A Christian Worldview
Worldview Essay Everyone has a worldview. Some incorporate God and some rely on science. Regardless of the specifics, “A worldview is a theory of the world, used for living in the world” (American 1). Worldviews affect every area of one’s life. It answers some of the tough questions of life like “What is human?” (Dr. Henderson 4), is there a God? (American 1), “what happens when we die?” (Dr. Henderson 4) or “What is prime reality?”(Dr. Henderson 4). Worldview affects and dictates ones ethics, theology, sociology, psychology, views on biology, view of politics, and view of the role of history. Glasses can serve as an analogy for worldview. Glasses make things more clear and help you to see but you cannot see outside the parameters
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Henderson 6). Because of this our ethics, theology, psychology, and such come from what God willed them to be and outlined in the Bible. The Bible completely outlines true Christian Worldview. It answers the tough questions. The Christian worldview is not the only one that incorporates a god in its theology. Islam, Buddhism, and Cosmic Humanism are a few of the others that incorporate a belief in a higher power. Because Christianity is not the sole worldview with a God, we must know who this God is. For Christian theology, we find this information in the texts of the Bible. The Biblical worldview’s God is one that made it possible to be redeemed to him by his son’s death on the Cross, this is found in John 3:16. This God is loving and does not judge us by our works but rather by the repentance of our sins and acceptance of his son (Eph 2:8-9). A Biblical worldview is incomplete without Christ (Dr. Henderson 7). Worldview is a mindset, a way of thinking and in Romans 12:2 it states “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (NIV). The verse basically explains that our minds become new with the acceptance of the biblical worldview (accepting Christ), and by thinking this way, we can understand God and his will for us. Christian worldview is the only of
Henderson 6). Because of this our ethics, theology, psychology, and such come from what God willed them to be and outlined in the Bible. The Bible completely outlines true Christian Worldview. It answers the tough questions. The Christian worldview is not the only one that incorporates a god in its theology. Islam, Buddhism, and Cosmic Humanism are a few of the others that incorporate a belief in a higher power. Because Christianity is not the sole worldview with a God, we must know who this God is. For Christian theology, we find this information in the texts of the Bible. The Biblical worldview’s God is one that made it possible to be redeemed to him by his son’s death on the Cross, this is found in John 3:16. This God is loving and does not judge us by our works but rather by the repentance of our sins and acceptance of his son (Eph 2:8-9). A Biblical worldview is incomplete without Christ (Dr. Henderson 7). Worldview is a mindset, a way of thinking and in Romans 12:2 it states “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (NIV). The verse basically explains that our minds become new with the acceptance of the biblical worldview (accepting Christ), and by thinking this way, we can understand God and his will for us. Christian worldview is the only of