Christian Worldview Reflection Paper

Address the following questions, responding to each one directly below the question. Your total word count (including all questions and your answers) should be between 750-1,000 words. Include a reference page.

1. Describe a time when you experienced a significant period of suffering. How did you deal with that experience? How did you find comfort in the midst of suffering?

Betrayed by my husband after twenty-two and a half years of marriage, I found myself lost and in a very dark, ‘black and white’ world, seemingly void of anything good, or so I thought. I remember at the time I was not angry with God; I was confused, embarrassed, and felt very much alone. I discovered that I was a shell of a person and my ‘identity’ had been lost over the

They believe that the world humans are born into is flawed, and pain and suffering is inevitable. Because of Jesus’ selfless act, those who believe are assured of salvation and life eternal with God. He has purified us, allowing us once again to be in an “intimate fellowship with the Triune God” (Sharpe, 2015, para. 29). Christians also believe that by allowing us to experience suffering, God is preparing us to become His true ‘image bearers’, where we would respond to others in a Christ-like manner amidst the suffering, such as showing forgiveness and love to others. Christians also believe that suffering can teach obedience as well as discipline and developing character. Suffering draws believers closer to God allowing them to experience his love for them (“Lecture 6,”

The amount or degree of suffering is of no significance; the mere fact that all humans suffer is universally believed to be true. If one were to investigate the evidence using reason, empirical data and experience as benchmarks, as those within the Christian worldview suggest, there is no doubt that absolutes would be found to exist. God reveals himself through his creation and these revelations can be confirmed through scientific evidence. God also reveals himself through scriptures, as well as through individuals, and those experiences are great defenses when discussing the existence of absolutes (Jibben,