Christian Worldview Research Paper

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A worldview is a set of principles and beliefs that guide our rationale and everyday actions. A worldview can be shaped by religion, life experiences and even what part of the world one lives in. My worldview resembles a Christian worldview. A Christian worldview puts a single God in control of the universe and all things are his creation and therefore all things must answer to Him. All worldviews answer a set of questions about life that confound humanity, such as “Why are we here?”, “Who is God?”, and “What happens when we die?” I will be comparing my worldview to other common worldviews held by people everywhere. My worldview, as well as the Christian worldview, depicts God as a father, creator and a king. God is a being that we as humans can have a personal relationship with. He has a …show more content…

As such we have great importance to Him and to the Earth. God gave us free will and the ability to live outside of biological compulsions. We can decide when, where and if to eat, to have sex, and to have a part in society. But we are also tasked with the job of taking care of the earth. Because we are important to God he wants to be with us and because of Jesus’ sacrifice we can go to live with Him after death. However, someone who believes in scientific naturalism might beg to differ. Reading “Hidden Worldviews” by Steve Wilkens and Mark Sanford (2009) will show that at the core of scientific naturalism matter is nothing more than matter, “…. all that exists is physical and can be reduced to its elemental material composition. These elements are, as Dr. Sayer says, ‘the universe at its essence.’…. When scientific naturalism speaks of this essence, it uses a wide variety of terms to describe the fundamental components of reality- atoms, elements, energy or something else.”(p.100). Anything that is not comprises of physical matter does not exist, meaning that spirits and the afterlife do not exist. Death is the end of

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