...Introduction/Thesis The Bible’s New Testament book of Romans, chapters 1-8, provides a fundamental perspective and useful resource on how God desires to shape our worldview. A biblical worldview in a society that gravitates to a sinful nature can be a challenge. Paul, however, provides insight that may not encompass every theological truth, but provides the basis of establishing a biblical worldview. Specifically, these chapters provide the essence of how Christians should view the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. The Natural World Paul’s description of a worldview of the natural world is supported in the Bible several times. The book of Genesis begins with God’s creation of the heavens and earth as described in Genesis 1:1. Romans 1:20 also supports God as the master creator by explaining, “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.” (NLT) But, because of man’s sinful nature, people turn away from Him and deny His power and divinity. In Romans 1:21-23 Paul states, “For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal...
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...A Biblical Worldview: TITLE NAME UNIVERSITY A Biblical Worldview: TITLE Despite a wide array of varying worldviews, the Biblical worldview is the only one that has passed the test of truth. James 1:22 (New Living Translation) calls Christians to live out what is commanded and not to remain stagnate. Understanding the biblical worldview is imperative to be able to obey scripture. It is important to comprehend what a worldview consists of, the five questions a worldview answers and ultimately, how that worldview affects each person’s mentality, decisions and purpose. Part I: What is a Worldview? Worldviews are comprised of beliefs and ideas that are representative of the culture, society and religious texts; it affects how a person analyzes and critiques the world around them (Rau, 2012). According to James Sire, it is “an [individual] commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart” that every person possesses, whether consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently, which yields a framework from which mankind derives their beliefs (Rau, 2012, p. 21). A personal worldview fuels motives, character and is the basis upon which decisions are made. The derivation of a worldview is multifaceted and manifested through obvious, as well as, subliminal messages present in media, culture and the relative new movement of tolerance (Rau 2012). Ideas in the aforementioned text often conflict with biblical truths. Through a biblical worldview, the Christian analyzes...
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...A Biblical Worldview Everyone lives out his/her worldview whether they realize it or not. Each individual may have a general worldview that is similar with others; however, the dynamics of how they perceive their worldview may differ slightly. For example, you and I may share a biblical worldview but our interaction with the world may differ slightly based on our life experiences within our worldview or a previous worldview. Worldview is defined by how a person interfaces with others and/or situations; basically, their perception of life. A biblical or Christian worldview is shaped by God’s commandments. One’s worldview is subject to change or re-shaped based on life experiences and/or by excepting learned ideas introduced into our lives. (Weider and Gutierrez 61). There are five questions that evaluate and define one’s worldview position. To have a biblical worldview, the answers to these questions must be scripturally based. The first question is, where do you believe the origin of life began? It is clear that having a biblical worldview, one believes that God is the creator of all things. From creation of the Heavens and earth (New King James Version, Gen. 1.1), He progresses through all of His creations (Gen. 1.3-25) to His finality; man, the sole creation of His likeness (Gen. 1.26-27). God, the Creator, rules above mankind and provides all that we need. (Acts 17.24-25). Seeing the world through the eyes of being created in God’s image should encourage us to...
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...Biblical Worldview Steven Miller-L25955914 Theo 104 July 27, 2014 Criminal Justice with a Biblical Worldview In Criminal Justice it is important to remember that a strong Biblical Worldview will define what kind of Law Enforcement Officer you are and can be. Biblical Worldview is believing everything in the Bible is truth. The bible states that, “Man was created by God in His own image” (Genesis 1: 27). God’s physical appearance is really unknown to us, as far as we know, but we know the nature of God from scripture and from His creation. Being a law enforcement Officer, this belief that man was made in God’s image compels me to uphold the laws of God and influences how I uphold man’s laws (Towns E. , 2002). When God made man in His image, humans received the understanding and the ability to have rational thought. God said, “I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people (Jeremiah 32:33) NKJ. We have the ability to choose, because we have been given the knowledge and understanding between right and wrong. God has given man the ability to be compassionate, faithful, truthful, kind, patient, honest, and just. Morals and ethics within our nature guide a Law Enforcement Officer into doing the right things, and makes those officers aware of the wrong. The Criminal Justice career is a responsibility that is a particular choice a person of faith may choose to use to honor God. God has a calling and purpose...
