1. Culture > The civilization that he lives in, his society, value system, customs, arts, and his heritage with all of its traditions, traits, and ideals.

2. Education > What he has been taught as truth. Please understand that you and I are a product of what we read, watch, and subject our minds to.

3. Religious Beliefs > What he has been taught as matters of faith.

4. Emotions > How he feels about a matter can be so strong that it outweighs any other logic or truth!

5. The Bible > Belief in God’s written Word and adherence to its teachings!

A world view is a way of looking at the world. Your worldview is like the eyeglasses through which you view and interpret your experiences... A worldview seeks to answer the Big Questions in life, such as Who am I? Where did I come from? What's most important in life? It's a whole mountain of assumptions of which you may or may not be aware upon which your conclusions are based. 

Worldview is not the same as culture. Culture is the sum total of language, behaviors, social hierarchies, religion, customs, taboos, and punishments for acting outside the social norms. In traditional cultures, everyone pretty much accepts one controlling worldview say Karma, or Communism. But in contemporary cultures, where people have significantly more lifestyle and belief options, you can have neighbors living side by side who share a similar culture (say southern California suburban) but who have completely different worldviews...

If you want to be an ambassador for Christ in this world, you need to know how to decode and interact with a wide assortment of viewpoints and worldviews, and that begins with the ability to identify them...

I wonder how much of the disconnect we feel with unbelievers is a listening problem -  an inability on our part to understand and empathize with where people are coming from... [and] why they think the way they do.

- Bayard Taylor (www.cru.org/content/dam/cru/legacy/2012/02/Worldview.pdf)

If we are going to live our faith and share it effectively in our current environment, we must understand worldview.. Worldview is defined as the assumptions people make about the nature of reality... 

Every single person holds a set of beliefs about the way the universe exists that is so foundational that every other belief that they hold is influenced by it. These beliefs are so basic that most people are not even aware that they hold them. They just assume that the belief they hold about reality (their worldview) is true.

Worldview gets at people’s foundational beliefs. Knowing the specifics of other people’s beliefs makes it possible for us to be more effective in understanding and interacting with those who hold a faith different than our own...

An understanding of worldview will provide Christians with knowledge which helps spiritual growth in two different ways. First, it can give us confidence that our Christian faith is the actual truth about reality. This confidence helps us stand strong in the face of any difficulties and opposition we may face. Secondly, it gives us the knowledge we need in order to share a credible witness with non-Christians, no matter their belief background. In our modern day, spiritual maturity can be greatly enhanced by a solid knowledge of worldview.

Excerpt From: Davis, Freddy. “Spiritual Maturity Handbook.”

A person’s worldview represents his most fundamental beliefs and assumptions about the universe he inhabits. It reflects how he would answer all the ‘big questions’ of human existence: fundamental questions about who and what we are, where we came from, why we’re here, where (if anywhere) we’re headed, the meaning and purpose of life, the nature of the afterlife, and what counts as a good life here and now. Few people think through these issues in any depth, and fewer still have firm answers to such questions, but a person’s worldview will at least incline him toward certain kinds of answers and away from others. Worldviews shape and inform our experiences of the world around us. Like spectacles with colored lenses, they affect what we see and how we see it. Depending on the ‘color’ of the lenses, some things may be seen more easily, or conversely, they may be de-emphasized or distorted—indeed, some things may not be seen at all.

Excerpt From: James Anderson, "On Worldviews", Tabletalk Magazine.