Worldviews, Reason, and Assassins

by Cowboy Bob Sorensen 

Whatever your opinion of Donald J. Trump, put it in the corral over yonder and you can pick it up in a few minutes.

Something I keep emphasizing is the importance of worldviews. Everyone has a worldview, which is a collection of things assumed to be true, experience, values, convictions and so on that people use as a framework to understand life. Obviously, they also influence our thoughts, and those affect our conduct.

Political parties are secular in nature. Some actively oppose the things of God and embrace things he hates (such as materialism, evolution, disdain for human life, abortion, and other sex-related beliefs), other parties have members who hold Christian worldviews. 

Colorful crosshairs, Pixabay / Gerd Altmann (geralt)

Leftists in the Democrat party have been using violent talk for quite some time, demonizing Trump and saying he is a "threat" to our democracy. (No, it is a constitutional republic with democratic processes. Big difference.) It is my contention that they do not care about the country and are only interested in keeping power forever.

Something I have learned through presuppositional apologetics, in addition to the importance of worldviews, is to ask questions. Good questions can get to the heart of an issue and hopefully prompt the other person to think. A worldview based on arbitrary assumptions and on being told what to think is harmful.

As many people know, someone attempted to kill Donald Trump. He was wounded, two other people were wounded but may not survive, and another was killed. Several sidewinders made remarks that it is too bad that the shooter missed, and also simply dismissed it. Their own violent, demonizing rhetoric played a big part in this, but they will not own up to it.

Some even said the entire shooting was staged and Trump was not even hurt! Questions: How do you know? what is your evidence, or is it all arbitrary? Are your opinions based on hate? By what standard do people say that a presidential candidate should be assassinated? Their worldview is fundamentally flawed. Okay, I'll come right out and say that it is evil. In fact, many seem to fear and even hate Bible-believing Christians.

Republicans aren't exactly paragons of virtue, but many have worldviews that embrace godliness. But some of them think that Donald Trump can save America. People make serious mistakes when thinking that a party or candidate is our salvation. That is up to God after people humble themselves and repent.

Trump is often arrogant and self-absorbed, but it is interesting to note that he gave God the credit for his survival. Indeed, watching the video clip, it is obvious that he turned his head at just the right time and the bullet only clipped his ear.

I don't have time or space to develop this, but study on it: Pride plays a big part of it.

This discussion should help bring it home that presuppositions and worldviews are not just academic things, but are important in our daily lives — and in making decisions.

While people need to prayerfully vote for the best candidate that best reflects a Christian's worldview, they must remember that these people are fallible humans. Salvation is of God.