Day 9: Ideas produce consequences – machismo
Because we materialize ideas our ideas have consequences. In this episode, Arturo looks at the idea of “machismo” in the Latin culture and how this is materialized and the consequences that result. Question: What does it mean to be a man in your culture? What paradigm of manhood does your culture promote or reinforce?
23 Elo 202015min
Day 10: Ideas produce consequences – racism
Arturo talks further about how ideas have consequences and looks specifically at the idea of racism which plagues all cultures. Question: Arturo says that in every community he has ever worked or taught, race has always been an issue. Why is this?
22 Elo 20207min
Day 11: Ideas produce consequences – truth produces life and lies produce death
Ideas have consequences. Truth produces a flourishing life and lies lead to injustice, corruption, and poverty. These are the fruits. Question: People seek wealth and power as ways to flourish or live well. Arturo told of a man who got wealthy and another who got power but both failed at living well. Why did they fail?
21 Elo 20208min
Day 12: We need a better theology of sin
Christian believers are not well educated in how sin works and how it affects our worldview. We need a better theology of sin. Question: Arturo’s point is that a bad worldview is sin. It needs to be identified, repented of, and changed – and change comes through discipleship. Is this your understanding of sin? Is this understanding common in your church?
20 Elo 20209min
Day 13: Ideas have consequences – the width of redemption
In this episode Arturo talks about the meaning of the word redemption because that’s what Jesus wants to give us. He explains the breadth and depth of this redemption. Question: Is your view of Christ’s redemption limited to forgiveness of sin and a restored vertical relationship with God and heaven after you die? According to Arturo, what is the wider redemption God wants to also bring to your life and the lives of others?
19 Elo 202013min
Day 14: Your child’s worldview is your responsibility
Arturo shares from his own experience about the important responsibility of the parent to shape their child’s worldview. Question: Are the children in your life growing in the worldview of the Kingdom? Do they consciously and subconsciously know what’s true and what’s a lie or a deception about God, about themselves, about others?
18 Elo 20209min
Day 15: How do we change a worldview?
How do we change a worldview? A biblical worldview or worldview of the Kingdom is not an automatic result of our Christian conversion. It comes through a process. Question: What fundamental truth are you are currently working to internalize, to make it a natural part of your everyday view of God, and how you view life?
17 Elo 202012min
Day 16: Be fruitful! The first command.
The very first command in the Bible is to be “Be fruitful!” What does that mean? Why is it central to God’s plan for our lives? Question: What does it mean to you to be fruitful -- at your workplace, in your relationship with your family, in your eating, your exercising, your rest, at your hobby, at your school? What does it look like to be fruitful in each of these areas of life?
16 Elo 202018min
