Toward A Christian Worldview - Faith Presbyterian Church Reformed

Preface
Preface
Why this monograph? It is written, as the title suggests, not to
exhaustively study the subject of worldviews, but to introduce it.
Everyone has a worldview. A worldview is a set of beliefs, a system of
thoughts, about the most important issues of life. One’s worldview is
his philosophy. “Worldview” and “philosophy” are virtually synonymous
words. Great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and
Thomas Aquinas, each had a system of belief regarding philosophy,
that was written out in a systematic fashion. Each system expressed
the worldview of the particular philosopher. But even though they
may not realize it, all (mature) persons necessarily and inescapably
have a worldview, a philosophical system of thought, as well. Their
worldview may not be written out, or as well systematized as the four
thinkers mentioned above, but they have a worldview nonetheless.
This little book intends to raise the reader’s self-consciousness
about his worldview, and to gain a clearer understanding of a Christian
worldview, which, in the opinion of the present writers, is the
only viable worldview or philosophy. Scripture teaches us, as the
Westminster Shorter Catechism (Q 1) aptly states, that “man’s chief
end is to glorify God [1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans 11:36], and to
enjoy Him forever [Psalm 73:25-28].” This being so, we are enjoined
to adopt a philosophy that honors God. We need, as the apostle Paul
states, a philosophy that is “according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8).
Herein we have a Christian philosophy, which is based on the axiom
of divine revelation: the Word of God. And the best summary of this
system of belief is found in the Westminster Confession of Faith, and
the Larger and Shorter Catechisms.
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