A Christian Worldview

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To understand a person’s personal worldview, one must begin by acknowledging their overall perspective of how they see the world. This is often a complicated answer, really more of a compilation of beliefs about the life they live than just any one opinion of it. This leads to the sometimes difficult task of labeling one’s belief system. We collect ideas and theories throughout our lives from outside influences, from our families, schools, friends, and churches. Eventually, we come to a point when we begin to ask ourselves what it is we truly believe, not just what we were given to believe, but what our hearts and minds tells us is so. This is the precipice of our lives, the crossroads at which we stand. What we decide here can potentially …show more content…

Our hope is manifested through our faith. We are reminded in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." Christians believe God’s word is sacred, and God promised us that if we believed and followed Him, we would walk beside Him in the kingdom of heaven. Even though we know this, death can be an incredibly difficult thing to cope with, whether it is the knowledge of the inevitability of our own demise, or the immense fear and sadness that comes with the loss of a beloved family member. The article, “Taking the Sting out of Death: A Christian Educational Perspective,” discusses steps on how to alleviate these fears in people facing the prospect of death as Christianity defines it. It states to explain that there will be no more pain, no sickness, and no unanswered questions. It encourages us to help them to understand that while undoubtedly their families will mourn their loss, they will, at the same time, be happy for them as they will have achieved the promise which God has given them. In the case of the dying, strengthen them to be able to tell their families that they are ready to go and comfort them by telling them what their future holds in eternity with God. And Pray with them! Thank God for all they have meant to you; the things you have learned from them; the love that was shared; the …show more content…

To live without faith, such as in Naturalism, to me is like living an empty life of bleak despair, a nearly intolerable way to live. We Christians are so fortunate that we are extraordinarily blessed through our faith. Unlike Naturalistic believers, we are never truly alone on our journeys. We are guided with the helping and loving hand of Jesus, who walks us on the righteous path to His glory. When we look to our hearts and minds for answers, as we all do, we Christians are met with the knowledge that God loves us, and this motivates us to be good and worthy of His love. When we reach the precipice of our lives, those crossroads where we all must stand at one time or another, does anyone ever really want to be alone? Or be without love, without counsel or support, without hope? Those of us who have chosen hope, chosen faith, chosen God, have decided that our very existence is possible because of God. And since this is so, we know what kind of people we want to be in our lives. This is told to us in 1 John 2:6; “Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.” We the faithful will live as Jesus lived, serving our fellow man in His name, for the good of us all, making our world a better place, for those who believe and even those who don’t. Because all things are possible with

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