Worldview
Analysis and Response to Chuck Colson's "Any Ol' World View Won't Do"
The problem that the author addresses in this brief essay is the lack of true applications of Christian principles in daily life and in basic worldviews. While Christians are often good at quoting the Bible and are generally aware of the laws and expectations of their faith, Colson asserts that by and large American Christians do not actually have views of morality, values, and behavior that are consistent with or even based on Biblical teachings. Failing to properly live and believe as Christians renders the faith almost empty, according to Colson, and so the truly fundamental problem that is identified is that a lack of truly living as Christians is eroding the significance and meaning of Christianity in America and is also leaving American Christians devoid of the full benefit and true faith of their religion.
Colson says that there needs to be more personal and contextual relevance for the teachings of Christianity, that is, and a more direct, personalized, and behavior-bound application of Christian beliefs and principles in daily behavior and life choices. This will help American Christians to "win the culture war."
In supporting his position, Colson makes several key and highly interrelated arguments. There are several pieces of evidence from opinion polls and demographic statistics that Colson uses to demonstrate the deviance of American Christian thoughts and behaviors from those that would actually be advocated by the Bible and the teachings of the faith,…
