Personal Worldview Essay Examples
Worldview expression is the quintessential way to elucidate what is going on within us, as well as the agency which telegraphs our cognitive claims and operative beliefs back to the world. That is, what we speak and do, reveals the lens upon which we view the world around us. From a personal application standpoint, theism, my worldview lens, encompasses or embodies several realities or considerations, namely, when it concerns verity with regard to what I believe and why I trust it, and how it affects my reality within a circadian cyclical system. Indeed, as expressed by Phillips, Brown and Stonestreet (2008), a worldview “is a particular perception of reality” and “it is the basis for one’s decisions” (p. 7).
Considering the diverse array of perspectives available within a pluralistic society, theism, and more specifically monotheism, more closely resembles, not only what I have derived in an experiential sense, but within the societal paradigm …show more content…
when it concerns my sphere of influence. This includes my family and friends who have similar belief systems, and those that are intentional about formulating their own walk with God. In addition, those who have poured into my life such as pastors and spiritual leaders as well as those that have likely been placed there by God in order to aid in the process of reconciliation and sanctification have been instrumental in my decision to embrace a theistic worldview.
Furthermore, because there are diverse ideas and expressions within the realm of a theistic worldview, it is important to note that I have come to the conclusion that a Christian theistic worldview is accurate, no so much by ratiocination, but rather, by revelation. As an illustration, years ago, I was on my second divorce, addicted to drugs and alone in my apartment. It was a cold and lonely place with no hope and no detectable salve to mollify the pain I was feeling. In the midst of this inner turmoil, I deducted that it would likely be more advantageous to those in the world if I took my life. As I held the knife in my hand prepared for the second strike—only this time it would be on my wrist instead of my palm—I cried out to God in anguish, asking that He respond if He is indeed real. What I experienced just after that prayer, forever changed my life. The knife came down, the pain was released, as I fell back into the couch for a minute or two of ecstacy. Indeed, I had discovered the existence of a living God. Albiet, I still had no idea who He really was, but I was on the journey. For me, this story exemplifies the reality that God usurpred solely reason and logic and apportioned a share of revelation that bolstered my belief in Him, and ultimately righted the compass toward a Christian theistic bearing.
Furthermore, the fundamental tenet within a theistic worldview is the ultimate reality that there is a God (Phillips, Brown & Stonestreet, 2008, p.
48). Within a Christian theistic expression, this reality goes further as we discover that unlike other forms of knowable prime reality which adhere to matter and as Phillips, Brown and Stonestreet (2008) noted, “the melting-pot of mystical and psychic movements”, that God is very much a personal One. Admittedly, one aspect of my walk with God recently, is the discovery that He cares for each individual soul: the single mother with kids, the broken adult who is finally revealing that he was sexually abused as a kid, or even a man like Jeffrey Dahmer who engaged in perhaps some of the grossest forms of gratuitous evil ever committed in America. Jesus is a personal God who loves everyone. Unlike Nietzsche’s pitiful assessment that the idea of God as an operative reality is inanimate, is very much supplanted with the verity that He is indeed extant. MIGHT MOVE TO ANOTHER
LOCATION?
Concerning the reality of theism and why I believe it to be apodeictic, there are several (GIVE EXACT NUMBER USED) confident assertions for this line of reasoning. First, the scriptures are a fundamental reality to the verity or veracity of a Christian worldview and provide the framework upon which, not only a theistic worldview can be stucturalized, but God’s existence can be validated. Furthermore, the scriptures confirm its own infallibility and the existence of God due to the availability of manuscripts, sound archeological evidence that has been disinterred, prophetic proclamations that have been fulfilled and prodigious mathematical probabilities concerning those prophecies. But, as Ankerberg and Weldon (2011) noted, “why do we think the subject of this book, the reliability of the Bible, is such a crucial subject? Because of its implications” (para. 2). As an illustration, what we find in Gospel of John, when Jesus noted that He is “the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but by Me” screams out loud that He was either lying and can’t be trusted, or was indeed God! Therefore, when we examine the rest of the Bible and discover the eternal implications of ignoring so great a possibility, we find ourselves at the greatest crossroads of our existence-the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Indeed, when we examine both the scientific evidence and the prophetic elements that have already come into fruition, we can see more clearly the substance that is there.
