Benchmark Assignment 1 Gospel Essentials

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Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials
Christianity falls under the category of Theism, which is the belief in only one personal god. Christian worldview believes that God sent humanity His only son so that we can learn about God and how He wants us to act. Jesus is crucified later in His life on a cross, which relieved us from losing a relationship with God due to our sins. When analyzing the Christian worldview, we learn that God came to earth in human form as Jesus Christ to experience life with humanity and restore earth back to harmony. In this paper I will discuss God, Jesus, and humanity individually, how restoration will occur, and finally, analyze and reflect on the Christian worldview.
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Restoration allows humanity to have a relationship with God and be forgiven of our sins so that humanity can be welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven. Without restoration, humanity would lose all ties with God and would not be able to be saved by Him when judgment day comes. Restoration is extended to all people but those who seek forgiveness of their sins will be able to use the restoration to their advantage. Just because God forgives us of our mistakes does not mean that we do not have to repent. Humanity is going to sin no matter how hard we try not to. It is what we do after we sin that will lead us away from God or bring us closer. “Sometimes we are determinedly ignorant of what we are doing...It is the small wrong step that is so easy, the small deviation from the path that we cannot imagine will lead us even farther from our goal” (Shuster, 2013). Sometimes when we sin we do not realize that we are getting off the path of God, and how easy it is to do so. When we sin we will be forgiven when we repent which will help us gain entry into the kingdom of …show more content…

The strengths of the Christian worldview is that no one has to worry about not being accepted by God. God loves all people which is why His son, Jesus Christ, died for the sins of the world not just believers. Another strength is that because God is a forgiving Lord, Christians will still have a relationship with Him even if they fall off the path of God. The weakness of the Christian faith is that it is just that, having faith in something you cannot see. Christians must hold the Bible as true and know that God is always with us even when it doesn’t feel like it. God works in mysterious ways. Christianity influences a person’s behavior because a Christian would be more aware of their actions to live a life like Jesus. A Christian may also be more prone to helping others because we are taught in the Bible to love everyone and be selfless. This contradicts someone who is an atheist being that their good works are for nothing since they do not believe in any sort of higher

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