Biblical Worldview Of The World

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 worldview is the overall structure that a human being can use to interpret the world and how it applies to their life individually. It is what people believe about the big questions in their lives; who are we, how did we get here, is God real and why are we here? In today’s modern world, there are many different views regarding the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. This paper will focus on the worldview and implications of these topics based on the Bible, in particular, Romans 1-8, and how it still applies in today’s world.

Firstly, there is a set of Biblical assumptions about the natural world. In Romans 1:20, Paul says that “His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world.” (Romans 1:20, ESV) This verse is stating that the world naturally reveals the glory of God. The wonder of creation, from the mountains to the birds in the sky, all point towards the existence of a creator. This is known as natural revelation, which is the idea that

The IMF oversees the exchange rate of currencies and encourages the free convertibility of any currency into another nation’s form of currency. A Biblical Worldview component should be added to the IMF for the purpose of instilling absolute truths to prevent cultural subjectivity and corruption. Having Biblical worldview added as a component provides an authority for absolute truth to be derived from. Absolute truth would be determined through the authority of God and His word. Having God as a standard for morality would help to prevent corruption arising from subjectivity determined by power-alliances and bribery.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Gen 1:1-2). Paul states in Romans 1:20 that Gods invisible attributes, eternal power, and divine nature are clearly understood by the visible things that God has made in this world. God’s redeemed, should show a concern for the care of nature. Nature suffers because it is a casualty of sin, not because it is naturally evil. The world should anticipate a time when God shall deliver creation from the wrath of sin (8:19, 21). Nature “waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed” (8:19). 133

Christians view the Question of Origin as God being the creator as stated in Genesis 1:1. He created mankind out of nothing.

Throughout Genesis 1-11, one of the main subjects covered is the natural world. Genesis 1 in particular provides crucial information for understanding the origin of the natural world. In the first verse of the entire Bible (Genesis 1:1), the reader is immediately told that “God created the heavens and the earth.” Additionally, the reader is informed that “there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day” (Genesis 1:31), showing that God’s work of creation took six days. Because I believe that God created the world in six literal days, the foundation of my worldview is entirely different than the foundation of an atheist’s worldview. When I look at the world around me, I do not view everything around me as the product of random chance and evolution; instead, I see everything around me as the handiwork of God.

The biblical world view comes from the Bible. The first line of the Bible states, “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, NIV). Genesis 1:1 affirms the absolute sovereignty of God over creation and distinguishes the person of God from the created order . The text

Gospel Essentials Biblical Worldview is composed of a number of essential elements. Including God who created the World, the human race that He created, the Son of God, and His death on the Cross which Christians believe was the debt Christ paid for the forgiveness of mankind 's sinful nature. This poses the question: what are the basic beliefs and generalizations to a Christian worldview, and is Christianity nothing but ancient tradition and biblical dogma, or is it more than that. Is there some level of truth to life changing transformations Christians claim are the direct result of a relationship with an omnipotent being whom they refer to as God?

The early chapters of Genesis assumes that God exists, and they describe a beginning that only God could know. These chapters tell us about the creation of the world as we know it. The natural world was created by God in six days. In these six days God created light, sky, sea, land, and living things (Genesis 1). “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 NKJV).

One may be very self aware of their personal worldview, or one’s worldview may be settled deep within the subconscious part of their brain. Everyone in existence has a worldview, but not everyone has a biblical Christian worldview. In his article Developing a Biblical Worldview, Ethan Pope (2002) says “a biblical worldview begins with God in Genesis chapter one, and verse one”. Pope goes on to say that a biblical worldview includes not only one’s view on the world, but other aspects in the world such as the people in it, its issues, the problems and solutions of it, and its government. Looking at Genesis 1:1, it says “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”. This single verse can change a secular worldview into a biblical Christian worldview because this verse is proof that the entire earth is by the design of a Creator, thus eliminating the possibility of any form of evolution. In his article, Pope further continues his defense of the importance of a worldview by arguing that there are two worldviews that exist. There is the biblical worldview based on the framework of God and who he is, and there is the atheistic or secular worldview whose framework is built on nature and man. The secular worldview dismisses God and the need for him, and even at times ignores his existence altogether. Romans 12:2 says “Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your

Paul’s letter to the Romans presents a systematic approach to the Gospel. This makes the Gospel of Roman an important book when it comes to the Christian Worldview. The Book of Romans covers a wide array of topics that are important to believers to understand and to live by. These topics includes: the attribute and existence of God, origin of creation, problem of evil in conjunction to sin, solution of sin to reach salvation, ethics and morality and lastly hope for humanity/creation. This reflection paper will show what Paul teaches us in regards to these topics and how it is applied to Christian’s worldview.

Worldview is generally defined as the way individuals interpret reality or the world around them. Everyone has a type of worldview whether consciously and subconsciously, a personal worldview is everything a person “believes to be true”, and also what that individual “believes becomes the driving force behind every emotion, decision and action”.1 Consequently, worldview affects people’s reaction or response to every aspect of life; religious beliefs, education, economic, career, relationships, marriage, politics, healthcare and every other thing.1

A Biblical world worldview is how a Bible-believing Christian ought to see the world. The basic components that make up a biblical world view are well to start the Bible is God-breathed and therefore has ultimate authority and is fully true. The Bible gives believers some clear-cut commands that should be used in developing ones worldview. But the Bible also gives believers to form many of their own opinions that they can make using their personal worldview with the Bible engrained in it. For example, the Bible clearly states that Jesus lived a sinless life. Therefore, he is the standard that Christians should strive to imitate (with a lot of God's grace). The Bible also clearly says that there is only one true God. So a believer should not

To begin with, the natural world was a perfectly created place by God for man to enjoy, but our sin drastically changed it. For example, the Bible communicates creation in six literal days by saying, “And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done …” (Genesis 2:2). Today, many people believe the Theory of Evolution to explain the world’s existence. It supposes a random event formed our planet, and over time, life evolved into the advanced forms we see today. Yet, I reason the Biblical account provides the true basis for creation, and the complexity of the DNA found in living organisms supports this argument. Only a divine being could have aligned it properly. Next, at its inception, Earth was a perfectly sustainable place,