models for cultivating a biblical mind-set on worship, psychology, gender, science, education, history, government, economics, and literature. This book will help anyone who is striving to think biblically in today's culture.
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- Includes a Further Reading section
- Targets students and nonstudents alike
- Exhorts readers to embrace a Christian worldview without apology or reservation
PART ONE: THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION
- Embracing the Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture - John MacArthur
- Cultivating a Biblical Mind-set - Richard L. Maybue
- Comprehending Creation - John MacArthur
- Coming to Grips with Sin - John MacArthur
- Having an Eternally Right Relationship with God - John MacArthur
- Viewing the Nations From God's Perspective - Mark A. Tatlock
PART TWO: THE BIBLICAL FORMULATION
- Understanding our Postmodern World - Brian K. Morley
- Profiling Christian Masculinity - Stuart W. Scott
- Portraying Christian Feminity - Patricia A. Ennis
- Enjoying Spiritual Worship and Music - Paul T. Plew
- Why Biblical Counseling and not Psychology? - John D. Street
- Why a Scriptural View of Science? - Taylor B. Jones
- Why Christian Education and not Secular Indoctrination? - John A. Hughes
- Reflecting Honestly on History - Clyde P. Greer, Jr.
- Developing a Biblical View of Church and State - John P. Stead
- Proposing a Biblical Approach to Economics - R. W. Mackey, II
- Glorifying God in Literary and Artistic Culture - Grant Horner
Top Highlights
“It had intellectual value that would make her wise like God.” (source)
“Karl Marx (1818-1883) accepted Hegel’s idea that reality is changing on a fundamental level, but he did away with God and made humanity the focus of evolution. Humans are not a product of their sin nature, he said, but of their economic environment. So when workers throw off the yoke of those who control the means of producing wealth, that will usher in an ideal age of common ownership—i.e., communism.” (source)
“Paul knew the culture of his day. He could quote philosophers from memory (cf. Acts 17:28; Titus 1:12), use their terminology, and examine their views from a Christian perspective (cf. Acts 17:22-31). Not enough Christians today can do that—including pastors, counselors, or even Christian scholars.” (source)
“In other words, nihilism is the only philosophy that works with naturalism. Nihilism is a philosophy that says everything is entirely without meaning, without logic, without reason. The universe itself is incoherent and irrational. Reason has been deposed by pure chance.” (source)
“Naturalism is the view that every law and every force operating in the universe is natural rather than moral, spiritual, or supernatural.” (source)