Worldview Quiz Answers
1. The cosmos is all that is, all that was, and all that ever
will be.
(Materialism, Naturalism) This statement, authored
by Carl Sagon is pure materialism. A Communist would be in full agreement.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.." - John 1:1
2. Man has a responsibility to rule over nature.
True: (New Age, Animism) "The LORD God took the
man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it."
- Gen 2:15 "....fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of
the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves
on the ground. - Gen 1:28
3. The basic problems of the world are rooted in society and
social systems.
False: (Communism,
Socialism) This is one of the foundation stones of Marxism. Biblical truth
teaches us that sin is at the root of all our problems, and that
man is personally accountable for his sin.
Rom 5:12 “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world,
and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned:”
4. Human life and animal life have the
same worth.
False: (Hinduism, Animism,
Naturalism, Evolution). This idea has fueled the radical animal rights
groups who have threatened medical research in recent years. Jesus said,
"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid;
you are worth more than many sparrows." Luke 12:7 "Then God said,
'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.'" -
Gen 1:26 The Bible goes on to teach that animals ought to be treated
humanely. Deut. 25:4 "Do not muzzle an ox when he treads out
grain." The SPCA was an outgrowth of the 19th century
church.
5. Our natural resources will one day
be spent, leaving mankind in a desperate
situation.
False: (Naturalism, Communism).
"You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The
streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for
so you have ordained it." - Ps 65:9 The earth holds vast supplies of
natural resources that have never even been tapped. Not only so, but it's
greatest resource is the imagination of man fueled by an infinite God. One
hundred years ago oil was only a sticky nuisance that polluted the ground
of farmers. But by the inventiveness of man it has become a powerful
resource. Computer chips are manufactured out of common "worthless" sand.
God is ever at work in the world enriching it with resources and
creativity to meet the demands of it's people.
6. Population control is man's
responsibility as a good steward of the earth.
False:
(Materialism, Darwinism, Naturalism). "Be fruitful and
increase in number." - Gen 1:28 The world is able to sustain well
beyond our present population. As our population grows, newer technology
is being developed to sustain greater and great numbers of people.
7. It is the responsibility of good
government to educate it's people.
False:
(Socialism). “You shall teach them diligently to your sons
and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the
way and when you lie down and when you rise up.” (Deut. 6:7) This is a
prime example of Christians adapting to the popular worldview of the day.
Only in the last 150 years has this idea come into prominence. From the
beginning, God entrusted education, (the passing on of truth), to parents.
8. History is more like a circle than a line.
False:
(Animism, Hinduism, Buddhism). "But in keeping with his
promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home
of righteousness." 2 Pet 3:13 History is linear, beginning with
creation and culminating with the reign of Christ over a "new heaven and a
new earth." Cultures that hold to the "cycle" concept of history are
devoid of both scientific and technological progress.
9.The world's basic problems can be solved through science and
better education.
False: (Naturalism) "For
God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to
reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in
heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." Col
1:19-20 The problem with the world is not an educational problem, it is a
sin problem. And the answer to sin is in the work of Jesus Christ on the
cross.
10. Life has no universal meaning. Each person must create his
own purpose.
False: (Materialism,
Postmodernism). "' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the
ends of the earth - everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for
my glory, whom I formed and made." Isaiah 43:6-7 It is a fact of
reality that every created thing has purpose. Why would man - the crown of
God's creation - be without purpose and meaning?
11. If one person has more than he needs, then he has someone
else's goods.
False: (Communism). In the house of the wise
are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he
has." - Prov 21:20 I found this statement posted on the bulletin board
of a church. Though it sounds innocuous on the surface, one of my young
Bosnian friends quickly identified it as "Communist Materialism." Biblical
thinking says that we should share what we have with others: "The man
with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has
food should do the same." (John 3:11) But we cannot give what we do
not own.
12. Man is ultimately an insignificant part of the
universe.
False: (Naturalism, Postmodernism). "You made him
(man) a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor.
You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under
his feet:" - Psalm 8:5-6 Man was not an "afterthought" in the
universe, but the crowning creation of a loving God. God made the universe
itself as a home for man.
13. "Quality of life" should be considered before administering
life-saving procedures to birth-defect infants.
False:
(Naturalism, Materialism).
“My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret
place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw
my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139: 15-16 Every human life is sacred to God, and He has a
purpose for even the most frail and handicapped. When man begins to make
choices about which lives are worthy and which are not, he steps into a
place of judgment that belongs to God alone. "On the contrary, those
parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts
that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the
parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty," 1 Cor
12:22-23
14. Some races and ethnic groups are superior to
others.
False: (Hinduism - the caste system,
Nazism, Eugenics and Planned Parenthood). "God does not show
favoritism." - Rom. 2:11 “...there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor
uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and
is in all.” Col 3:11 “Let nothing be done through strife or
vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than
themselves.” Phil. 2:3
15. Much of our lives is determined by fate.
False: (Islam, New Age). On the contrary, the entire
Biblical record teaches that man is responsible for his choices. "What
a man sows, that will he also reap." (Gal. 6:7) Although God is all
powerful, He is not all controlling. He has given to man the power of
choice, and thus the ability to create history. "Commit to the LORD
whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. " - Prov 16:3
16. There is a natural divide in life between sacred and
secular, spiritual and unspiritual.
False:
(Evangelical Gnosticism). "So whether you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." - 1 Cor 10:31 This
erroneous dichotomy of sacred/secular thinking grew out of the Greek
philosophy that the spiritual world was "good" and the material world was
"evil." Commonly accepted in the church, this kind of thinking has led to
cultural decline and the "secularization" of our society. It has, for
instance, kept Christians distanced from politics, education, the media,
and the arts because these disciplines are thought of as "secular."
Biblical thought teaches that all of life is sacred.
17. Poverty is the result of the unequal distribution of the
earth's resources.
False: (Communist Materialism). "The
LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. He raises the
poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them
with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor." - 1 Sam 2:7-8
"Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your
crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will
brim over with new wine." - Prov. 3:9-10 Poverty is not the result of
"external forces," but of the internal condition of a man's heart and
mind. God gives man the ability to produce riches even in the midst of
limited resources. Present day Israel is a striking example of this. Under
Arab control the land was a vast desert of sand. But when Israel took
possession of the land it began to bloom with prosperity and promise.
18. Moral law is absolute and trans-cultural.
True:
(Naturalism, Materialism). "I tell you the truth, until heaven
and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a
pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is
accomplished." - Matt. 5:18
My Bosnian
friend said, "Well..... if there was no God, and no lawgiver this would
not be true. But since you and I know there is a God, and that He gives
moral law, then this is true."
19. Man is inherently good.
False: (Islam, New Age, Communism, Naturalism,
Unitarianism). "There is no one righteous, not even one...." - Rom
3:10 “No one is good except God
alone.” Mark 10:18 “The
heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know
it?” Jer 17:9
20. All belief systems are equally
valid.
False: (Postmodernism, New Age, PC Movement).
"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to
death." (Prov 16:25) "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is
the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter
through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life,
and only a few find it. (Matt 7:13-14) This idea breaks even the rules
of logic.
