Worldviews and Theology- why Biblical doctrine is important to your local church and student ministry.

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Worldviews and Theology- why Biblical doctrine is important to your local church and student ministry.

Jude is warning that the true Church will be under attack by false teachers, apostates coming into the local Body of Christ and trying to destroy it from the inside out.

Jude:16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. 17 But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are [i]sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

 We see in our day a flood of apostasy washing over the church landscape, worldwide-- certainly in our nation it is evident. We need to wake up and see what is really happening in our local churches and how it affects young people and their worldview. 

 5 primary doctrines of the Christian Faith: These core doctrines have been upheld by the historical Christian Church throughout the world for 2000 years in defining the accepted, foundational beliefs that identify the true follower of Jesus Christ.

1. The Virgin Birth/Deity of Jesus Christ.

2. Sacrificial blood atonement of Christ on the cross.

3. The bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

4. The Holy Bible is the authoritative Word of God.

5. The Second coming of Christ.

Biblical theology matters because it brings a Christ centered worldview to the followers of Jesus.
How you think forms your world view: it will set forth parameters of how you deal with the 4 main questions of humanity: 

1. Origin: where did life come from ?

2. Morality: is there right and wrong?

3. Meaning: is there any rea;l purpose for me in this life-

4. Destiny: is there life after death?

Everyone has a worldview...how they see the world and act out in it. 

In an age of experiential religious pursuits, theology can be seen as a hindrance to “feeling” where God is leading the Church. Experience is never to be the foundation for theology, but rather sound theology should be the foundation for our experience. 

Young people today are so distracted by Social media...so damaging...no wonder depression and anxiety disorders are at epidemic levels...This cult of comparison.

Without biblical discipleship we will see this mass spiritual and mental immaturity and damage continue and wreck another generation. 

C.S. Lewis said, “If you do not listen to theology, that will not mean you have no ideas of God, but it will mean you will have a lot of wrong ones.” 

It is vital that Christians understand why we believe what we say we believe in. 

In my three decades of student ministry I have seen methods and philosophies of ministry towards youth outreach and discipleship shift and change drastically. The most troubling shift has been the current lack of doctrinal instruction. 

This doctrinal vacuum along with the intense attacks against Christianity and the authority of the Bible have crippled many of our American churches and the confidence of today’s young believers. 

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