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...Worldview Lindsey Hammonds APOL 104: Contemporary Worldview Professor Earley September 9, 2014 Worldview What is a worldview? According to our textbook ( The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics) worldview means perception. In German the word used for worldview is weltanschauung. German philosophy used the term before Christians. Christians use the term worldview to describe the way they think about the world. Biblical worldview can be broken down in 5 questions. 1. The Question of Origin: The origin of where we came from and how to life began. Finding the answer, and answering how man was created is found in the scriptures Genesis 1:1 and 2 Peter 1:21 2. The Question of Identify: The naturalist does not accept supernatural events. Naturalism has concluded mankind as part of evolutionary. They try to discover the truth by observation and experiment. They set up paradigm to understand the relationship between mankind and animals. They also believe mankind is a sophisticated animal, but does not have a greater value. Pantheists consider life to be sacred and spiritual by nature. Pantheists teach man’s soul is important to consider. They also teach life’s cycle as reincarnation. We all know what Karma is. Pantheism believes a person future is based on good and bad actions in life. Galatians 6:7 is a biblical concept of Karma. Basically you will be rewarded for good deeds. To the Pantheism...
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...Brandi Carter APOL104-D14 April 8, 2015 Worldview Assignment Part I: What is a Biblical Worldview? A worldview simply means how you look at the world and how you interact with the people and things within that world. To have a Biblical Worldview or Christian Worldview means that you as a Christian has your own framework of beliefs, you carry these around with you and those beliefs are what determine how you view the world and interact with the things in it. Part II: Articulation of a Biblical Worldview: Origin: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Christians believe that there is one God and He created the heavens, the earth, and the people on it. As a Christian we have to hold on to faith. In Exodus 11:1,3 it gives the definition of faith. The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. Just because we don’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there or true. If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to witness it, it still happened. The verse goes on to say that the world was framed by God’s word and that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Christians have faith that there is something bigger than us. We can’t see Him, but we know without a doubt that He is there. Identity: To be created in His image is an amazing thing. In Genesis 1:27-28 it says that God created man in His own image, he created male and female and told them to replenish the earth by multiplying. He wanted...
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...Biblical Worldview What Is Worldview A worldview is how someone views the World and everything in it. Everyone has a worldview negative or positive. A biblical worldview is based on the word of God. God’s word can and has been proven over time. Christianity is a positive worldview based on the word of God. Atheism is a negative worldview, usually atheist do not believe in God and his word. (64) Biblical Christian Worldview What is Believed How did life begin? “In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 King James Version), this is how everything began. God worked for six days creating living creatures such as birds, fish and livestock. God created man and woman in his own image (Genesis 1:27). Mankind is unique in that they have freewill and can make decisions on their own. Mankind was created with values and depending on one’s worldview can be right or wrong. Mankind’s purpose is to have a relationship with God and to spread his word to others (Weider, L., & Gutierrez, B. 2014).God created the heavens and earth, he did so for it to be inhabited (Isaiah 45:18). God created all of us to have values and depending on our worldview we can have good morals or none at all. The Bible, my blueprint for life, says in many places that we should love and respect each other, no matter race or creed. God has laws set for us to obey, these are called the Ten Commandments. Here are a few of the Ten Commandments: “Thou Shall Not Kill, Thou Shall Not Steal...
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...The Biblical Worldview Liberty University Introduction In all of Christianity, there are few figures that are respected as much as Paul the Apostle. While Christ built his Church with Peter at its foundation, it was Paul that held the responsibility of spreading the Gospel of Christ to the world. The biggest target of his message was to Rome, the center of power and civilization in the West. His letter to the Romans manages to cover hard subjects that are often controversial. Through love and encouragement, Paul uses Romans 1-8 to instruct both Jews and Gentiles in Rome on the central aspects of the biblical worldview. The Natural World The natural world is a subject that has rocked the boat of Christian theology for centuries. Everything from strict creationism to biblical evolution has called into question the validity of the Church’s accepted beliefs on the natural world and how it was formed. Paul speaks plainly in Roman 1:18-10 (New International Version), explaining that God made himself obvious to humans through the creation of the world. To Paul, all of Creation stands out as a constant testimony to the power and existence of God. He goes on to point out that right and wrong is not something that is always learned. “They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them” (Romans 2:15). Through these words, Paul...
