Christian Worldview Research Paper

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Christian Worldview Rachel Snedegar Liberty University Christian Worldview What is a worldview? A worldview, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is, “a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint” (2017). A worldview is what directs us to do certain things and/or make certain choices. I believe it is important to know what your worldview is, so you can have a better understanding of life and can help those around you to better understand theirs. I developed my Christian worldview by studying the Bible. Being a Christian, I look at that world in a different manner than one who is not a Christian. I have gained an understanding of values, morals, and an overall purpose …show more content…

That higher power being, God. Genesis 1:1 (English Standard Version), states that God made heaven and earth. Throughout the remainder of Genesis chapter one, it explains how God made the world and everything in it. He did so in six days and he then rested on the seventh. On the sixth day, God decided to create man. He did this by gathering dust from the ground and breathing the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and he made man a living creature. (Gen. 2:7) God later made Adam a companion. He made her from one of Adams ribs, and her name was Eve. (Gen. 2:21-22) This is just part of God’s creation, and how he made life and …show more content…

Is it to, “Love the Lord your God with all of your heart and all of your soul and all of your strength.” (Luke 10:27) Greg Brezina said, “To say that God created humanity to love Him is to insinuate that God has an unmet love need.” Knowing God, we know that He has no need that is unmet. So, this can’t be our reason for being created. Brezina, later goes on to say, “God commands us to love, serve, obey and glorify God for our benefit. The only way we can experience health and wholeness is by spontaneously loving, serving, obeying, and glorifying Him.” I feel this quote shows us more about God. The Bible states many times that God is love. God wanted to share his love with humanity. In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, apostle Paul tells us what exactly love is. God being love, He is also all of the things that Paul said. God created us to share His unfailing love, and even though He has been rejected by many of us, He showed us love again my giving us Jesus. The Question of Morality When I think of morals, I think of what is right and wrong. E. W. Younkins says, “Much of morality in business falls under the rubric of honesty.” (Younkins, 2012, p.242) I feel like we can use this with a Christian worldview. A rubric is what holds us to a certain standard. We need to hold ourselves to God’s standards. 1 John 2:16 says that we need to focus on God and not the desires of our flesh because those desires do not come from God. We need

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