Human Nature, Origin, And Salvation

Stephen Prothero’s “God Is Not One” is a survey of world religions, comprising vital information on a vast array of different sets of belief. As someone who has never studied religion before, nor belongs to a particular faith, the variability within these religions is staggering. One might be satisfied to define religion as “how a person goes about believing in God,” but soon finds that even that definition has its holes. Thankfully, “God Is Not One” does an amazing job of cluing its reader into the nuances that are sometimes forgotten about the religions it approaches.

When talking about human nature many answers starts appearing depending on who you talk to. With many atheists claiming procreating and survival of oneself are part of human nature, but that should be considered our instincts. As many other species of animals are capable of demonstrating this trait and not considered human nature. The bible describes our nature of being good when God first created Adam in the beginning of genesis 1:31 “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.“ It was not until the fall of man that created sin and lead to the corruption of the original design that God had created. The mystery of original sin by Shuster describes the fall as “What went wrong in the beginning marks everything that follows. Adam’s sin not only

We have the two laws, the Law of nature and the law of human nature or moral law. Two world views discussed are the “Life-force” philosophy, an overall creator, or “Creative evolution”, which holds that any variation on this planet evolved from a life-force. You would have to dig deeper to see if they mean one with a mind.

Christianity and Buddhism are two different religions that developed and spread contemporaneously in during the Classical Period different territories. Both of them share some similarities as well as differences. Both of these religions were founded based upon different principles taught by different people; in Buddhism’s case Gautama Buddha a thinker and in Christianity’s it is Jesus Christ who is a prophet. These two universal doctrines spread in times of chaos, in which citizens of their own territories were looking forward to achieve salvation of any kind. Although alike these two doctrines didn’t have a

A worldview is the way a person views and interprets the world around them. Life experiences and spiritual influences play a part in forming one’s worldview. A person’s worldview helps them to determine beliefs on creation, humanity, morals and what happens after death. According to Waddell, (2014) “Worldviews are also like lenses found in eyeglasses that serve as the means through which a person sees the world.” (para. 43) In this paper, the main components of the Christian worldview will be discussed, to include God, humanity, Jesus, restoration and analysis of Christian Faith as well as a reflection of my own beliefs.

A worldview is one’s views and beliefs about the world and reality that impact how we think, live our lives, and perceive the world. “People have their own private worldviews with values and beliefs that have been shaped by culture, education, experiences, and relationships” (“Lecture 1,” 2015). There are many worldviews and outlooks in the world, but we are mainly focusing on the Christian worldview. In this paper, I will summarize and analyze the Christian worldview and describe their beliefs with regard to God, Humanity, Jesus, and the Restoration while reflecting on my own beliefs.

Humanity was originally created in the likeness of God, to walk in his presence; they were made distinctly human with the ability to reason. Humanity knows love because they are made of love, in the image of God who is love. (1 John 4:16) After the Fall, humans are no longer pure enough to walk in His presence and are punished for the sins they have committed. The purpose of humankind changes from caring for the earth and all its inhabitants; to spreading the word of the Lord. The Christian Worldview recognizes that humankind is sinful by nature because Adam and Eve, God in his graciousness sent His only son to die on the cross to atone for those sins.

The Christian worldview, also categorized under theism, is highly recognized and held by many. This is the belief that there is a single, personal, and relational God who is the creator of all things, this includes a belief in morality and the afterlife. This paper will discuss important aspects and key characters in the Christian worldview, including God and His plan for His children, humanity and the Fall, and Jesus’ role in restoration.

When each man or woman is given birth to this world by his or her mother, he or she has inherited the trait of sinfulness from the atrocity committed by Adam and Eve, the first predecessors to mankind on Earth. Their souls have been stained with the darkness of Hell, and their DNAs have been altered by the hand of Satan. Although such monstrous betrayal and contravention of God’s law are incendiary to Him, God follows, in contrast to the sinners, the beat of his pure heart towards humans’ sakes. Eventually, Jesus was sent to this world in the retrospect as a noble savior, who selflessly accepted to be persecuted and deceased for the deliverance of men from the Earth fouled by Lucifer. Instead of endeavoring to be perfectly moral, Christians

This paper on Salvation is defining both objectively and subjectively from the two required reading text. The first text is written by Alistair McGrath’s “Theology: The Basics and the second is written by Dr. Yung Chul Han’s “Transforming Power: Dimension of the Gospel. I will describe how the both texts are in association as well as seeking observations, and other conclusions to gain a better understanding of salvation from both perspectives. According to (Mc.Grath, p.78), the word salvation is referred to as something that has already happened in the past, to something that will happen in the future. Spiritual transformation requires of us what is called dependent responsibility. All the moral commands and exhortations of scripture assume our responsibility. Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering. The word salvation carries the idea of victory, health, or preservation (www.biblia.com). Salvation can be viewed as a spiritual transformation which the dependency of the Holy Spirit assist in the change of a believers past, self to a vessel of God in the present lives which exemplifies life, deliverance, peace, and a victory won through personal conviction. The victory is one that only Jesus Christ has authority save us which gives believers complete approval to have possession to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Christianity is a monotheistic religion, meaning the belief on one God. The founder of the religion was Jesus Christ and their sacred scripture is the Bible. Sins are an evil deed that defiles a person. Examples of sins are murder,greed, adultery, sexual immorality, deceit and malice. The main core value of being a good Christian is not to commit sins and follow God’s word. If a person does this, on Judgement day, the person will go to Heaven as a reward. If the person does the opposite, then they will go to Hell as a second punishment.

Erickson (2001) define what the Christian doctrine of sin is. 1) An inward inclination, 2) rebellious and disobedient, 3) spiritual disability, 4) incomplete fulfilment of God’s standards, and 5) displacement of God (pp. 188-189). But the most prominent thing to realize is sin is the nature of all of mankind. “For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:9-10 NIV).

Christianity Vs Secular Humanism Name Institution Introduction There are many philosophies that try to explain the concept of humanity. These philosophies are also referred to as worldviews and there are different worldviews that exist in the world which include; Secular Humanism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism (Nelson, 2014). Each worldview is governed by its own philosophy regarding the origin and existence of humanity. In this paper, we shall discuss by comparing and contrasting two worldviews (Christianity and Secular Humanism) through different aspects such as the origin of life and the value of humanity in the two worldviews.

3. The unity of old and new in Christ. The third procedure is to recognize

In society today there are many definitions and opinions on what it means to be a Christian. Some think it is their heritage and they were automatically born a Christian. Others describe it as their social duty to be religious and attend church, and still others say they have a personal relationship with Jesus as their savior. With so many definitions floating around it is important to look at the cornerstones of Christianity and what exactly it entails. This paper will examine the foundational components of Christianity, an analysis of the Christian worldview, and my personal beliefs and conclusions on what it means to be a Christian.