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1 Benchmark—Gospel Essentials Daniel Resendez College of Theology, Grand Canyon University CWV-101: Christian Worldview Dr. Rogers 03/10/2023

Benchmark—Gospel Essentials There are many ways in which the Christian worldview has been perceived by others. Since there are many denominations, such as Pentecostal, Baptists, Methodists, and many more, and other religions that claim to be Christian centered, such as Catholicism, Orthodox churches, etc., the protoevangelium has been taught in many different ways. With this, the history of Jesus Christ has been taught to many in either a correct manner or in an erroneous way. It is important to know and understand the true gospel in an efficient manner in order to not have that confusion of who God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are and what humanities purpose is in this world. This paper will discuss the nature of God, nature of humanity, nature of Jesus, and restoration, and analyze the Christian worldview in order to understand and interpret the Christian faith correctly. Gospel Essential Beliefs Nature of God When discussing the Nature of God, many, being Christian or not, perceive Him in many ways. God has many characteristics, one of them being that He is a triune God. Being triune means to be three in one. When one reviews the Bible, God has manifested Himself to this world as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. According to Gunton (1986), the trinity has played specific roles in the world. God the Father’s purpose was and is to be the creator of all things living, God the Son was to come to earth, restore what was broken in society, and die for one’s sins, and God the Spirit’s purpose is to guide humanity and lead them to an eternity with God (Gunton, 1986). Even though God has shown Himself to this world in those ways does not signify that God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are each other; the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are one in God. Incommunicable characteristics, such as 2

transcendence, eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, immutable, incomprehensible, unique, and holy, are traits that God carries. It states, “God’s incommunicable attributes are mentioned to prove that God… is not human – He is powerful, controls the world, He is the Father of all who strengthens people, gives them blessings, gifts, wisdom, peace and saves and redeems them.” (Cornelius, 2021, p. 9). Having incommunicable attributes strays God from being the same as a human showing that His status is above that of humanities. Through His creation, God creating living things/beings that He called “good” and were made to worship Him. God’s love and mercy is reflected through His creation and through everyone that has or does not have a relationship with Him. Nature of Humanity Humanity was created by God with a purpose and every human individually has a unique purpose in the ministry of God. Overall, God has put every human on earth to worship Him, live a holy life, and have a truthful relationship with Him, this is what human nature is built on. In The Beginning of Wisdom it states, “He created humanity in his image and gave them royal rule, or dominion, over everything. He created them to have a relationship with him.” (Diffy & Holland, 2022, p. 89). Human purpose since the beginning was to have a relationship with God and know how to manage the earth given to them. Imago Dei means to be created in Gods image and having similar aspects, such as being constructed with a body, spirit, and soul. God does not force humanity to follow His path, but when humanity doesn’t follow God His image is constantly harmed due to their poor decisions to manage their life. Sin has harmed humanity since the beginning in the Garden of Eden. With the decision Adam and Eve took to not follow Gods order to not eat of the tree of science and wisdom, sin has caused harm to humanity and the world. Diffy and Holland (2022) state, “The one man is Adam… Adam's sin in Genesis 3 3

brought death into the world.” (p. 85). Death, destruction, and human problems was and continues to be the cause of sin and will continue to be until the day that Jesus comes back to take those that have followed His path. Nature of Jesus The Holy Bible reveals who Jesus was and who He still is. Within the New Testament, acts of healing, redemption, and forgiveness is shown and helps one understand who Jesus is and what His purpose was on earth. Jesus is shown to be God in flesh. Even though Jesus came to earth and was incarnated fully into a man, He was still fully God. With coming to earth, Jesus began His mission in redeeming those that believe in Him, being Jews or gentiles. With Jesus’s kingdom purpose, Jesus proved that He is the Messiah and the only way of salvation. In His purpose and actions in this world, Jesus completed the prophecy made in the book of Daniel. It states, “Eventually to be seated at the right hand of God, Jesus goes to war against Satan's kingdom and simultaneously begins the liberation of Israel.” (Evans, 2003, p. 163). Evans describes one of the prophecies given by the prophet Daniel that discusses Jesus liberating Israel from evil. With His sacrifice, Jesus accomplished that prophecy by liberating everyone from sin and restoring that relationship that was broken between God and humans after the fall of humanity. According to McComiskey (2008), it states, “ Forgiveness of the personal sins that contributed to the corporate exile is available in Jesus, through whom one exits exile and enters the kingdom.” (para. 40). Since Jesus’s sacrifice, that created a pillar and form of significance for the Christian worldview. With the certainty that Jesus was born, did miracles, died, was resurrected on the third day, and promised to come back, Christians have that confidence that Jesus is a source and foundation of salvation they can rely on. Restoration 4

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