As I get older, I realize that everyone has a worldview (whether they admit it or not). Everyone has a set of things they believe, and they think, speak, and act based on those beliefs. Whether it’s a textbook or a teacher, a pastor or a doctor, a mom or even a child, everyone has a worldview.
I found this to be true a few weeks ago when my family made a visit to the dentist. We had already been seen when one of the “assistant dentists” (I’m clearly unsure what her real job title was) came to the waiting room to talk to us about our wisdom teeth. My dad asked her a question about me and my having to get them taken out.
Paraphrasing, of course, (because I don’t tend to write down conversations I have at the dentist’s office), the woman said, “Well, most people have to get their wisdom teeth taken out. Because we used to be meat-eaters and are now eating mainly vegetables, our mouths are becoming smaller and smaller.”
A siren went off in my mind.
Yikes. This woman clearly believes in evolution.
It’s not like we were at the Smithsonian with a guide discussing dinosaur fossils dating back “billions and billions of years.” We were talking to the dentist.
This scenario just proves that everyone has a worldview. And our worldviews typically come out in our everyday lives.
At public schools and secular colleges, you’ll be bombarded by the world’s array of worldviews. You don’t have to be in biology class learning about apes to hear a secular worldview. Your teachers teach from a textbook that was written with a worldview (most likely, a secular worldview). They have their own personal worldviews, too.
Wherever you are, whether it’s in the classroom or not, you’ll encounter countless worldviews—which is why it’s so important to know and understand the Truth.
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32 NASB)
This world won’t truly be free until it has the right worldview. And even though people can be difficult to dissuade, it’s still our job to tell them the truth. Only then will they be free.
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