Student ID: 26760548
Class: Bible 105
Biblical Worldview Essay
Introduction
What is a biblical worldview? A biblical worldview is how one would view the world from a biblical perspective. For example, it is how one would view these sorts of questions. Is God real? How can I tell right from wrong? Is there life after death? Who made us? What is our purpose? As Ed Hindson and Ergun Caner put it “Scripture is the grid through which believers view existence, truth, sin, salvation, ethics, and evil. Therefore, the Christian has a biblical worldview.” Pg.498
The Natural Worldview
How would one prove that God is real, living, and still alive? Have you ever seen an ultrasound of an unborn child? Or maybe a picture of an unborn baby that was maybe six weeks old in the uterus? Can you explain how that baby was created? Well, in Jerimiah 1:5, God tells us that He knew us even before we were in the womb and that he created us, every single one of us! We also find in Genesis 1:27-28, that God created man (men and women) in His own image so that we will multiply. I believe that seeing an unborn child is proof that God exists. I mean, how else could we explain such a miraculous thing?
Human Identity
We all may have asked ourselves this question. Who made us? What is our purpose? Well we find in Genesis, God created Adam and Eve. Adam was created first, showing that God wants the man to be the leader of the household. Then God made Eve from the rib of Adam, signifying that woman is to be the helper or support to the man. Ultimately, when you are married, you are to be united as one. Genesis 2:18-25. We are created in the image of God, which means we are to be like God and serve God for His purpose. Scripture tells us that everything we do, we are doing it for the Lord, 1 Corinthians 10:31.
Human relationships
What is a human relationship from a biblical perspective? God created mankind so that we would have a relationship with Him and others. He is