World Views

     I am currently enrolled in a Biblical Leadership class in Bible College. We've been going over a lot of personal reflection assignments and have been taking assessments that give us a more open view of who we are and what our strengths and weaknesses are. Today in class, we went over different world views on different theological and philosophical topics. God, life, history, and humanity. 

     One of the world views my group went over was Nihilism. For those of you that don't know, Nihilism is the Negative Nancy of world views. They believe that life is meaningless, there is no god, history has no importance, life is absurd and ultimately, death is absurd. As my group and I went over this view and its beliefs, I got to thinking about myself and my own personal views.

     What are my own views? What would others classify me as? What system of beliefs do I follow that categorize me?

     I've concluded that I don't belong to a view or theology. I don't want to limit myself. I feel like if I label myself as a "pre millennialist" or "post millennialist" or something of that sort, then I immediately am allowing myself to be subject to that theology's system of beliefs, which I don't want.

     I firmly believe in having your own faith, your own beliefs, and your own theology. You can pull beliefs out of different theologies, but ultimately you learn what you believe by studying the Word and drawing conclusions from interpretation. Don't devote yourself to an author, or a theology, or a church father, or a doctrine. Open your mind and create for yourself your own belief system; after all, beliefs are beliefs, not facts. Our beliefs won't matter in the end. We're more than likely all wrong, and I'm okay with that.