Textual reliability is paramount to the Christian theistic worldview, and the basis upon which we rest our doctrine and day to day belief system formulation.
In our text, Phillips, Brown and Stonestreet (2008) noted that “the scriptures describe knowing God as the highest of all attainments” (p. 209). Truly, once we have been born again, we step into a place where becoming more like Jesus supplants all other personal goals, dreams and aspirations. We come to the end of ourselves, as we take up our own “personal” cross daily and follow Him (Luke 9:23). In addition, Jesus went further and buttressed this reality when He exclaimed that whoever “does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26, New American Standard Bible). I believe what He is telling us here is that nothing can come in between us and His rightful place over our lives. Indeed, if we truly want to call Him Lord, then He expects us to submit to His authority, and die daily. Being a Christian presents the greatest challenge to a man. He must lay everything that he holds dear to him at the foot of the cross-even the lives of his own precious children—and unabashedly follow Him, wherever He leads. Admittedly, this seems as if it would be an ardous task—and it is to the flesh—but as we grow in the Christian walk, we find that God is kind and compassionate. Grace and peace can be grasped in the midst of the storms of life, and the knowledge that we have the creator of the universe guiding and carrying us, as well as everything we hold dear.
Within the scope of day to day endeavors, adhering to a Christian theistic view affects even the smallest of decisions. Some like the idea of a God that we can run to if the house burns down, or when a financial setback is in the works. But my ultimate reality, based on information from the text as well as experiential data, is that God is very much a personal God who cares about and understands the details. For example, the Word of God expresses that XXthe hairs of our head are numbersXX. So, if God is that cognizant of the minutest information, then He must be aware of the seemingly trivial situations that arise daily. And then we can deduce that if He is indeed good, He must care about what matters to us, no matter how insignificant. This is true on an experiential level. As an illustration, once I remember catching a ride to work one rainy morning. As I exited the door and began to run out to the vehicle, the driver noticed that the rain seemed to lighten up above me. This and a plethora of other examples can be accumulated over time, which will point to a God who is involved in our daily life. From the food that we eat to the clothes that we wear, God is the source of all good things and we are admonished in scripture to XXgive thanks in all thingsXX.
Furthermore, as I personally study and apply the truths revealed in scripture, I find myself becoming more mature as greater revelatory knowledge begins to be imparted into me through experience and understanding, as a result of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Considering the diverse array of perspectives available within a pluralistic society, theism, and more specifically monotheism, more closely resembles, not only what I have derived in an experiential sense, but within the societal paradigm …show more content…
when it concerns my sphere of influence. This includes my family and friends who have similar belief systems, and those that are intentional about formulating their own walk with God. In addition, those who have poured into my life such as pastors and spiritual leaders as well as those that have likely been placed there by God in order to aid in the process of reconciliation and sanctification have been instrumental in my decision to embrace a theistic worldview.
Furthermore, because there are diverse ideas and expressions within the realm of a theistic worldview, it is important to note that I have come to the conclusion that a Christian theistic worldview is accurate, no so much by ratiocination, but rather, by revelation. As an illustration, years ago, I was on my second divorce, addicted to drugs and alone in my apartment. It was a cold and lonely place with no hope and no detectable salve to mollify the pain I was feeling. In the midst of this inner turmoil, I deducted that it would likely be more advantageous to those in the world if I took my life. As I held the knife in my hand prepared for the second strike—only this time it would be on my wrist instead of my palm—I cried out to God in anguish, asking that He respond if He is indeed real. What I experienced just after that prayer, forever changed my life. The knife came down, the pain was released, as I fell back into the couch for a minute or two of ecstacy. Indeed, I had discovered the existence of a living God. Albiet, I still had no idea who He really was, but I was on the journey. For me, this story exemplifies the reality that God usurpred solely reason and logic and apportioned a share of revelation that bolstered my belief in Him, and ultimately righted the compass toward a Christian theistic bearing.
Furthermore, the fundamental tenet within a theistic worldview is the ultimate reality that there is a God (Phillips, Brown & Stonestreet, 2008, p.
