Originally referred to as Weltanschauung, the term “worldview” is defined as the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around them (Hindson & Caner, 2008). An individual’s life experiences, what they’ve seen, heard, and learned over their lifetime builds their worldview. When a person understands this term, then they can better understand others. There are several questions that need to be asked, like what is origin, identity, meaning/purpose, morality, and destiny before a person can understand a worldview. Each of these questions better explains a person’s belief in God.…
WORDS PER SECTION EXCLUDING QUOTES, TITLES AND REFERENCES: 92 Biblical/Christian Worldview Origin - How did life begin? How did mankind come onto existence? God created the earth and everything in and around it in six days. In those six days, “God created the heavens and the earth…”.…
Introduction: In this outline you will learn about who God is, and the nature of our universe. Does us living in this world have a purpose, or is it just wasting our time? Growing up we are set around a worldview of beliefs, and stories, and are set to believe that those are true. This world allows for a diversity of worldviews, but which one is correct or incorrect?…
Science was not discovered until the late 1500s when Galileo decided to challenge Aristotle‘s findings. During the Biblical days, research design and program evaluation were used by important people; however, they did not refer to them by the same names. From Genesis to Revelations, there are examples where people used scientific evidence to solve problems and study ideas. In this paper, the researcher will demonstrate some of these important people in the Bible and how they used different research designs and program evaluations to solve problems.…
Compare and contrast your selected worldview’s answers (as given in Part One) to a Biblical/Christian worldview.…
We know that God created each of us as individuals that have their very own unique qualities. Everyone has their own identity, their own thoughts and their own way of perceiving things. God created us all in his image but he also gave each of us a little something different. We were created the way that God wanted us to be and nothing or nobody can change what is on the inside because it was put there by God.…
Everything has an origin from which it is created. Having a Christian Worldview I know there is only creator and that is God. I can remember my worldview being shaped as early as three years old. I remember the days of my youth going to church with my family like it was yesterday. From a biblical worldview you can find truth and meaning in the scriptures Genesis 1:1 and Psalm 139:13-26. We know God created the world because our faith and trust start within him. In the Bible, Psalm 8:5 and Genesis 2:15 give identity to mankind. We are strong-willed and viewed as caregivers. We are to nurture all other creatures and the earth around us. In John 17:3 and John 17:20-23 our purpose is the interconnection we have with God. He is the reason we have aligned our life with a Christian framework and one day will be with him in Heaven. In their book, Consider, Dr. Lew Weider and Dr. Ben…
Upon birth a person is introduced and raised within the context of a certain culture, belief, and traditions. These influences impress upon a person’s philosophy on life and their outlook. A worldview is the context of how a person analyzes and responds to worldly stimuli.…
Competing worldviews are breaking out everywhere especially throughout North America. Two sides with vastly differing and incompatible worldviews are being locked in a bitter conflict that permeates every level of society. On one side of the battle is the Christian worldview, and on the other is the Humanist worldview divided into three branches: Secular Humanism, Marxism/Leninism, and Cosmic Humanism. It’s in this essay that we will seek to understand all of the three Humanist worldviews while presenting a strong, honest, truthful, intelligent defense of Biblical Christianity. As believers in and followers of Jesus Christ, we need to consider how our commitment to Him affects not just our political and ethical convictions, but also the way…
Foundational to the Christian faith is the belief that mankind is created in the image of God. Genesis 1:27 says, "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Teachers are responsible for educating the minds of young children. Elementary teachers begin the process of years of education, and many times are the basis for the attitudes of young children toward school. They should teach that all are created in the image of God so they should treat everyone as equal, base teachings on the fruits of the spirit, and be responsible for discipline.…
In short, a worldview is “the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around him” (Caner & Hindson, 498). Coined by Prussian philosopher, Immanuel Kant, it originally translated as “our intuition of the world” but later came to be known as worldview. However, a worldview cannot be summed up in just one sentence. Every person has a worldview, or a philosophy of life. Each person has a filter, or a lens, they use when making decisions. This is based on personal experiences and should also be based on truth, logic, and evaluation. The problem with varying worldviews is not every person or society uses truth, logic, and evaluation to form one.…
What can we make of a worldview? Where does it come from? Why are worldviews important to my well-being? We can get to the root of these questions by observing two factors. The first is culture, the second is spirituality. Along with the fore mentioned aspects, taking a look at what influences worldviews will help explain these questions.…
“Worldview is a response of our heart or inner being; our intellect, emotion and will. It’s the total framework we bring to decision making” (Weider & Gutierrez, Consider, 2011)…
The biblical or Christian Worldview, a theistic world view, “is based on the infallible Word of God” (Tackett, 2011, para. 2). Answering the questions of origin, Identity, Meaning/purpose, morality and destiny will further help in knowing what a Christian Worldview looks like. The Christian Worldview answers these questions with faithful certainty. The foundation of the biblical worldview is of course that the scripture is entirely true allowing for the words to shape what one does or says.…
The three components that make up my Christian worldview are God, ethics, and knowledge because they have molded my thinking, life experiences, accompanied with a wealth of knowledge through education and life decisions.…