"Test Yourself: Are You Really In The Faith?"

Have you ever stopped to consider what your "worldview" is?

Hmmm--nope? Well, maybe you should.

According to the American Culture and Faith Institute, "A worldview is simply the intellectual, and emotional filter through which we experience, interpret, and respond to the world."

And guess what? It begins developing early (before 2-years old) and is almost fully formed by the time we hit our teens.

That worldview helps us to identify:

• who we want to be
• how we want to live
• what we consider right and wrong

It's also our moral compass. And if our behavior conflicts with our worldview--we feel uncomfortable, or bad about ourselves.

Last year the American Culture and Faith Institute conducted a survey to determine what percentage of U.S. adults has a biblical worldview.

A biblical worldview is defined as "seeing life through a biblical lens, using scriptural principals and perspectives as the basis for our decision making and behavior."

Because a worldview is a combination of what we believe and what we do, the survey includes 20 questions about our beliefs and 20 questions about our behavior.

The goal? "To become an Integrated Disciple--someone who has blended their beliefs and behavior into a life that is reflective of the life of Jesus Christ."

Interested to see if your walk matches your talk? Answer the survey questions and see how you score.

Worldview Measurement Project. (click the link on the page to begin the survey).

A wise man once said: "The primary Christian way to change your life is to change your identity through the grace of Jesus Christ. At the core of Christian doctrine is the idea that who you are will determine what you will do." -- Mark Ballenger, ApplyGodsWord.com

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17

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