To understand someone’s motivations, lifestyle choices, and beliefs one must understand the filter through which they see the world; the filter that people use to view the world is what is known as the person’s worldview. Worldviews expose what a person believes to be truth and how that affects the things that they care about. Every individual’s story is influenced by their worldview as to how they respond to certain events, what they are hoping to achieve in their lifetime, and what they hope for after death. It has been stated, “Every story is informed by a worldview.” (Godawa, 60). With that said, the Christian Theism worldview influences my story; I choose to look at the world in this way because of the love, grace, and hope that is offered …show more content…
This is stated in Genesis 1:1 “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female.” (NIV). The fact that he created them in this way holds deep importance because it means that we relate to God and each other in the same way that God would. He created us to be like Him and in communion with him, but it also affects how we see each other. If we believe this, then we should treat each person with love and respect because they are created in the image of God. He created us with intelligence to be creative social beings. Although man is created in God’s image, there is a problem with mankind in this belief. The problem is that sin has come into the world and destroyed God’s creation and separated us from Him; however, we believe the solution to this problem comes through the person and work of Jesus Christ, God’s son. Because of this, Christian Theist believe that God is a personal, infinite being because He relates to us and allows us to have a relationship with him, even if we have messed up. A scripture passage that supports this is the following: “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” (1 John …show more content…
Outside of their views of the likelihood of a supernatural being ruling over the universe, Materialistic Naturalist also believe many things that oppose the Christian Worldview. For example, Naturalist believe that the world cares for nothing because it is impersonal, blind, and chaotic; whereas in Christian Theism, it is believed that the world is orchestrated by God for His glory. Where truth comes from creates another place of differing opinions for these two worldviews. Materialistic Naturalist believe that truth comes from science. However scripture says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17). With that said, Christian theist believe that truth comes from God and His Holy Word. Materialistic Naturalist believe that the greatest problem is ignorance of the materialistic makeup of reality, and they believe the scientific method to discover the scientific principles of truth. In short, the biggest difference between these ideals are that Materialistic Naturalist believe that knowledge is power while Christian Theist believe that power comes from God. Despite their many different views, both worldviews do believe that the natural world is real, not an
middle of paper ... ... After reading this text, I saw the importance of being open to other worldviews. As a counselor, I will be coming in contact with people from all different walks of life. If a client comes to see me, I cannot expect them to have the same perspective as I do.
The foundation of a Christian worldview is the belief in a personal God, creator and ruler of the universe. The Christian worldview views the world through God’s word, providing the framework for humanity to live by giving meaning and purpose to life. It defines who Jesus is, human nature, and how salvation is achieved. In essence it is the basis of which Christians behave, interact, interpret life and comprehend reality. A Christian worldview imparts confidence, answers to life’s problems, and hope for the future. In this paper I will discuss the essentials of a Christian worldview and an analysis of the influences, benefits, and difficulties sustaining the Christian faith.
God is like a father and we, humanity are his children. He teaches us, prepares us, disciplines us, and punishes us for not obeying and following His commands. The attributes of God that belong distinctly to him are that
The creator can only determine the Christian worldview and the origin of life. As followers of Christ, we believe that in (Genesis 1:1) with just the spoken word, creation was set in place. This view is what theism places as the foundation of a belief in God. In its consistency through out the Bible our origin is displayed in faith and by understanding (Hebrews 11:3).
Collosians 1:16 (New American Standard Bible) explains that God created every thing in the heavens and the earth, everything was created through him. This shows that God has an infinite amount of power. The most prominent characteristic that God has is being righteous. “The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his deeds” (Psalm 145:17, New American Standard Bible). Gods attitudes and words are morally correct. Everything that he does is good and kind, he does everything for the people, not for himself. According to the textbook, God contains many great attributes for example, he is all powerful and all present. He is holy and a loving person. He has other characteristics such as, being good, faithful and all knowing (DiVincenzo, 2014). His creation proves that he contains
The creation of the orderly world reveals God is present in a loving, loyal, all-knowingly, and powerful way. He provided a world for mankind to reign on, as they worship and praise the Lord. Although Christians are required to embrace the natural world we live in, they must not misconstrue that everything around us is Godly. God is distinct and Christians must submit to only him.
