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1 Session 1 Paper Amanda Sauls Biblical Studies: Colorado Christian University PHIL-205A-35005-FA23: Worldviews Dr. Sean Hadley November 19, 2023

2 Introduction A worldview is a view of the world, used for living in the world and a person’s metal model of reality or their system of theories about the world and how it works. We all have our own personal worldview. However, there are cultural worldviews which can affect a person’s worldview. There are many factors that may affect a personal worldview, for example, life- situations, background experience, values, attitudes, and habits developed, and inherited characteristics. These factors vary by person and even though some worldviews are shared they are always unique. Theology: Who Is God? God is the creator of the universe, omnipotent, omniscient, and a divine being through whom we live and move and have our being. Knowing God’s nature and character is the key to figuring out what is most important in life. “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.” To really know who God is we must know his word, The Bible, spend time with him daily so that we may know his character, and share with others what we know about him and how he has worked in our own lives. Philosophy: What is the love of wisdom? The love of wisdom is figuring out what the nature of reality is, how we know what we know, and how to accurately know about reality and knowledge. The love of wisdom

3 emphasizes the deep-rooted value of philosophy as a way of life. In James 1:5 the Bible tells us to ask God for wisdom which comes from prayer for God’s help. Wisdom is a God-given discernment regarding the practical issues in life. Ethics: What is the good life? Ethics is the study that seeks a life that is actually good. Attempting to understand the ways people act based on their beliefs and how those actions allow them to chase the good life. The good life for a Christian is being in loving relationships with God and others. The good life is also living a life that is pleasing to God, living holy as he is holy. Biology: What does the natural world tell us about creation? The consistency of natural laws and the intricacy of living forms point to the existence of an intelligent Creator behind these things, and I think that this supernatural power is responsible for maintaining the order and stability of the entire world. The natural world is a reflection of the love and beauty of the Creator, and that it invites us to investigate and appreciate its many beauties since it contains so many mysteries and wondrous things . The beauty and complexity of the natural world is evidence of the Creator's love for us, and that it can teach us how to live in harmony with the environment and with each other. The natural world, in my view, is both a reflection of the divine and a source of truth and wisdom. Psychology: What makes a human being a person? The Bible portrays human beings as self-conscious, willful, innovative entities who, under God, preside over their environment. Each male and female was made by God in the likeness of his own personhood; nothing else in all creation can be called a person. The Bible

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