Luke Y. Kim School of Business Administration & Data Analysis, Liberty University RLGN 104: Christian Life and Biblical Worldview Prof. Zachariah Mabry April 29, 2024
Non-Christian Worldview Assignment: What is a worldview? A direct translation from the German word Weltanschauung, Elena Paola Carola Alessiato writes that, “it comes from the field of philosophy and literally signifies an all-inclusive ‘vision of the world’”. The definition of worldview in the Merriam Webster dictionary in a more descriptive and detailed version defines it as, “a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint”. A worldview will be different based on region, religion, environment …show more content…
In Genesis 2:15-20, after He created the first man, God brought animals into the Garden of Eden to find Adam a helper, and while he was searching, he also started naming the animals as well. The only command God gave him at this moment was to not eat from the tree of knowledge. This does put man above animals as well because Man was given dominion over all animals that God created before us (Genesis 1:28). Even during the times of Jesus, after his crucifixion and resurrection, instead of cursing out all that laid their eyes on him, he yet again said to us to spread the Word of God and help others be baptized in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Our purpose, as it was in older times all the way into modern day, are three commands: be fruitful and multiply, spread the Word of God, and glorify Him in all we do. During the seven days of creation in Genesis, especially when it came to man, he blessed us and told Adam and Eve to, “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). When Jesus was resurrected from the grave and stood before 11 of his disciples, He made it clear that He wanted them to spread and teach His Word and help them be reborn through Him. Matthew 28:19 - "The God of God" 1 Corinthians speaks a lot about glorifying God in all that we do, and while Paul wrote his letters to the church of Corinth, he stated very straight forward that our …show more content…
As Paul wrote to the church in Rome, he references the Ten Commandments and summarized saying, “love your neighbor as yourself” (Romans 13:8-10). This verse is just restating and making it known once again that the Bible has already given us the rules of what we must do to obey His Word, but also adding deeper knowledge on what is right or wrong in this world. Even Paul’s writings to the church of Corinth tells them that the immoral and unrighteous of the world won’t inherit the kingdom of God, and they will not be accepted at the gates of Heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). Morality is determined by whether you uphold the commandments given to us by God. Naturalists have a realistic approach to life thinking when they die, they cease to be overall. To Christians, we know we will go up to Heaven to receive judgment from Him and get the verdict on whether we are good or evil in His world. (2 Corinthians 5:7-10). If we lived righteously in His eyes isn’t up to us, but if we truly did serve Him, follow His Word, and did all to glorify His name will we be with Him in Heaven (John12:26) (84 words) In the worldview of Secular Humanism, how did the universe and humans come into existence if it was not through God and His Word? To secularists, everything in this world was and always has been in existence and it is defined through the term Matter. In the Secularism reading assignment in week six’s module,