Personal Narrative: A Strong Christian World View

A real page turner, Dr. Anderson’s book What’s your world view? narrows down exactly what world view is in your heart. Unsurprisingly, I have a strong Christian world view. Growing up in the Church and a strong Christian home will do that to you. At its core, Christianity seems so simple; the belief that; Jesus is in fact the son of God (a God who is perfect, perfect and communicates openly with us) would seem universal. The list of assumptions, it creates, however, begins to grow much larger. I was left pondering if this world view, I so quickly identified with, was actually me. Do I live in such a way that others would have reached the same conclusion? Is there another world view that represents me?

Mysticism did hold a certain appeal to me. The belief that God communicates personally to everyone draws with the personal words for just me. The feeling of a close very personal God would be comforting with such a close bond. However, …show more content…
Quite simply, Admission into heaven is based solely upon your actions in life; that you are a good person naturally to start. The belief, that we are good at heart, admittedly would be a comforting idea. The scripture, however, reveals that we are evil from birth. It is through Christ alone that we find forgiveness for our sins. Good acts of helping those in need is essential as a Christian; but it doesn’t cover for salvation as well.

The book captured a vast amount of material considering its small size. Although it grasped many areas of theism and belief, I wanted to test the world views against real life issues. How does my stance in Deism affect my opinions on abortion? Where do I stand when I agree with Materialism and God? I think his answer, leaving the defining of world views as just a matter of faith, left an emptiness to it. While believing in a god of sorts should effect your life and choices, does it really have that great a tug on