Biblical Worldview Definition

What is a worldview? According to the PowerPoint presentation made by Dr. James Henderson, a worldview is a commitment to a basic view about reality, a set of assumptions and commitments to an emotional, ethical, and spiritual orientation, which can be expressed as a story or a set of logical presuppositions about what we believe, which to me means that one’s viewpoints, expectations, ethical and societal beliefs are systematized by what is acceptable, tolerable and unobjectionable. In contrast, a biblical worldview is a comprehensive perception of the world as we know it through Christian morals, principles, and consciousness.
In contemplation to the question what is a worldview and response to the questions that Dr. Henderson proposes in the presentation, I realize that with each person there could be innumerable answers. However, through my personal introspection, I contend that while society, culture and educational formation does play a significant role in forming our worldview, the major constructs of our worldview comes from our parents, community and the media until we begin to form our own be they biblical or remain based on a secular point of view.
Considering the question what is prime reality, or what is really real can only truly be answered by a base

understanding and acknowledgement of what we have adopted as truth and ultimately believe to be recreated of an omnipotent and omniscient God who in His wisdom and design set everything in its proper place to fulfill its preordained purpose.
As I examined the question of what is a human being, automatically my response is that God created man in His own image and likeness, to have dominion over the rest of creation. Growing up, I was exposed to the theory of evolution and the Big Bang theory as the origin of humankind, which to this day has yet been definitively proven to complete satisfaction with even the scientific community. Whereas the Scriptures laid the foundation of understanding why God created the earth and humans with specific details and reasons that leave no room for doubt or speculation.
The worldview and biblical worldview regarding death are areas in which there is much discussion.

The worldview questions whether there is life after death, whether souls and spirits roam the earth or is death the final end of it all and that is the end of the cycle, unless some belief in reincarnation or transformation to fossil fuel is considered. The biblical worldview tells us that we are born, we age and yes, we die, however at the time of death, we are not truly dead in the conventional meaning of the word, but we are, as believers, separated from our earthly bodies and spiritually asleep, until the return of the Christ when our spirits shall be reunited with Him who gave us His spirit of

life.
Our ability to determine what is right and wrong lies in our personal ethics. It can be said that we are taught right and wrong from our parents, other authority figures, such as law enforcement and government, through education or even by what we see as culturally acceptable. But even authority or the laws that govern society do not always prove to be a deterrent or preventative to some, who despite all the guidance and education, still commit grievous acts against society. Once again, the Bible gives us the master plan to knowing what is ultimately right and wrong for everything that we do through the study and application of Scripture. The Bible tells us in Romans 13:1-2 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.” Even though our worldviews, temporal and biblical, differ in many aspects, the issue of ethics, dependant on one’s point of view, at times come in agreement showing that if the body of Christ remain willing to go forth and share the Biblical teachings, all controversies and dissensions between secular and scriptural perspectives are capable of being lessened.
As a future Christian leader, a Biblical worldview cannot intermingle with a secular worldview as we are instructed in Colossians 3:1-4 ESV which reads “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” This is a direct charge to all believers to understand and to acknowledge that we are to firmly established within our minds that which is of God, not earth and to structure our behavior under the instructions and strategies given us to live to a godly lifestyle which will allow the fulfillment of purpose and prove the reason of our creation.