Biblical Worldview
Romans 1-8 has a lot to teach when and if you are looking to improve your worldview. It touches many topics such as the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. Reading Romans 1-8 can easily change perspectives of right and wrong and the way us as Christians should be living a great deal. If we would all stick to the teachings these passages have to offer a great deal of conflicts that arise today would probably not occur. Following the teachings of these passages would allow us to grow stronger in our faith. Romans 1-8 can easily alter our views on the natural world. It shows us that what our sins in the past do to effect us in the present. In Romans it states “They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those …show more content…
We learn that our relationships cause many problems in our culture. It can be seen when Romans states “Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error” (Romans 1:26-27). This is very fitting for our culture today with the massive LGBT movement that is currently sweeping our country. Our culture reflects our values, and we as Christians must do our best to combat these views. We must not look down upon these people, but we must show them grace. Showing them how we are supposed to live is the best way to combat these sinful
Romans 1-8 has a lot to teach when and if you are looking to improve your worldview. It touches many topics such as the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. Reading Romans 1-8 can easily change perspectives of right and wrong and the way us as Christians should be living a great deal. If we would all stick to the teachings these passages have to offer a great deal of conflicts that arise today would probably not occur. Following the teachings of these passages would allow us to grow stronger in our faith. Romans 1-8 can easily alter our views on the natural world. It shows us that what our sins in the past do to effect us in the present. In Romans it states “They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those …show more content…
We learn that our relationships cause many problems in our culture. It can be seen when Romans states “Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error” (Romans 1:26-27). This is very fitting for our culture today with the massive LGBT movement that is currently sweeping our country. Our culture reflects our values, and we as Christians must do our best to combat these views. We must not look down upon these people, but we must show them grace. Showing them how we are supposed to live is the best way to combat these sinful