Sárospataki Füzetek 14. (2010)

2010 / 1. szám - TANULMÁNYOK - Byl, John: Világnézetek háborúja: a keresztyénség és kihívói.

BYL. JOHN

Conclusions

In conclusion, let me stress again the following key points that I want to make:

• Science is worldview-driven.

• Worldviews are based on presuppositions.

• Naturalism and Post-modernity fail to yield satisfactory answers to fundamental questions and are ultimately self-refuting.

• Christianity gives life coherence, meaning, purpose and hope

• Ultimately we must make a heart choice — do we obey God or rebel against Him?

In sum, we can make proper sense of reality only if we abandon our vain pretensions of human wisdom and recognize it for the foolishness it is. True wisdom consists of humble submission to the revealed Word of our sovereign Creator. Only God, through His written Word, can endow our lives with genuine purpose, meaning and direction. Only thus can we look forward with firm confidence towards a glorious future, when all things will culminate in “good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8: 28).

Finally, I leave you the challenge to think carefully about your worldview. What are your most basic beliefs and values? What are your priorities? Try to articulate your worldview presuppositions. Are these consistent with your Christian confession? Remember that worldviews come as package deals, as all-encompassing systems. Compromising Christianity with naturalism, or some other worldview, introduces an inconsistency that will eventually undermine your commitment to God. Our aim should be to follow the words of Jesus, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength” (Mark 12:30).

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