The Reformed Worldview: Truth and Its Consequences (9): The History of the Concept Worldview
This article examines how the gospel transformed the worldview and cultural practices of early Christians in Ephesus, particularly through their rejection of idolatry and Diana worship. Key argues that true Christian faith produces observable cultural effects not through deliberate social activism, but through the natural outworking of repentance and sanctification in believers' daily lives, choices, and spending habits.
Previous article in this series: July 2015, p. 425. While the book burning of Acts 19:19 gives one example of how the gospel changed the perspective and worldview of the newly saved saints in Ephesus, there is a second example found in that same chapter. These examples show that the exclusive nature of Christianity can be observed in the lives of God's people. It is observed especially in their rejection of the idolatry prevalent in their culture. Having seen that Ephesus was a known center...
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