Having a Christian World View means that we make sense of the world through the lens of Scripture. More specifically, we make sense of creation by first understanding the Creator. We should be careful to always begin with God and understand how creation reflects Him. If we do this backwards (start with creation and THEN move towards God to explain Him) we are in danger of skewing Him to make Him fit in our world and in effect, creating an idol. So what does it mean to make sense of the world through the lens of Scripture?

One good example of this is relationships – almost all relationships stem from the Trinity. We have societies because God is a society.

In the Trinity we receive the foundation for relationships like:

1. Parents and children (Exodus 20:12)

2. Church members and church leaders (Hebrews 13:17)

3. Government authorities and citizens (Romans 13:1)

4. Husbands and wives (Ephesians 5:24)

Because of our fallen state, it is difficult to imagine any kind of authoritative relationship that is absent of bitterness, frustration, and animosity. Those things exist in our earthly relationships not because authority is bad, but because we are bad. However, the concepts of authority and equality are grounded in the Trinity.

These two words cannot co-exist in some cultures. Some believe that difference in role implies difference in value, importance, and worth as well. As Christians, however, we believe that authority and equality often exist simultaneously in the same relationship. We should not brush past this or take it for granted.

We find these two qualities existing simultaneously in the Trinity. The Father has authority over the Son. John 6:38 says, “For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.” See also John 3:16, John 12:49. In this relationship, the Son willingly and joyfully submits to the Father. They are equally God, equally important, equally valuable – but there is authority in the midst of their equality.

In all of the relationship examples listed above we see both authority (one is to submit to the other) along with equality (one does not exceed the other in worth, value, or importance). This is just one of many examples of how creation reflects the Creator.

Our explanation of things around us should be different than that of the world. Are you making sense of earthly realities by looking at heavenly truths?