Worldview: Learning to Think and Live Biblically

by Greg Laurie

Why do you see what you see ... say what you say ... think what you think ... and do what you do?
It all begins with worldview, and you already have one. Everyone does. And that worldview will determine everything about your life—from the tiniest details to your ultimate destiny.

Having a biblical worldview means looking at life through the lens of the Bible. It’s how you see your world, and it impacts everything you are—from morality to money to marriage to how you will vote in the next election. It’s the belief that an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful, good, and righteous God is in control of the universe and has an individual plan for your life, revealed in Scripture. Drawing on the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount, pastor and author Greg Laurie shows you how to make sure your worldview is the right worldview—one that will help you navigate today’s challenges and lead you into an eternity of joy.

Genres: Religion, Christian Living

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2012

About the author

Greg Laurie is an American author and pastor who serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, Harvest Corona in Corona, California Harvest Woodcrest in Riverside, California, Harvest at Kumulani in Kapalua, Hawaii, and Harvest Orange County in Irvine, California.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked this up and skimmed it. It wasn’t worth any more of my time. Read Schaeffer, read Colson, read Pearcey, read Myers, read literally any other book on worldview rather than this.

Laurie writes with a imprecise, conversational style combined with dogmatic certainty around complicated issues, including homosexuality, singleness, divorce, police/crime (and implicitly race), and more. The result is a graceless and scary lack of nuance surrounding topic which are far too important to treat cavalierly. (Sometimes, too, he’s just wrong.)

The book isn’t all bad, but it’s bad enough that I couldn’t in good conscience give it to anyone to read.

[William Barrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy reading, popularizing issues in straightforward manner. Sometimes overly aphoristic with “cute” sayings (memorable, except for “Dad jokes”). I appreciated Laurie’s unapologetically solid biblical stance. In sum: a biblical worldview arises out of the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament and the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament. That is not overly simplistic. Instead, it is eminently practical — applicable teaching.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

I must say that I am disappointed with this book. A very weak hermeneutic undergirds most of the teaching and concepts that Pastor Laurie presents and while many of the points are true, they are not supported from Scripture like they should be. This sloppy hermeneutic (which is not unusual in our current day and age) lets several (relatively minor) errors and worrisome theology slip into a book intended for new(ish) believers. If you are looking for a good book on a Biblical worldview, don't start here. Dan Phillips' The World-Tilting Gospel provides a much stronger foundation and discussion for discovering and living a Biblical worldview.

[Brian Meadows · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is geared especially for relatively new Christians. It provides an excellent base for those who want to learn how to be a disciple of Jesus in our world today. It is very readable as Greg Laurie gets down to basics of the faith with excellent examples and illustrations in plain language without a lot of theological depth. It is also is a very good refresher for those who have been Christians for some time and may have gotten bogged down in "stuff" and need a bit of a reset on their Christian perspective. It helps you reset what is really important in life. It is back to the basics in a very refreshing and Biblical way.

[Desiree Maciejewski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Anyone who calls them self a believer is Jesus Christ should read this book!!!

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just an okay book. It is very basic and would be decent for a new Christian. Its main focus in on the words of Christ and how to apply them to today.