48). Within a Christian theistic expression, this reality goes further as we discover that unlike other forms of knowable prime reality which adhere to matter and as Phillips, Brown and Stonestreet (2008) noted, “the melting-pot of mystical and psychic movements”, that God is very much a personal One. Admittedly, one aspect of my walk with God recently, is the discovery that He cares for each individual soul: the single mother with kids, the broken adult who is finally revealing that he was sexually abused as a kid, or even a man like Jeffrey Dahmer who engaged in perhaps some of the grossest forms of gratuitous evil ever committed in America. Jesus is a personal God who loves everyone. Unlike Nietzsche’s pitiful assessment that the idea of God as an operative reality is inanimate, is very much supplanted with the verity that He is indeed extant. MIGHT MOVE TO ANOTHER
LOCATION?
Concerning the reality of theism and why I believe it to be apodeictic, there are several (GIVE EXACT NUMBER USED) confident assertions for this line of reasoning. First, the scriptures are a fundamental reality to the verity or veracity of a Christian worldview and provide the framework upon which, not only a theistic worldview can be stucturalized, but God’s existence can be validated. Furthermore, the scriptures confirm its own infallibility and the existence of God due to the availability of manuscripts, sound archeological evidence that has been disinterred, prophetic proclamations that have been fulfilled and prodigious mathematical probabilities concerning those prophecies. But, as Ankerberg and Weldon (2011) noted, “why do we think the subject of this book, the reliability of the Bible, is such a crucial subject? Because of its implications” (para. 2). As an illustration, what we find in Gospel of John, when Jesus noted that He is “the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but by Me” screams out loud that He was either lying and can’t be trusted, or was indeed God! Therefore, when we examine the rest of the Bible and discover the eternal implications of ignoring so great a possibility, we find ourselves at the greatest crossroads of our existence-the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Indeed, when we examine both the scientific evidence and the prophetic elements that have already come into fruition, we can see more clearly the substance that is there.
Textual reliability is paramount to the Christian theistic worldview, and the basis upon which we rest our doctrine and day to day belief system formulation.
In our text, Phillips, Brown and Stonestreet (2008) noted that “the scriptures describe knowing God as the highest of all attainments” (p. 209). Truly, once we have been born again, we step into a place where becoming more like Jesus supplants all other personal goals, dreams and aspirations. We come to the end of ourselves, as we take up our own “personal” cross daily and follow Him (Luke 9:23). In addition, Jesus went further and buttressed this reality when He exclaimed that whoever “does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26, New American Standard Bible). I believe what He is telling us here is that nothing can come in between us and His rightful place over our lives. Indeed, if we truly want to call Him Lord, then He expects us to submit to His authority, and die daily. Being a Christian presents the greatest challenge to a man. He must lay everything that he holds dear to him at the foot of the cross-even the lives of his own precious children—and unabashedly follow Him, wherever He leads. Admittedly, this seems as if it would be an ardous task—and it is to the flesh—but as we grow in the Christian walk, we find that God is kind and compassionate. Grace and peace can be grasped in the midst of the storms of life, and the knowledge that we have the creator of the universe guiding and carrying us, as well as everything we hold dear.
Within the scope of day to day endeavors, adhering to a Christian theistic view affects even the smallest of decisions. Some like the idea of a God that we can run to if the house burns down, or when a financial setback is in the works. But my ultimate reality, based on information from the text as well as experiential data, is that God is very much a personal God who cares about and understands the details. For example, the Word of God expresses that XXthe hairs of our head are numbersXX. So, if God is that cognizant of the minutest information, then He must be aware of the seemingly trivial situations that arise daily. And then we can deduce that if He is indeed good, He must care about what matters to us, no matter how insignificant. This is true on an experiential level. As an illustration, once I remember catching a ride to work one rainy morning. As I exited the door and began to run out to the vehicle, the driver noticed that the rain seemed to lighten up above me. This and a plethora of other examples can be accumulated over time, which will point to a God who is involved in our daily life. From the food that we eat to the clothes that we wear, God is the source of all good things and we are admonished in scripture to XXgive thanks in all thingsXX.
Furthermore, as I personally study and apply the truths revealed in scripture, I find myself becoming more mature as greater revelatory knowledge begins to be imparted into me through experience and understanding, as a result of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.