For years now among Christians and the secular world there’s been an ongoing debate. What’s the difference in view points and how do those affect how we live our lives? What exactly defines a Christian worldview? How does a worldview shape our daily decisions? With so many questions surrounding the topic and few answers it can be hard to determine a conclusion. In this essay I plan to explain to you my views and how they affect me as a person and more specifically a student.
John Culp defines a worldview as something that “comes from understanding the world as the sign of God understood in a narrative”. For Christians we believe in God and that He affects our daily lives in a strong and powerful way. Sure, our worldviews may differ slightly …show more content…
For an example let’s look to the issue of cheating. In an online classes it’s a very easy temptation to cheat. A question comes up on a quiz and your mind goes blank. What do you do? Dell Tackett, in his article “What’s Christian Worldview?” provides a great list of questions for Christians to ask themselves to see if they truly hold a worldview that is Christ-centered. One of which is “Do absolute moral truths exists?” According to the Bible they do. In Leviticus 19:11 it states “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.” Cheating is lying. If I were to quickly go grab a book and look up the answer on the quiz I would be lying to my teacher. When I agreed to take online classes I signed a commitment to not cheat. Even though I will likely get the question wrong I should use it as a reason to study more for the next quiz and not as an excuse to cheat on this one. From a secular viewpoint the answer to the cheating dilemma would likely look differently. The do not have any scripture clearly telling them that cheating is wrong. What’s the harm in getting one quick answer? How much damage would it cause? The convenience of quickly getting an answer versus the long lasting effects of a bad grade would not be worth holding the commitment they made if no absolute moral truths
John Culp defines a worldview as something that “comes from understanding the world as the sign of God understood in a narrative”. For Christians we believe in God and that He affects our daily lives in a strong and powerful way. Sure, our worldviews may differ slightly …show more content…
For an example let’s look to the issue of cheating. In an online classes it’s a very easy temptation to cheat. A question comes up on a quiz and your mind goes blank. What do you do? Dell Tackett, in his article “What’s Christian Worldview?” provides a great list of questions for Christians to ask themselves to see if they truly hold a worldview that is Christ-centered. One of which is “Do absolute moral truths exists?” According to the Bible they do. In Leviticus 19:11 it states “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.” Cheating is lying. If I were to quickly go grab a book and look up the answer on the quiz I would be lying to my teacher. When I agreed to take online classes I signed a commitment to not cheat. Even though I will likely get the question wrong I should use it as a reason to study more for the next quiz and not as an excuse to cheat on this one. From a secular viewpoint the answer to the cheating dilemma would likely look differently. The do not have any scripture clearly telling them that cheating is wrong. What’s the harm in getting one quick answer? How much damage would it cause? The convenience of quickly getting an answer versus the long lasting effects of a bad grade would not be worth holding the commitment they made if no absolute moral truths