This is Arturo’s story of how he came to understand the idea of a biblical worldview and how this opened up his eyes to many things about his faith, his work, helping the poor, and all of life in general. 

Question:  Arturo talked about having lunch with the mayor of a city and being asked some hard questions. How would you have responded? 

Arturo shares more about what this biblical worldview idea has taught him and how it has impacted him and others. 

Question:  Arturo introduces the concept of God promising Biblical prosperity and yet he says it’s not about money. What then do you think this phrase “Biblical prosperity” means? What does it include?

Arturo explains more about paradigms and why it is important that our paradigms are rooted in truth. We make decisions based on our paradigms and our decisions shape our lives. 

Question: Arturo says it is important that people have truths in their minds as subconscious paradigms so that they will make the right decisions as they walk through life. Let’s say you want a young person to make the decision to stay in school and apply themselves. What’s the paradigm they need in order to make this right decision? 

Arturo explains more about paradigms and why it is important that our paradigms are rooted in truth. We make decisions based on our paradigms and our decisions shape our lives.  

Question:  Arturo says it is important that people have truths in their minds as subconscious paradigms so that they will make the right decisions as they walk through life. Let’s say you want a young person to make the decision to stay in school and apply themselves. What’s the paradigm they need in order to make this right decision? 

What is a worldview? It’s a word you will not find in the Bible but the idea is clearly there. It is  Arturo’s experience that when people really grasp the concept they are immensely helped in their understanding and application of Scripture.

Question:  The challenge with a worldview is you don’t see it. You don’t even know you have it. It’s subconscious. Why is this also a benefit? Why do you think God made us to have a worldview?

How is a worldview formed? How does it shape a child’s life? Arturo answers these questions and why worldviews are so difficult to change.

Question:  Do you know someone who permanently changed some habit or way of thinking after joining the military? What changed in them? Why do you think this happened?

The culture we grow up in determines our worldview. Our culture determines how we see the world and life. It begins with the culture of our family.

Question:  Arturo says our culture determines our worldview. Can you give an example from your own culture?

What defines human beings is that we materialize ideas. This is what every person does. In so doing we materialize poverty and corruption. We also materialize goodness and flourishing. 

Question:  Can you think of an idea that your parent or grandparent materialized that impacted the way you live?  

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?  

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?