Worldview is a mental framework through which an individual view the nature about reality. Biblical worldview is looking through the world in a biblical stand point. In this essay I’m going to define what the concept of a worldview is and the elements of biblical worldview that Dr. James Henderson has brought to us in his presentation.
The concept of a worldview is the conceptual of someone’s behavior and belief. It determines the shape of someone’s emotions, influences and directs a person’s entire life. It also contains the most important questions and answers in life that most of everyone in the world wonders about. Some are, what happens to me after I die, why are we here, what is the nature of external reality, of the world around us or how did we get here?
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James Henderson mentions from his presentation on “What is a Worldview”, that Christianity teaches from. First, element is that God exist. Meaning, God is self-sufficient and lacks nothing. He needs no external cause for his existence and he is eternal. Our God does not change. Second, element is God created all our reality, material and immaterial. According to Bible, “And he is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation” (Colossians 1:15 NASB) which means, God is immaterial or without material substance. Third element is God created man of his own image and loves them. The greatest love text in the Bible states, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life”(John 3:16). Fourth element, God has communicated through Hebrew prophets and apostles from the New Testament. Through the ages God has chosen to express his will and his Humanity through the prophets. I believe God use those messengers to pen the divinely inspire words for our admonition. God and Christ are truly are the authors of the bible. The fifth element is God
The concept of a worldview is the conceptual of someone’s behavior and belief. It determines the shape of someone’s emotions, influences and directs a person’s entire life. It also contains the most important questions and answers in life that most of everyone in the world wonders about. Some are, what happens to me after I die, why are we here, what is the nature of external reality, of the world around us or how did we get here?
We …show more content…
James Henderson mentions from his presentation on “What is a Worldview”, that Christianity teaches from. First, element is that God exist. Meaning, God is self-sufficient and lacks nothing. He needs no external cause for his existence and he is eternal. Our God does not change. Second, element is God created all our reality, material and immaterial. According to Bible, “And he is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation” (Colossians 1:15 NASB) which means, God is immaterial or without material substance. Third element is God created man of his own image and loves them. The greatest love text in the Bible states, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life”(John 3:16). Fourth element, God has communicated through Hebrew prophets and apostles from the New Testament. Through the ages God has chosen to express his will and his Humanity through the prophets. I believe God use those messengers to pen the divinely inspire words for our admonition. God and Christ are truly are the authors of the bible. The fifth element is God