CHRISTIAN

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CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Worldview
Dan Smithwick Nehemiah Institute
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Life spheres from the Puritans
God
Good for 300 years
Family
Church
State
Nurture Education Community
Defense Punishment Well-ordering
Instruction- The Word Education Sacraments Care
of poor
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Life spheres Last 100 years
God-less

• God

State
Family
Church
Defense Punishment Well-ordering Education Welfare
, Etc., etc., etc.
Nurture Education Community
Instruction- The Word Education Sacraments Care
of poor
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Life spheres In past 2-3 years
God-defying

• God

State
Family
Church
Nurture Education Community
Instruction- The Word Education Sacraments Care
of poor
Defense Auto industry Banking Insurance Health
care Housing
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PEERS Testing

• A Biblical worldview assessment program designed
  to assess how one views God, man and the world
  around him.

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Worldview Categories
Politics How we govern
Economics How we prosper
Education How we learn Religion
What we worship Social Issues How we
relate
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Ministry Leaders
Biblical Theism
Moderate Christian
Secular Humanism
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Humanists New Agers
Biblical Theism
Socialism
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Influence on Society?
Two bodies of thought
Humanists
Biblical Scholars
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Worldview of youth
Biblical Theism
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Summary results 20 years
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Why?

• 1. Why the shift in America from essentially a
  Christian nation to a secular nation?
• 2. Why are Christian education institutions going
  secular?

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Answer State of the Church

• 1. Let go of education
• 2. Giving rise to false religions in America
• 3. Redefining who we are

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Four Faces of Religion

Biblical Theism
Humanism
Mormonism
Dominate religion today!
Islam
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Four Faces of Religion - Someday

Biblical Theism
If, we get to work!
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Solution

• Biblical worldview education/training- in the
  church!
• Engaging culture with a well-defined Biblical
  view of life, personal and corporate.
• Pray
• New tools www.pillarsoftheworld.com

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The end--

Come, let us build Neh. 217