Materialists Try To Live In The Lower

In Gnosticism, The Physical World Did Not Ultimately Matter - Which Meant Physical Suffering Did Not Matter Either. Seeking 'enlightenment' Meant Cultivating An Attitude Of Detachment, Even Indifference.

A Merely Symbolic Religion Does Not Threaten The Ruling Regime Of Materialistic Science.

Urban Areas Tend To Attract Members Of The 'knowledge Class' - People Who Work With Ideas, Data, Information

An Idol Is Not Necessarily Something Concrete, Like A Golden Calf. It Can Also Be Something Abstract, Like Matter. Is Matter Part Of The Created Order? Sure It Is. So The Philosophy Of Materialism Qualifies As An Idol In The Biblical Sense.

Developing A Christian Worldview Means Submitting Our Entire Self To God, In An Act Of Devotion And Service To Him.