Ken Hemphill: What Is A Worldview?
What is a worldview?
"Worldview" is the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around him. (Hindson & Caner, 2008) Personally, I see it as how an individual interprets the world and the issues they are face. According to Ken Hemphill, "Life Answers", he defines "worldview" as the unifying perspective from which we organize our thinking about life, death, art, science, faith, learning, work, money, values, and morals." (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011) Not necessarily in this order, but this is "life" in a nutshell. Our life is based on how we response to the things of the world, which we do consciously and subconsciously. Everyone is confronted with "worldview"; it’s basically our nature, it becomes a defense mechanism that helps …show more content…
to us to make sense of this world.
Biblical/Christian Worldview
The Question of Origin:
Our views lay in the “Theism” belief which states that “God exists”.
The first five words in the bible states “In the beginning God created” show the first cause or inception of creation and existent (Gen.1:1). It shows that God is the infinite, eternal, self-existent creator and that he exists outside of his creation. David shared in (Psalm 139: 13-16) how God also created humans in the depth of their mother’s womb. He planned our life and destiny before he even created us. God spoke the world in existence out of nothing (exnihilo). Biblical/Christian worldviews are based on the inspired word of God that was written by God’s ordained men who were guide by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). God had a plan for our …show more content…
lives.
The Question of Identity:
Our identity is in Christ. We were created in His image and likeness. We are His special creation who were set apart and placed above the animals and a little lower than angels (Psalm 8:5).On the basic of His image we could have fellowship with God and share in His love, glory and holiness. We are God’s masterpiece and chosen for His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10).
The Question of Meaning/Purpose:
Our purpose is to praise God, worship him, to proclaim his greatness, and to accomplish his will.
With this we find that God has given us a reason for our existence, a meaning for our existence. We were created by him, according to his desire, and our lives are to be lived for him so that we might accomplish what he has for us to do. If our ultimate goal in life is to bring glory to God then we can do that by being the best at what we do in the various callings of life (1 Cor.10:31). God wants us to know him as stated in John 17:3 and we can do this by having a personal intimate relationship with him so that we can truly glorify and enjoy God forever.
The Question of Morality:
According to the Bible, God has made us in His image. Therefore, part of that image makes us a moral being and we are able to make moral choices that enable us to know the difference between right and wrong. This is based upon the knowledge of God’s laws and commandments which offer the source of morality. God give us revelation and a conscience. Revelation comes from the word of God which is a reflection of His character to His people (2 Tim. 3:16). Conscience is like our alarm clock it warns us when we go against our moral standard. The Bible tells us that God has written his law on our hearts (Rom. 2:15).
The Question of
Destiny:
From the Christian standpoint our destiny is with Jesus through our salvation. The Bible tells us that those who trust in God for their salvation are reconciled with God and set apart from our sinful nature. Christian believe that heaven and hell are the eternal rest place either in the presence or blessings of God in Heaven (Rev.2:1-7) or in a state of separation from God, being punished in Hell (Rev.20:11-15). (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011) The choice is determine by the person as to where their eternal state lies.
Part III:
My biblical worldview about deciding a future career would be a model to others and would not go against moral standards nor go against God. Also, one of God’s greatest commandments is that we love one another. Therefore on a daily basic my prayer would always be that people would see Jesus in me and I would love, encourage, and tell people about the love of Christ and how much He loves them.
References
Caner, Ergun, and Ed Hindson (eds.) The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics: Surveying the Evidence for the Truth of Christianity. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2008.
Weider, Lew, and Ben Gutierrez. Consider. Bel Air, MD: Academx, 2011
"Worldview" is the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around him. (Hindson & Caner, 2008) Personally, I see it as how an individual interprets the world and the issues they are face. According to Ken Hemphill, "Life Answers", he defines "worldview" as the unifying perspective from which we organize our thinking about life, death, art, science, faith, learning, work, money, values, and morals." (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011) Not necessarily in this order, but this is "life" in a nutshell. Our life is based on how we response to the things of the world, which we do consciously and subconsciously. Everyone is confronted with "worldview"; it’s basically our nature, it becomes a defense mechanism that helps …show more content…
to us to make sense of this world.
Biblical/Christian Worldview
The Question of Origin:
Our views lay in the “Theism” belief which states that “God exists”.
The first five words in the bible states “In the beginning God created” show the first cause or inception of creation and existent (Gen.1:1). It shows that God is the infinite, eternal, self-existent creator and that he exists outside of his creation. David shared in (Psalm 139: 13-16) how God also created humans in the depth of their mother’s womb. He planned our life and destiny before he even created us. God spoke the world in existence out of nothing (exnihilo). Biblical/Christian worldviews are based on the inspired word of God that was written by God’s ordained men who were guide by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). God had a plan for our …show more content…
lives.
The Question of Identity:
Our identity is in Christ. We were created in His image and likeness. We are His special creation who were set apart and placed above the animals and a little lower than angels (Psalm 8:5).On the basic of His image we could have fellowship with God and share in His love, glory and holiness. We are God’s masterpiece and chosen for His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10).
The Question of Meaning/Purpose:
Our purpose is to praise God, worship him, to proclaim his greatness, and to accomplish his will.
With this we find that God has given us a reason for our existence, a meaning for our existence. We were created by him, according to his desire, and our lives are to be lived for him so that we might accomplish what he has for us to do. If our ultimate goal in life is to bring glory to God then we can do that by being the best at what we do in the various callings of life (1 Cor.10:31). God wants us to know him as stated in John 17:3 and we can do this by having a personal intimate relationship with him so that we can truly glorify and enjoy God forever.
The Question of Morality:
According to the Bible, God has made us in His image. Therefore, part of that image makes us a moral being and we are able to make moral choices that enable us to know the difference between right and wrong. This is based upon the knowledge of God’s laws and commandments which offer the source of morality. God give us revelation and a conscience. Revelation comes from the word of God which is a reflection of His character to His people (2 Tim. 3:16). Conscience is like our alarm clock it warns us when we go against our moral standard. The Bible tells us that God has written his law on our hearts (Rom. 2:15).
The Question of
Destiny:
From the Christian standpoint our destiny is with Jesus through our salvation. The Bible tells us that those who trust in God for their salvation are reconciled with God and set apart from our sinful nature. Christian believe that heaven and hell are the eternal rest place either in the presence or blessings of God in Heaven (Rev.2:1-7) or in a state of separation from God, being punished in Hell (Rev.20:11-15). (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011) The choice is determine by the person as to where their eternal state lies.
Part III:
My biblical worldview about deciding a future career would be a model to others and would not go against moral standards nor go against God. Also, one of God’s greatest commandments is that we love one another. Therefore on a daily basic my prayer would always be that people would see Jesus in me and I would love, encourage, and tell people about the love of Christ and how much He loves them.
References
Caner, Ergun, and Ed Hindson (eds.) The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics: Surveying the Evidence for the Truth of Christianity. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2008.
Weider, Lew, and Ben Gutierrez. Consider. Bel Air, MD: Academx, 2011