Biblical Leader Characteristics Of A Biblical World View

Wisdom courage and faith – three strong Biblical leader characteristics – cannot be present without a Biblical world view. Cultural influences, along with a lack of Biblical authority, can affect our view on the world and give us a worldly view instead of a Biblical view. Throughout the Bible, many leaders rose up and fell down. There were successful leaders, like Moses, and there were ineffective leaders, such as Eglon. Success and good leadership can be defined in a Biblical sense, as well as a dictionary sense. Also, leadership qualities can depend on the people that leaders are around. The one thing that truly distinguishes between a poor leader and a Biblical leader is God. What makes a strong Biblical Leader? There is a long list of
“Ethnocentrism is the view that one particular ethnic group is somehow superior to all others. The word ethnocentrism derives from the Greek word ethnos, meaning “nation” or “people,” and the English word center. A common idiom for ethnocentrism is “tunnel vision.” In this context, ethnocentrism is the view that a particular ethnic group’s system of beliefs and values is morally superior to all others”
The Bible specifically tells us not to view the world with an ethnocentrism point of view. Romans 2:1 says, “You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgement on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgement do the same things” (NIV). It is telling us that no one has the right to judge others as inferior or lower than oneself because everyone has sinned and all sins are equal in the eyes of the Lord. Again in Matthew 7:5 it says, “You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (NIV) This is saying that when someone calls out others for sins, they are a hypocrite. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, NIV). In other words, ethnocentrism is a lie when one thinks oneself above and superior to others. In contrast, a Biblical World View is viewing others through God’s eyes. In order to have a Biblical World View, one must look at people the way God would, not man. After all, Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (NIV) Everyone was created in the image of God. It was not just one man that was created in God’s image, it was everyone. God wants us to not only see others the way He sees them,