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Name: Ashleigh Frank
Course: CWV-101
Date: 6/15/18
Instructor: Bob Greene
Benchmark - Gospel Essentials
A worldview is the outline from which we interpret reality and make sense of life. One
way to describe worldview is like a set of lenses that portrays the way we see the world. What
we believe becomes the force behind every emotion, decision and action. We make choices about
life, ethics, and morals and how we should live based completely on our worldview. Whether
mindful or unintentional everyone has a worldview, however, not everyone has the same views
of the world. Those that relate to a Christian worldview have beliefs in God and Jesus. They have
devoted his/her life to abiding by the teachings of Jesu, our Savior. The fundamentals of the
Christian worldview include God, Humanity, and Jesus.
God
The fact of God’s existence is so conspicuous, through both creation and through
conscience. Accordingly, the Bible never attempts to prove His existence; rather it assumes His
existence from the very beginning. What the Bible NKJV does is reveal the nature, character, and
work of God. God is the creator of the universe (Genesis 127), to which all glory and praise
belong to. According to John 4:24, God is spirit. He is by nature intangible. God is one, but He
exists as three people, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God holds all
power and all authority. God upholds many characteristics that help us understand who he truly
is. First and foremost God is word (John 1). God is just, merciful, and truthful (Acts 17:31,
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Ephesians 2:4, John 14:6). In Romans 1:20, Paul speaks about God’s “invisible attributes his
eternal power and Godhead.” God is omnipresent, existing everywhere and knowing everything
(Proverbs 15:3). God created the universe and everything in it. Although at times it is hard to
understand how He did it, it is clear He created all life. In the very beginning, Genesis talks
about how God spoke everything into existence. On his very first day, God created light and
divided it from the darkness. On the second day God made a firmament and divided the waters.
On the third day God made land appear and added grass herbs and trees. On the fourth day God
made two great lights, one to rule the day and one to rule the night. On the fifth day God created
the birds and sea creatures and every living thing that moves. On the sixth day God made
everything that creeping thing and beast on earth, each according to its kind. He then created
man in His own image, male and female, (Genesis 127). This not only shows God’s authority
over humanity, but his everlasting deep love for everyone. God did not have to create the world,