Restoration According to the Christian worldview the solution to humanity's problems lies in salvation through Jesus Christ alone. Christian salvation is made up of equal parts grace and faith. People must place their faith for salvation in Christ. They must confess that they are a sinner unworthy of entry into heaven and in need of a savoir. Being in need of a savoir means acknowledging that there is no amount of prayer, good works, sacraments or rituals that will guarantee salvation. God then grants salvation through his grace alone and not on the basis of anything the person has done. ("Rescue, Redemption and Renewal") Christians believe the transformation of self and society happens through God's saving grace. The belief is that as …show more content…
Opportunities to live out the Christian worldview do not just happen on Sunday or in church settings. I find the places I have the most opportunity to demonstrate Christian values are in secular settings. I work as a behavioral therapist at a non-profit company that serves children with special needs. All of our students have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder or some other emotional or learning disorder. I work in our very hectic early intervention unit. Some of the students in my unit are as young as two. Our students don't always understand their therapy and become upset easily. Lots of people I meet tell me my job is difficult. I tell them that I don't have a problem with my job because it the calling God has chosen for me. This often opens up conversations about God's purpose for all of us as individuals. I find people are often very curious and want to know more about how I came to know God and his plan for me. As a good Christian I make a conscious effort to turn away from sin and keep God's commandments. This can sometimes be difficult. I find it helpful to keep a journal of my actions each day. I keep this journal with my bible and write my 'actions chart' with my daily devotion after my reading. I make two columns. In one I write what I did well that day and in the other column I write sins I committed that day. I find this is a very effective tool for helping me see what areas I need to pray about and in what areas the Holy Spirit has helped
...lvation is achieved differs significantly among the various Christian groups, for example, the Catholic Church believes that salvation is attained through good works such as acts of charity and almsgiving, while the Anglican Church as a deeper focus on personal faith and acceptance of Jesus as the Savior. The concept of salvation is a driving factor in the formation of ethics and morals in the Christian faith, as individual desire to receive eternal life in heaven underpins many actions and choices that they make, such as the choice to attend church or participate in aiding the poor and helpless.
...terpretations and understandings about what Salvation is and its significance to to Christianity, an adaptive nature that allows for modern Christianity to develop and grow, the very definition of a living and dynamic religion.
The Christian faith focuses on the orientation of the human heart behind human thoughts and actions. Living by faith is a beautiful alternative to the way people think of themselves and the way they live in relation to others in their daily lives (Merrick, 2014). Christians see themselves in terms of God’s profound love for them but not in terms of what they do. The teachings of the Christian faith; nonviolence, non-retaliation, inward integrity, selflessness, and love your neighbor as yourself provide the framework for ethical thinking. Although, adopting belief in Christianity can bring forth confusion in the heart and mind causing agony of learning to sacrifice one’s rightful claims for personal justice for the restoration of another (Merrick, 2014). Unconditional forgiveness is difficult to understand because spiritual forgiveness and actual costly forgiveness is viewed as the same in the gospel. If you do not forgive, then one does not have faith in God’s forgiveness as it really is. Christianity influences a person thinking and behavior developing wisdom which requires faith. The faith that is needed to reorient the heart away from selfishness to selflessness.
Humans can find solutions to their problems by understanding Jesus’s words, which is the same as God’s words, and following his instructions. This process guides humans to reach the spiritual life which is the solution to all human’s problems. Grace and faith play important roles in humans’ salvation. Grace and faith are the first steps of entering a spiritual life. Grace and faith can be achieved through understanding Jesus which is the same as understanding God and believing in both and following their instructions. Grace and faith give freedom of physical life to humans which brings salvation. Since out thoughts determine our actions, transformation process starts from our minds. Basically, transformation is the process of changes that happens in humans’ minds and lives. In Christian worldview, transformation is the maturity of spiritual life. In other words, transformation is the change in mind and self which result in changes in life and lead to achieving the spiritual life. Christians believe that transformation of self and society starts from acknowledging and understanding Jesus’s words and following his words. Christians also believe that this transformation happens when humans accept Jesus as the Son of God and follow his instructions as they are following
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
The Christian view is one of optimism based on hope. Based on dogma passed down throughout the ages through the teachings of Jesus, Christians believe in the dignity of man created in God’s image. Though they acknowledge human imperfection and fallibility, they also believe in salvation and redemption. Christians reject moral relativism and espouse the moral absolutism of truth, the mystery of creation, affirmation of life, divine justice, triumph of good over evil, upright living and faith in a loving benevolent God. Like Aristotle, they assert a rational moral order in the universe and that while suffering is inherent in the human condition, it can lead mankind to a noble form of dignity.
