Biblical Worldview: Life Through The Eyes Of The Bible

The topic of the image of God is one essential to every human being because it will shape the way in which each individual will look at his or her life. A part of every human’s life is his or her vocation, which will also be changed by the view he or she holds about the image of God. The image of God is the footprint that God left in humans and in no other being in His creation, and it must shape the way in which everyone will look at his or her job.

As we look back on history we can see that human beings have made great strides as well as suffered many setbacks in our development of fundamental doctrines and/or beliefs by which we live and view the world. These foundational beliefs have provided the framework for which all civilizations preserve, cooperate, and govern their way of life. Certainly throughout history, the spread of Christian theology and doctrine has been influential in establishing and developing a deeply rooted theistic and biblical worldview foundation; thus being the center of much debate. In light of the various views within Christian theology, we will focus specifically on doctrine that is foundational to the Christian

Today, in modern day living, people are talking about either of the two worldviews, and the importance of that chosen worldview. However, one can choose to live by the principles of a secular worldview or a biblical worldview. This study highlights the distinguishable difference between a secular worldview and a biblical worldview, the incorporation of belief and doctrine, and the theories of vocations and the efforts for living righteously.

Everyone has a worldview, whether we know it or not. Worldview is the way a person makes sense of the world, life and reality. For example: I view the glass as half full, but you might view the glass as half empty. We both see the glass but we do not agree on how to view it. Our worldview is formed by our education, family beliefs, the culture we live in, and media we are exposed to. For many of us our surrounding culture influences our worldview and we have never had to think about why we believe what we believe and we wouldn’t be able to defend our beliefs to others.

Everyone has a Worldview. “A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.” (1) Some have a Biblical Worldview. A Biblical Worldview is founded on the word of God. It is how a Christian views the world. Both belief systems are equally important to each individual, but there are differences in the way they view the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture.

How does being familiar with a biblical worldview help us understand the big picture of God’s design, and how can you apply that understanding to your calling?

A biblical worldview should influence the way I think about, treat, and speak to others on a daily basis because I do not want to go around and degrade everyone that comes into sight. I should always treat others with the upmost respect even if I do not get treated with respect by that individual. I should not always judge others on how they look, speak, or act because I would not like it if someone came up to me and started pointing out every flaw that I had. Matthew 7:12 states “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” Therefore, individuals need to be more mindful of their words and actions because an individual can really hurt someone mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Christians form a worldview from many places, including on the internet, in the workplace, at school, from family members and friends, “these worldviews find their way behind the church doors” mixed in with Christian thoughts, and sometimes thought of as Christian beliefs (Wilkens & Sanford, 2009, pp.18). God’s word should be the only answer to a Godly worldview. Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome disclose to the world, his views of the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture.

Henri J. Nouwen had just begun working at Daybreak, a community for mentally handicapped people, when his friend Murray McDonnel asked him to speak at the fifteen year anniversary of the Center for Human Development. Upon agreeing to speak, Nouwen realized how little he really knew of the twenty- first century Christian leader. He began to doubt his abilities to reach the people in the audience, after all, they were pastors, priests, or people who have been involved in ministry for several years. What could he teach them? He began to do some self-reflection on how much his life had changed since coming to Daybreak to work as the priest. Nouwen shared a verse that is often hard for people to truly adhere to. Matthew 6:34, “Do not worry about tomorrow.” Jesus said. “Tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

A worldview is how others look at the world from your own point of view. When looking at the worldview you can also use a lens to see things. Worldview can affect the way you look at thing in your own eyes. There are several types of worldviews such as theism, naturalism, and pantheism. People that has the religion of theism believe that there is a god. People that has a naturalism religion are people that believe there is no god. People that have a religion of pantheism believe that god is everything in their life. There are many ways the worldview becomes biblical. There are seven of the biblical worldviews. The first one is the existence of god. The worldview of existence of god is affected by doctrine in sense that if god exist it is always a higher person to be accountable for. The second one is salvation by grace alone. Salvation by grace alone is through faith alone in Jesus. The worldview in salvation by grace is that all life surrendered to Christ in response to his sacrifice and grace you receive through faith. The third biblical

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Biblical Worldview Essay What is a worldview? A worldview is how we see the world around us. Everyone has a worldview, if you are a Christian your worldview is based from the Word of God. In the Christian worldview, the Bible is a powerful source that helps us grow stronger in the Lord and helps us be better prepared for the issues of the world.

Genesis 1:26 reveals to us that God created us in his own image and likeness. This passage can mean a lot to to the reader if they decide to interpret it. Questions such as “Do we look like God?”, “Are humans the same as God in the way we act” and “Do we fill the role of the god’s of Earth by “ruling” all the other living organisms on Earth?”. These questions and more arise when you reflect on this passage. I believe reflecting on this passage can help us increase our connection with God by making us think about our similarities to him.

Last week in chapel pastor tony was telling us god doesn’t want us to be goody two shoes he wants us to be powerful and spread his power in his likeness and his own image.

Man was made in the image of God [Genesis 1:27] (Holy Bible, 2011). Then God puts the man into the garden to work it, and to be the authority over all living things [Genesis 1:26; 2:15] (Holy Bible, 2011). God created man in His image and gave man the most important form of life. Of all the living beings created, man is the only self-conscious being. Plant life have unconscious life, animals have conscious life, and human beings have self-conscious life (Willmington, 1981).