In Genesis 2:15 (NIV), we find how God created us, the work we do, and the world in which we perform it. He ordained us to engage with his creation, and to take an active role in the use and development of His created order. We are designed to be active, productive, and creative. We serve God with our daily labors while remaining obedient to Him. Your everyday work is a high calling from God. Even Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, picked-up tools and made things. As Christian educators we are to be diligent every day to fulfill the calling on our lives from the beginning of creation.
In this Christian journey and any profession, challenges will come no matter how strong or knowledgeable you think you are. But stand in the assurance that the Lord has the answer and will make good any situation (Romans 8:28). This promise is only guaranteed to those Christians that love and trust him. God is always there for those who will love and trust him.
God does not just want us to be successful in our professions. He wants us to successful in life including family, friends and community. The Lord tells us in 1Corinthians 10:31, “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory
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This is necessary when choosing professional careers, because it will facilitate in choosing the correct career path. These worldviews can and do change. Views are influenced by the thoughts of those we read, watch or associate with, we each actually have a unique perspective on what is going on around us. We are mostly influenced science and religion. Through science the earth is constantly changing and we are effected in our worldview about what is happening such as global warming. The worldview of religion is determined mostly by the different denominations. The key is that our belief system determines what we think is possible, and what we think is possible influences the results we create or allow in
(p.3) Entwistle explains that our worldview greatly impacts how our Christian and psychology worldviews. God created us all differently; some of us grew up in small towns, large families, different countries, large cities. We all come from different homes, have different family units and the list goes on. Because we are all created differently, our opinions and reactions are all different, making our worldviews all unique. Entwistle believes that our worldview is not something chosen for us, or something we choose.
The biblical worldview influences me with deciding on what career would be best for me and how I should do it. Decision making is sometimes difficult for some people, unless they feel God has given them a “calling” in a certain career
Human identity can be summed up by looking at it from two perspectives. Who we are in our natural state and who we are in Christ. Mankind in his natural state is driven by his sin nature. Romans 1-8 perfectly lays out who and what we are in our natural state. It also lays out who and what we are in Christ. “For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.” (Romans 3:9 NIV) In Romans 1:29-31, Paul gives a long list of wicked behaviors that are still prevalent in today’s society, which lets me know that we, in our natural state, are the same as we always have been. There are no exceptions to the rule, besides that of Christ. “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” (3:23) Paul emphasizes in Romans 1-3 how people have tried to free themselves from their sin nature by depending on the Law to no avail. The Law could not bring about justification (Acts 13:39), produce righteousness (Galatians 2:21), produce life (Galatians 3:21), bring about perfection (Hebrews 7:19) or free the conscience from a knowledge of sin (Hebrews 10:1-4). (Johnson, 1896) The fact is that God’s standards are perfect and we alone can never live up to them by any religious act or moral behavior. The good news is that God knew all of this. He knew that by our strength alone, we could not overcome our own sin nature. He sent us a perfect sacrifice to permanently fulfill the Law. That sacrifice was his only Son, Jesus Christ. “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith.” (Romans 3:25) Through faith in Jesus Christ, the grace of God has been given to us. Now, rather than being bound we are made free. Instead of unrighteousness abounding in ou...
All people have a worldview based on personal beliefs that form their reality and what they feel is meaningful in life. I am a Christian with a biblical worldview, which is based on the word of God. My faith in Jesus as my savior is what drives the meaning of who I am and the importance of life. The Book of Romans 1-8 provides the word of God and answers questions about how Christians can live a righteous life for our savior Jesus Christ.
