Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials
What am I meant to do in this world? Many people ponder this question as they grow up and begin to make an impact on the realm around them. As people mature they start to form their view of the world, understand their purpose and behave accordingly (DiVinceno 2014). There are many worldviews throughout the earth and each have their own history and influence. This paper will discuss the beliefs of Christianity and how the Christian worldview affects people every day as well as my own worldview.
God
Christians believe God created everything that humanity knows including humanity itself. God is considered ageless, everlasting, all-knowing and the all-powerful because he is the sovereign creator. …show more content…
Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for all past and present sins of humanity. Without Jesus humanity would continue to be separate from God and unable to form a relationship with God. Due to his sacrifice, Christians believe that once someone accepts Jesus Christ as their savior and look to God they are saved. When humanity understand that God knows what is best and is obedient they will be set free from their frustrations with life (Shuster, 2013). Christians do not believe people can earn their way into Heaven, but that salvation will come by loving and having a relationship with God (Lecture 5, 2016). Humanity needed restoration to live a fulfilling life and know …show more content…
I have need more than the Bible and what others tell me to believe. Faith in a God I cannot see, hear, or touch is the primary difference between my beliefs and Christianity. I have a lot of religious influence from my childhood that helped mold my idea of right and wrong. I believe in kindness, love and forgiveness. While I know the majority of my views are based on my upbringing and my culture, I do believe some of human behavior is instinctual. America is primarily a Christian based society and I think that even though we have many people who do not follow religion their behavior was influenced by Christianly. However, there are other countries and tribes that have never had the influence of a Christian culture and still manage to have good morals. We must know what to do from a deeper place. If that place is survival instincts or part of Gods plan, I cannot
What am I meant to do in this world? Many people ponder this question as they grow up and begin to make an impact on the realm around them. As people mature they start to form their view of the world, understand their purpose and behave accordingly (DiVinceno 2014). There are many worldviews throughout the earth and each have their own history and influence. This paper will discuss the beliefs of Christianity and how the Christian worldview affects people every day as well as my own worldview.
God
Christians believe God created everything that humanity knows including humanity itself. God is considered ageless, everlasting, all-knowing and the all-powerful because he is the sovereign creator. …show more content…
Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for all past and present sins of humanity. Without Jesus humanity would continue to be separate from God and unable to form a relationship with God. Due to his sacrifice, Christians believe that once someone accepts Jesus Christ as their savior and look to God they are saved. When humanity understand that God knows what is best and is obedient they will be set free from their frustrations with life (Shuster, 2013). Christians do not believe people can earn their way into Heaven, but that salvation will come by loving and having a relationship with God (Lecture 5, 2016). Humanity needed restoration to live a fulfilling life and know …show more content…
I have need more than the Bible and what others tell me to believe. Faith in a God I cannot see, hear, or touch is the primary difference between my beliefs and Christianity. I have a lot of religious influence from my childhood that helped mold my idea of right and wrong. I believe in kindness, love and forgiveness. While I know the majority of my views are based on my upbringing and my culture, I do believe some of human behavior is instinctual. America is primarily a Christian based society and I think that even though we have many people who do not follow religion their behavior was influenced by Christianly. However, there are other countries and tribes that have never had the influence of a Christian culture and still manage to have good morals. We must know what to do from a deeper place. If that place is survival instincts or part of Gods plan, I cannot