John MacArthur has written about six components that are essential in a Christian worldview. These components are:
- Objectivity
- Rationality
- Veracity
- Authority
- Incompatibility
- Integrity
Go to his website to read what he says about these components. He notes that these are sadly absent in many Evangelical circles today. He says:
Evangelicalism is losing its footing; people’s confidence in the Scriptures is eroding; and the church is losing its testimony. Fewer and fewer Christians are willing to stand against the trends of this generation, and the effects have been disastrous. Subjectivity, irrationality, worldliness, uncertainty, compromise, and hypocrisy have already become commonplace among churches and organizations that once constituted the evangelical mainstream.
On one end Evangelicals, once champions of biblical authority, have drifted into cultural complacency. On the other end Evangelicals have drifted away from the power of God to transform culture and look instead to change things through political influence.
May God turn our eyes away from the lures and powers of this world and fix our eyes on himself. May he give us the strength to resist the temptations of the devil and display to the world an example of the love, grace, strength, humility, and boldness of Christ.
