God's Word and our world view - which shapes which?

Key # 5 = The Bible shapes our view of the world.

Hmm…does it? Does the Bible really shape my view of the world?...or is the world shaping my view of the Bible? …or are my religious views shaping my world view?

Characteristics of God’s Word:

Is 55:11 will not return empty
Jer 15:16 food
Jer. 23:29 fire
Jer. 23:30 hammer
Ps 107:20 Jesus/healing
Ps. 119: 130 light
Prov 24:13 honey
Prov 30:5 flawless
Jn 17:17 truth
Heb 4:12 living & active, sharp, divides
Eph 5:26 washes us

I guess that what strikes me is that God’s Word changes ME - MY attitudes, beliefs, emotions, behaviors, speech. If I really let God's Word chnange me, my view of the world becomes less judgmental, less critical, and less negative. It becomes a view of hope in the Lord, compassion toward others, growing purity within.

As I look at God’s Word and how it changes my view of the world, it begs the question:
How can I reach out – how can I be an instrument to help fulfill the Great Commission - without making distinctions between evangelism, personal holiness, and social transformation? - without making God’s Word a bunch of religious do’s and don’ts?

Am I letting the Bible shape my view of the world? Or, am I letting my cultural Christianity shape my view of the world?

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the world of truth." 2 Tim 2:15