How to determine whether a worldview is true or false
How do we determine whether one worldview is better than any other?
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ERLC Staff
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What you should know about the 2022 state ballot initiatives
During the recent midterm election, voters across the country voted on more than 100 ballot initiatives, several of which affect a number of social issues. Here are some of the main decisions on issues of special concern to ERLC. Initiatives related to abortion Five states had initiatives that were related to adding or removing restrictions …
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How to pray for the persecuted church
November 6 is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. On this Sunday, we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world. But more importantly, we lift them up to our good God who hears our prayers. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you …
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Explainer: What you should know about SBC state conventions
The months of October and November are the time when most of the SBC state conventions hold their annual meetings. Here is what you should know about these state-level groups that assist local Southern Baptist Convention churches in fulfilling the Great Commission. What are SBC state conventions? State conventions are voluntary networks of local SBC …
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Explainer: What’s going on in Iran, Ethiopia, and China?
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of international incidents that are worthy of our attention and prayer. Here are three you should know about from Iran, Ethiopia, and China. What’s going on in Iran? Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran has had a law requiring all women—regardless of nationality or …
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The four functions of worldviews
In this series we’ve defined what a worldview is, considered the role of plausibility and community in shaping beliefs, and looked at the faith commitments that underlie worldviews. We’ll consider the four primary functions of worldviews in this article.
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A biblical resource for pastors on gender and sexuality
We live in an age experiencing the disastrous effects of the sexual revolution. Confusion over basic concepts such as man, woman, and marriage are but the latest divergence between a culture committed to radical individual autonomy and a church committed to Scripture’s teaching. Local congregations daily face questions of gender dysphoria, same-sex unions, and on …
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Important questions the faith commitments of worldviews help us answer
Almost all of our beliefs and values are built on the foundation of our worldview. But the worldview itself is supported by another foundation, what we could call a “faith commitment.”
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The role of plausibility and community in shaping beliefs
Why do you believe what you believe? The most common reason people will give for why they hold the beliefs they do is because those beliefs are true.
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Understanding the significance of worldviews
Whatever happened to “worldview”? There was once a time when the term was ubiquitous within American evangelicalism.
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