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...Biblical Worldview Benjamin M. Phelps Liberty University Abstract My essay will explain the Biblical Christian worldview, as it is presented in the book of Genesis chapters one through eleven. A biblical worldview is based on the infallible Word of God. I will discuss what the Word of God teaches us about the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization. It will answer some of life’s difficult questions: “Where did we come from? How did we get here? What is my purpose here? Who am I? Is there a God?” All of these will be answered with the Old Testament, which is where I derive my worldview from. Biblical Worldview Our worldview is the foundation for our values, morals, family structure, and life purpose. Worldview is defined by Merriam-Webster (2016) as “a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.” Israel Wayne presents it as “a set of lenses which taint our vision or alter the way we perceive the world around us. Our worldview is formed by our education, our upbringing, the culture we live in, the books we read, the media and movies we absorb” (Wayne, 2016). I have a Biblical Christian worldview, which is based in The Bible’s book of Genesis. Let’s explore the book of Genesis, and find out what that means. You do not have to go far into The Bible to find where the Christians fundamental understanding of the natural world comes from. The book of Genesis chapter one, verse one, reads “In the beginning God created the...
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...BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW ESSAY CHARLIE MITCHELL THEO 104-D59 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). When one speak of, “foundational to the Christian faith is the belief that mankind is created in the image of God” (Biblical Worldview Essay instructions).It goes without saying, we cannot overlook the passage that indoctrinate our thoughts of this phenomena event. Very early in the writing of the bible, God set the stage for what his intentions were to be. The writing of Genesis sets that stage in the creation, from the first verse, “In the beginning God created the heaven and earth” (Genesis 1:1). Through the final creation, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7). Thesis: There is no argument, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us” (Etzel, Gutierrez, 2012). The question lies in, is he (man) living out that creed? Has man’s perspective of God’s commandments gone off the beaten path? Where did man sway? In my profession, there are no less than 10,000 personnel that makeup our company structure. All with varying demographic makeup, yet all are considered as one from our CEO perspective. We have a product to market to the general public, each employee are...
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...Biblical Worldview: Genesis 1-11 Djuan Henson BIBL 105-D05 November 9, 2015 Biblical Worldview: Genesis 1-11 My biblical worldview is somewhat hard to explain knowing the complicity of the bible. It is one thing to understand a biblical worldview and another thing to have one. In order to have one, one must have knowledge of the sovereignty of God and of the life, death, and resurrection of His son, Jesus Christ. It is with patience and great prayer and purpose that I read the first 11 chapters of the book of Genesis, which is the “beginnings.” The first 11 chapters create the stage of God’s creation of the earth, mankind, and everything in the earth. God offers the reader of Genesis His incredible story of creating man from the dust of the earth and the penalty of sin and disobedience. Genesis 1-11 is both personable and grounded theologically, it’s a story of faith, a story of family, a story of God and man. It is both challenging to the flesh and pleasing to the heart. In Genesis 1-11 God reveals Himself to man as the Almighty God and goes from the creation to the flood. When I read Genesis 1-11 I was given enough information to realize that the same God who created man was able to destroy that which He created. I know understand how the world was created, how man and woman were formed, how civilization begin. It is my prayer that my worldview be consistent with the worldview of the one who created the world. In Genesis, it is very clear God had a plan and a purpose...