Worldview is how you view certain views from a certain perspective, such as a Christian worldview would be how you view certain views from a Christian perspective. Everything in life is affected by worldview and everyone has one. As Christians, our worldview is using the Bible for our starting on our views. An example of a worldview is, according to the article “What is a Christian Worldview?”, “Christianity as taught in the Bible is itself a worldview.” 77 words.
As ancient Rome began to fall, Christianity began rising. Around 2,000 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth was born, later to be known as the Messiah or Son of God. When people of the Roman era began to hear of such a powerful being, they began to convert to Christianity. Why did Christianity take hold on the ancient world; Christianity took hold on the ancient world because it offered immortality, equality, and it was spread like wildfire.
There are many aspects of the Christian worldview that determines one’s faith. It all begins with God and what he did and why he so great. Then how humanity was shape with its issues and main purpose. The way we see Jesus and what has he done to be apart of are faith and what as humans have found for a restoration. Through analysis the Christian faith and how each of these tie in together. While reflecting on my faith and if lives to the standards of a Christian worldview. Through explaining my understanding of the four aspects of a Christian worldview I will analysis and compare it to my faith.
As I continue my studies at Liberty University, I am pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Currently, I use the education that I have obtained practicing as a Behavioral Therapist. In my vocation, I work with young children who have a diagnosis on the Autism Spectrum, and I help them learn to communicate their wants and needs through behavioral skills/modification therapy. Many people struggle with the idea of Autism Spectrum Disorder. It makes them uncomfortable to be around a person who has tantrum behavior for what appears to be no reason at all. It can push people out of their comfort zone when another person has an obvious disability or disorder. This is why my heart is called to care for the least of these. Scripture tells us that, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” (Psalm 139:13-16, English Standard Version.) This passage clearly expresses God’s heart in the creation of each person – no matter their skills, their weaknesses or strengths, they were made perfectly and God’s handiwork is so good. Even when it is hard to
Christian faith and Ethos is the class I am taking this term. The professor 's name is Reverend Leroy Leach Jr. The class is about God, the creation, and how to read the Holy Bible.
Many people would not believe that worldview would be involved in the topic of work, but it certainly is. Worldview stretches throughout almost every facet of our lives and is even an intricate part of work. Christian and secular viewpoints differ immensely when it comes to work. Many Christians believe that work is an intricate part of God’s plan for mankind while the secular viewpoint sees it as more of a personal, everyday activity the serves no more of a purpose that that of personal success. The secular worldview has distorted the context of work and only the Christian worldview can redeem it to its original context.
Christianity has been around for about 2000 years (The First Christianity, 2009). Even though it has been around for a long period of time, there is still are many people who question someone who has a Christian worldview. Some questions that come up are: Who is God? As humans what is our purpose in life? Who was Jesus? In this paper we will explore how an individual with a Christian worldview views God, humanity, Jesus and restoration.
What is Christianity all about? What are the basic beliefs of Christianity and how did it begin? According to (AllAboutReligion, 2010),” Christianity began about 2000 years ago in Judea, [presently known today as Israel] with Jesus Christ and His faithful group of disciples”. This paper will address the viewpoint of the Christian faith and its outcome. The central message of Christianity is based upon the teachings of Jesus and his promises. Christianity teaches that there is merely one God in all existence and that God created the universe. It also teaches that Jesus is the only way to be set free from the coming judgment of God and that Jesus desires his values and his standards to abound. Moreover, Christianity is the only religion that offers a savior. Religion has been in every culture since the beginning of human society and there are many religions competing for the heart of humanity throughout the world at large.The following characterizations are based on the Christian faith: redemption, covenant and grace. Although Christianity is a matter of choice for the human race, what type of influence did it have on the China, Africa, and Rome inhabitants?
Salvation is the elimination of danger, evil, and suffering through the process of redemption, deliverance, or liberation (Livingston 311). Correspondingly, salvation is the fundamental goal of religion, as it is the process of riding evil and disorder through definitive transformation (Livingston 312). Nevertheless, in religion, salvation can be found in the present life or after life. Therefore, salvation plays a large role in religion in regards to both the whole community and the individual.