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1 Benchmark—Gospel Essentials John Burciaga Kellermann College of Theology, Grand Canyon University CWV-101: Christian Worldview Professor Cota March 23, 2023

Benchmark—Gospel Essentials After the fall of humanity, the world became a place of uncertainty and pain. Society as a whole began to question if there even was a God who looked out for them during their hardships. However, the Gospel was a sign of future fruitfulness and a promise that goodness, such as the coming of the Kingdom of God, was well on its way. The nature of humanity, the nature of restoration, the nature of Jesus, and finally the nature of God was all included in The Gospel Essentials. What was included in the Gospel Essentials is crucial to the Christian worldview because it allows believers to learn who God is and what he stands for. The Gospel essentials help tie together what it means to live in God’s image. Working to attempt to understand The Creator allows for one’s faith to reach a new deeper level. The Gospel Essentials also detail why God allowed humanity to redeem itself and reach restoration. All aspects of the Gospel and the implications that the Christian worldview has will be addressed and explored within this paper. Gospel Essential Beliefs Nature of God The true nature of God is something that has plagued the mind of many throughout history. The nature of God is something that can be deciphered through personal belief and the word of the Bible. The first attribute to God’s nature is that he is sovereign. “ He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths” (Psalm, 135:6). The reason as to why this is important is that every single sovereign King or Queen has passed, due to illness or ill fate. However, the most sovereign leader, God himself, has never fallen victim to any of those fates seeing as he is the one true ruler in the Bible. God has the right to rule on the 2

premise of his creatorship. The next attribute to the nature of God is that he is Holy. Holy is a biblical term that means “set apart” (Hughes, 1995). The very attributes that contribute to the nature of God is what sets him apart from everyone else and reaffirms his Holiness. God is completely pure in every aspect of His being. God’s third attribute is his omnipotence. Omnipotence essentially means that God is in control of himself and of his creations (Hughes, 1995). Based on the writings within the Bible, it is easy to infer that there is nothing God cannot do, however that inference would be incorrect. God is unable to lie according to Titus 1:2. Simply put, God cannot do anything evil. But that does not take away from him omnipotence. God has absolute control over every single one of his creations, down to the smallest detail. Lastly, God is not just himself, but he is also the Holy Trinity, the father, the son, and the spirit are all included in that. Nature of Humanity The nature of humanity is a very complicated subject for not just Christians, but also for other religious and non-religious people. Human nature can be broken down into many topics: Human purpose, why humans are alive, human suffering, and amongst all of this, finding a place for God in humanity. From the Christian worldview perspective, “Humanity is created in the image of God” (Genesis 1:26-27). Some non-religious people (atheists specifically) believe that’s humans purely exist because they are born. They may also hold a scientism point of view on humanity and human purpose, meaning that they believe humans only have drive to survive and serve no other purpose. People that follow other religions perspective will vary depending on the structure of their religions. Focusing on the Christian perspective, to be in God’s image is to follow the path that God has paved for us. Every human has the opportunity to serve God and 3

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