Biblical Worldview Definition

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What is a worldview? According to the PowerPoint presentation made by Dr. James Henderson, a worldview is a commitment to a basic view about reality, a set of assumptions and commitments to an emotional, ethical, and spiritual orientation, which can be expressed as a story or a set of logical presuppositions about what we believe, which to me means that one’s viewpoints, expectations, ethical and societal beliefs are systematized by what is acceptable, tolerable and unobjectionable. In contrast, a biblical worldview is a comprehensive perception of the world as we know it through Christian morals, principles, and consciousness. In contemplation to the question what is a worldview and response to the questions that Dr. Henderson proposes in the presentation, I realize that with each person there could be innumerable answers. However, through my personal introspection, I contend that while society, culture and educational formation does play a significant role in forming our worldview, the major constructs of our worldview comes from our parents, community and the media until we begin to form our own be they biblical or remain based on a secular point of view. Considering the question what is prime reality, or what is really real can only truly be answered by a base …show more content…

The worldview questions whether there is life after death, whether souls and spirits roam the earth or is death the final end of it all and that is the end of the cycle, unless some belief in reincarnation or transformation to fossil fuel is considered. The biblical worldview tells us that we are born, we age and yes, we die, however at the time of death, we are not truly dead in the conventional meaning of the word, but we are, as believers, separated from our earthly bodies and spiritually asleep, until the return of the Christ when our spirits shall be reunited with Him who gave us His spirit of

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