For centuries, we as a people have developed rapidly over time. From the Age of Agriculture, throughout Western Civilization, and even through the Industrial Revolution we have surpassed a great deal of setbacks and triumphs. Within this incessant evolution lies a common theme that serves as the foundation for all that we have become: Work. Most people today view work as the dreadful place we go to every day to exhaust our time, completing mundane tasks for our unsympathetic superiors. Consequently, many individuals fail to realize what the meaning of work really is and why it is so important to our future well-being. In the Bible, instead of viewing work as a squandering burden it depicts work as one of the most valuable parts of God’s creative plan for mankind. Rather than view our work as a hassle with no means to an end, He wants us to embrace it; value it; for everything we do is for Him. In a biblical context, all the work that we do, we do in the name of the Lord, even if it means we have to struggle, and our finishing reward is Heaven.
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.
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.
We each receive our own divine call from God. Sometimes this call alines with our own aspirations and goals, and other times it doesn’t. After the reading Gary Selby’s paper on Vocation I was left uncertain if my career goals and works were the same as God’s vocation for me. I have chosen to major in Sports Administration to pursue a career in the Lakers’ front office. This might also be God’s calling for me but, I’m at an uncertain moment in my life to know for certain if this is my ultimate calling.
From Genesis throughout the New Testament, God put us humans to work. The Bible condemns laziness (Proverbs 19:15) and every man or woman should be providers of their household through hard work (Proverbs 14:23). Personally, I cannot find anything in the Scripture that will guide me towards a certain career path. However, in all jobs Christians must work wholeheartedly by exceling in performance not for the employer but for Christ (Colossians 3:23)
All people have a worldview that is based on personal beliefs forming their reality and what they feel is meaningful in life. I am a Christian of faith that has a biblical worldview, which is based on the word of God. The Book of Romans 1-8 provides the word of God and answers for how Christians can live a righteous life for our savior Jesus Christ.
Many people today have become obsessed with success in the here and now. They are too focused on their own personal gains which takes away their want to help others. To these people work does not have a transcendent purpose as a means of serving and loving God. This can be redeemed by showing people that intertwining the sacred and secular parts of work can have substantial impacts. Capitalism provides the best opportunity for economic growth and human freedom only if it is tempered by compassion and regard for social justice. Work is a gift of God that imparts a sense of personal fulfillment and useful service. The secular worldview has many negative viewpoints on work, but it is only the Christian worldview that provides a high view of work that gives meaning and dignity to human labor. Along with that, only the Christian worldview provides the moral foundation essential to preserving free economic systems. We must bring back the idea that work is so much more than a means of supporting oneself. The Christian worldview assists in this by providing a higher meaning to human labor than the secular worldview does (Colson, Chuck and Pearcy).
Christianity has been around for about 2000 years (The First Christianity, 2009). Even though it has been around for a long period of time, there is still are many people who question someone who has a Christian worldview. Some questions that come up are: Who is God? As humans what is our purpose in life? Who was Jesus? In this paper we will explore how an individual with a Christian worldview views God, humanity, Jesus and restoration.
God has created me with a specific purpose and with God’s help I know I can discover my true calling. Every one of us has three specific callings:
I think the author gives very good principles to guide the readers (believers) in discerning divine directions in life for the ministry in this particular sections. I often hear people say to know God’s calling for your life to do a specific job is first of all to know yourself and where you will fit the most in the ministry field. It is learning about yourself and knowing what you enjoy the most in doing and involving in the local church ministry activities. People often decide God’s call or will for their life based on what they enjoy the most in doing things such as Preaching, Youth group leader, Deacons, Teaching, Song leaders, church planting etc. According to the author, finding God’s will and His calling for He wants a believer to do with his life is first of all, to do self-commitment for God’s service.
Although we may not all see eye to eye, we all still have our own worldview. The central idea of a worldview is to be the different beliefs that is an understanding of how we see the world around us. It will be understood by how a person feels about different emotions and ideas that are encountered on a daily basis. A worldview is a response of our heart or inner being: our intellect, emotion and will. (Weider, Gutierrez,59) We create our own personal worldview based on things we believe are true and norms to society. A worldview perspective shapes, influences, and generally directs a person's entire life. (Samples 2007)