Essay On Christian Worldviews

Throughout this class we have discussed the different worldviews that an individual may have. This class has taught me that a worldview is how an individual understands the world and their place in it. “A worldview consist of what a person believes to be real and true, what a person values, how a person makes decisions, and what forms a person’s desires, longings, and goals” (Fuller, Lecture One). An individual’s worldview is the motivating force behind their every emotion, decision, and action. A worldview is what helps an individual make sense of life and this world. A worldview will provide answers for many different questions in life. A few of the questions that a worldview helps answer are questions of origin, human dilemma, hope, and destiny.

From what I know, Planet Earth consists of seven continents. Collectively, those seven continents are home to approximately seven billion humans. And each human has their own unique worldview. Defined as, the bias or presumption a person holds as a result of the environment, culture, or faith they live in, worldview influences how everyone responds to life’s pertinent questions. (A Christian Worldview?) Throughout this paper, I intend to give a description of my own worldview, answering what I believe about God, creation, humankind, epistemology, and ethics. Whilst comparing my worldview to that of O. Henry's illustrated in the short story "The Ransom of Red Chief".

How did the earth and everything on it come into existence? This is a question, that for the Christian worldview is answered by the Bible, in Chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis. The Bible makes clear to it’s readers that God existed before anything else. The creation account in Genesis 1 splits creation into 6 days and a 7th day of rest. The first day God created the earth and Heaven as well as day and night. The second day God separated the earth from heaven to create the sky. On the third day God separated the waters on earth so there would be dry land. He created plants and trees that could bear fruit and seeds. God made theses plants so that they would be able to keep growing from the seeds that fell from them. On the fourth day God created the

My name is Asia Harvey. I am eighteen years old. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I am a freshman in college majoring in communications. Worldview to me means how everyone in the world interprets reality. I believe everyone has a worldview and it is influenced by our ethics, morals, and family values. It can also be influenced by what we hear, what we read, what we see or who we associate with. Worldview is mostly influenced by religion and science even though, a worldview can and do change. I believe the Christian worldview deals with the belief in the Bible. It leads me to believe that God created the universe in six days and on the last day he rested and that I am God's creation put on earth to fellowship with him and govern

The Transforming Vision, written by Brian Walsh and Richard Middleton, yearn for a change in the way Christianity is viewed. According to the authors, science, technology and economic growth is what shapes our society, while Christianity stands in the sidelines. The authors aspire to see a change in Christianity where it “may receive social and cultural embodiment.” In the first chapters, Walsh and Middleton explore the reason behind why Christianity of North Americans is so disembodied compared to others. In addition, Transforming Vision explores the different types of worldviews compared to a Christian worldview, or biblical view. Furthermore, it discusses how the different type of world views affects us and if there is any worldview better than another.

According to Amy Scott Hassenpflug, Aaron D. Traphagem and Jamaica Johnson Conner, authors of Breaking Ground: Keys For Successful Online Learning, “Because your worldview is all-encompassing, it affects your thinking on every aspect of life, from what you view as right and wrong to how you spend your money and your time to what you think politically; it even impacts how you treat others” (p. 82). While Buddhism worldviews focus a lot on karma and rebirth, Christian worldviews tends to turn to God as their higher power. In this paper, I will discuss the similarities and differences between Buddhism and Christian worldviews.

When it comes to living out the beliefs of the Christian worldview, the way to do so is by attempting to emulate the behaviors that Jesus displayed during his limited time on earth. This is because as Christians we are expected to live a life that mirrors his since Jesus lived a sinless life and had a perfect relationship with the Father. Trying to emulate the behavior of Christ and by virtue living out the virtues of life is based upon the examples left within the Bible. In the Bible, Christ showed how his followers were to live out his teachings in their everyday lives despite the persecution that they would face from others. Instances of this include when he told Peter not to fight the guards, when he spoke of turning one's cheek, and when

“Where there is no guidance the people fall, but in abundance of counselors there is victory” Proverbs 11:14 (Dake’s Annontated Reference Bible). God is the greatest leader of all times and through his guidance we have learned and developed our values and beliefs based on his teachings so that we understand right from wrong. These beliefs and values, we have developed is what we base our assumptions and expectations about others and how they should act. We use these VABES in our personal life as well as our professional life every day. This paper will elaborate on what VABES are, how they affect stages of decision-making, and how they relate to the Christian worldview.

In this essay, I will be discussing God, Humanity, Jesus and Restoration. I will also be answering questions such as: What is God like? What are God's characteristics? What is his creation? Christian Worldview revolves around Christian individuals, organizations and values.

Benchmark - Gospel Essentials Christian Worldview refers to the framework of the beliefs and ideas that individuals or a group understands the world and how they respond with it. It is such a big topic in society today to really understand the true meaning of it and what to believe and what not to believe but also who is god? What is god like and what are the characteristics of god and his creation? The thought of this makes the question expand a little longer and asks the question of what is human nature and what is the purpose of humans and the root cause of human kind of issues?

“As we evaluate the adequacy of competing worldviews, it soon becomes evident that not all of them give the same answers to life’s most profound questions.” (Wilkens & Sanford, 2009) A worldview is our perception or conception of the world around us and provides answers to questions like, “What part do I have to play in this world?” It is important to constantly evaluate and check your worldview to ensure that you are truly living to what you say you believe. During my examination of different worldviews and the comparison to the Christian worldview, I have come to realize how things like individualism, moral relativism, and even nationalism have come to play a part in my own worldview and I have learned the importance of constantly comparing

Due to the "highly subjective nature of most scientific theorizing... [we should] let the Bible speak for itself and modify our scientific view of origins accordingly." (as cited in Downey, D., & Porter, S., 2009).

“Everything has to come back to prime reality” the line the stock into my mind and just hang in there waiting to be unveiled, to be discovered. This particular phrase made me think not only twice but many times. I kept on asking myself, what is the prime reality of my faith, of my belief system? Am I acting what I’m believing? Am I sure I have a better grasp of what Christian Theism? Do I apply these beliefs 100% to my life or just 50% and the rest will be some other worldview? And how in the world will I know the answer if I will not examine myself and having honest survey through these questions, [reality, humanity, death, truth/knowledge, morality/ethics, history/time, and core commitments]

Debating on salvation is the key issue for the birth of pluralism and “pluralistic” theology. In responding to religious diversity, John Hick, Paul Knitter, Stanley Samartha, and Wilfred Cantwell Smith generally agree,

Religion these days have become the center of our attention as we contemplate whats right and what is wrong. Figuring out what religious views fit best with what you believe can be difficult to grasp as sometime we begin to wonder if what we read or believe actually is true. It is only human nature to question the beliefs that are set before us. Religious views all over the world have many spiritual beliefs and traditions that are all different in some way. It is important to have the knowledge of different religions as not everyone in this world believes the way you might. Having the sensitivity towards their belief is important and having the understanding that you can't change the way that they think. Two world religious views that are