{"id":92553,"date":"2025-12-12T12:57:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=92553"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:59:05","slug":"can-a-biblical-worldview-work-in-modern-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-biblical-worldview-work-in-modern-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Biblical Worldview Work in Modern Times?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby Doy Moyer<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@watchinlight\">InLight Media<\/a>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can a biblical worldview STILL WORK?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9CPp5fwsbU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Criticisms of the traditional biblical worldview seem to be multiplying and intensifying these days. For New Testament Christians, this begs the question: are we crazy? Are we holding onto something that is simply untenable and unworkable in our modern society? Doy Moyer discusses this question with Andy Diestelkamp. He suggested that, in fact, a biblical worldview is not only workable in the 21st century, but is actually the most reasonable and consistent way to look at reality.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Doy Moyer via InLight Media Criticisms of the traditional biblical worldview seem to be multiplying and intensifying these days. For New Testament Christians, this begs the question: are we crazy? Are we holding onto something that is simply untenable and unworkable in our modern society? Doy Moyer discusses this question with Andy Diestelkamp. 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