Naming The Elephant World View

A “worldview” is a way of thinking about what is real and true. It is a term that describes a total way of viewing the world around you and the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world. A "worldview" is a term that describes a complete way of viewing the world around you A world view is an arrangement of beliefs which we hold about the basic make-up of our world. In order to have a world view, one needs to be religious. A person’s basic beliefs, practices, and association are seen through the eyes of a worldview. In general, it involves a feeling of link with an option that is greater than us, and it typically includes a search for meaning in life. In ‘Naming the Elephant’, James Sire tightens his
Prime reality - God, the divine beings, and the material universe can be considered as part of the prime reality. Writes Sire, “We might answer God, or the gods, or the material cosmos [the universe]” (The Universe Next Door, p. 20) Prime reality is the infinite, personal God revealed in the Holy Scriptures. This God is triune, transcendent & immanent, omniscient, sovereign, & good The nature of the world around us- God made the universe out of nothing and made it operate uniformly. God is able to perform miracles in the order that he created the world which can override normal operation of cause and effect. The world is seen from many different viewpoints. The nature of the world can be determined if we can see the world as to what it represents. Whether we see the world as created or autonomous, as chaotic or efficient, as matter or spirit; or whether we emphasize our subjective, personal relationship to the world or its objectivity apart from
Human beings can know both the world around them and God himself because God has built into them the capacity to do so and because God is actively communicating with them. How do we know what is right and wrong?- Human beings are formed in the image of God whose character is great, or right and wrong are controlled by human decision alone or what feels great, or the thoughts basically grew under an impetus toward cultural or physical survival. The realm of right and wrong is based on the character of God as good both just and loving. The meaning of human history is to realize the reasons of God or the divine beings, to make a paradise on earth, to prepare an individual for an existence in community with an adoring and blessed God, and so forward. Human history is linear, a meaningful sequence of events leading to the fulfillment of God’s purpose for humanity. It can be summed up in four words—creation, fall, redemption, and glorification