Is it worldly to spend time considering non-Christian worldviews?
Not only is it not “worldly,” the scriptures commend it. In I Chronicles 12:32 it is mentioned that the men of Issachar knew what Israel should do because they “understood the times.” Daniel 1:17 and 20 states that God gave Daniel and his friends knowledge of “all kinds of literature and learning” making them the wisest of the king’s wise men. And in Acts 17 we see Paul using his carefully studied knowledge of a pagan culture to share the Gospel. We must not go into the world unprepared. If we are to be truly evangelical we must “understand the times.” This means we must know the scriptures, but we also must know the enemy who seeks to devour us (I Peter 5:8). Thoughts Captive is “boot camp” for college students and adults.