The Christian Worldview consists of the Creator, His Creation and His son. The story began thousands of years ago and is still relevant today. This paper will give you a glimpse of the three main characters, how they relate to each other, and why I believe this is the only worldview that provides truth and hope for my life.
Naturalism emphasizes that the universe is a vast machine or organism, without any general purpose. Naturalism neither denies nor affirms the existence of God, either as transcendent or immanent. However, naturalism makes God an unnecessary hypothesis and essentially superfluous to scientific investigation. Naturalism entails the nonexistence of all supernatural beings, including the theistic god. Naturalists not only hold that the view that evidence for the supernatural has not been convincingly demonstrated, but also think that the belief in supernatural has lead to a great deal of misery for humanity and thus needs to be rejected and replaced with critical inquiry, accountability, and
There are many aspects of the Christian worldview that determines one’s faith. It all begins with God and what he did and why he so great. Then how humanity was shape with its issues and main purpose. The way we see Jesus and what has he done to be apart of are faith and what as humans have found for a restoration. Through analysis the Christian faith and how each of these tie in together. While reflecting on my faith and if lives to the standards of a Christian worldview. Through explaining my understanding of the four aspects of a Christian worldview I will analysis and compare it to my faith.
Christians believe that God created the earth along with civilization in seven days and some scientist believe that the earth has always been here and that everything just has evolved over time. Being a Christian in this world and taking any sort of science class will test your faith, because all of these different things such as evolution and our bodies being powered by chemical reactions, while depending on the laws of chemistry operating in a uniform fashion. Chemistry seeks to model, understand, tailor and make use of everything in the natural world, from the atomic building blocks of matter to the complex metabolic pathways of living organisms. It is a fascinating subject which has the potential to impact the world in which we live for either good or ill. As Christians in chemistry, the interaction of our complementary scientific and Christian worldviews is vitally important, allowing us to grow in our own faith and enabling us to be effective contributors, participants and witnesses in our classes and
Everyone has a worldview with main characteristics that are ever changing. Different sources influence this framework such as parenting, friendship, telecommunication or internet media, educational and religious sectors. Hindson and Caner (2008) propose standardization methods of worldview are measured either by emotions and feelings, socialism, or the truth (Hindson & Caner, 2008, p.499). Recognition of a person’s worldview can be found based on ones answer to several reality questions surrounding God (origin), human nature (identity), reality (meaning/purpose), after life (destiny), values (morality or ethics).
A biblical worldview of the natural world is found with God’s creation. In the book of Romans, God’s divine nature and creation of the universe is revealed. Romans 1:19 states, “Since what may be known about God s plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.” The faithful understand and worship God as the creator of the universe and all life. It
Christian theism is accepting as truth that God is the one and only creator of the universe.. Per C.S. Lewis, there is a God who is wholly good and righteous, who hates hatred and loves love and has distinct views on how we should act or not act. (Lewis, 2001). This view is a shining example of theism- which can be defined simply as the belief in one God who is an absolute, eternal, omniscient, omnipotent and perfect being who is related to the world as its cause, but is unaffected by the world- we can’t change Him- only He can change us, as well as being transcendent over it.
The Bible and the written laws of nature are like two different books. These books are written and read in completely different languages. The Bible was written in the view of people of that time; whereas, science laws are constantly written and changed for modern world. Therefore, there always will be some controversy between two thoughts. There are still many unknown things in the world that science is yet to find out. Christianity on the other hand accepts extraordinary occurrences and prevents science from explaining things that it cannot. Christianity is needed to explain unbelievable phenomena that are part of our daily life.
My personal worldview explains the way I view and live life through the assumptions and beliefs I hold in response to the world around me. I believe I was created for a specific reason and purpose.