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...Biblical Worldview Essay Theology 104- LUO Jakki Rucker Biblical Worldview Essay In the very beginning we are told in Genesis 1:27 “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”(NIV) and again in Genesis 5:1 “…when God created man, he made them in the likeliness of God.” (NIV) He may not have made us to be exactly like him but to have the characteristics of God. Townes makes a statement that “God created the first man in His image, therefore all people are accountable to their Creator.”(2007)With the image of God in mind we received the ability to love, have compassion, be faithful, have integrity, be trustworthy, and obtain wisdom. These tools or characteristics are needed to fulfill our lives in all areas. In the field of psychology it is important to have and understand these qualities or characteristics. Someone who holds a title in the Psychology field has the responsibility of another person’s wellbeing. Psychology is an enlightening and life changing career field which provides numerous chances to not only live a professional life that will be pleasing to God, but it is a field that can show God’s persistent love. A Psychologist is a trained professional who has taken on the task of helping others learn Introduction From the very beginning, God created us in His image (Genesis 1: 26-28). With God being love, this explains the reason behind our very essence being love as well (1 John 4: 8)...
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...Worldview Assignment APOL 104- D09 July 15, 2013 Worldview Assignment A worldview is shaped by the opinions, thoughts and conclusions of others, such as parents, teachers, media, friends and our religious leaders. What we receive from these sources will play an important role for years to come in defining who we are as individuals, our belief systems, how we view our fellowman, the schools we attend and where we live. In addition, it affects morality and how we define right and wrong, social and political issues. The way we view the world has a direct correlation to our decision-making, which will not only impact our lives in a positive or negative manner, but those around us. The Bible tells us that God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it for his glory (Gen 1:1). The Universe did not come into existence by happenstance as the Secularist would have you to believe, but the work of intelligent design (John 1:3). The Bible is the standard by which the Christian Biblical Worldview is framed and our standard for living. Humanity began when God articulated that He was the architect of it. God took dust from the ground and created Adam and breathed life in him, and out of Adam came Eve. What makes humanity so special is that we were not spoken into existence, but sculptured by the loving hand of God, in his image and likeness. We did not evolve from the animal kingdom as Darwinism states. Humanity is unlike any other creation of God; we were...
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...Thesis Where does my heart and soul end up? How do I know for sure that there is an afterlife? I do not think any earthly being really knows the answer to these questions until life here on earth ends. The Apostle Paul wrote the great epistle to the Romans, which contains the answers we are all looking for. The answer simply is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can only place faith in Christ our Lord to find comfort in these questions. The Natural World We make a foundation here as we live on this diverse planet. Paul’s reflections of the biblical worldview (letter to Romans) gives us a guide for the seekers of Christ to choose to live a certain way in our world. When Apostle Paul taught the gospel, it gave the Romans and the people future salvation. A lot of people today in our society and the natural world of today live for the moment and make their own rules or standards to live by. Some people believe that if they are a good person they will go to heaven. Many times people look for ways to save time in our technology based world, and do not make time for prayer. Others do not have faith in their lives, so they go along wondering what their purpose is in this life. Christians in todays natural world place faith in living in this world through God. Human Identity Our self identity begins with placing faith in something we believe in. We can ask questions such as is there a God, where do I come from, and who am I, but Pauls letter to the Romans is so powerful...
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...Biblical Biblical Worldview By: Savannnh Cheyenne Annas Do you believe in god? What happens when you die? What the purpose of Life? Who are you? These are the “big” questions, the ones that are hard to answer. These are just a few of the inescapable question that when help make up your worldview. The Bible, Genesis chapters one through eleven, can answer life’s greatest questions and therefore affect your personal worldview. In the Bible, the book of Genesis holds many truths. These truths can answer a multitude of questions and form numerous solutions. Human identity is something that a lot of people struggle with. Who am I? Where do I come from? For these basic, nevertheless difficult, questions look no further than where it all began, Genesis chapters one and two. God created Adam. He was created from the Earth that God had made. Eve was created by God as well. She was created from one of Adam’s ribs. Men and women have been linked since the very beginning of time. Knowing these things and most importantly, believing them, will change or worldview. If you know where you come from than you will have no doubt that God is really and you will begin to see things differently. What about civilization? With civilization comes good times, yes, but also hard times and downfall. This is due to Satan and a really bad apple. In Genesis chapter three we learn that when Eve and Adam ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, sin entered the world...
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