Lisa Asselin L27539747
November 20, 2015
BIBL 104 D60
Biblical Worldview Essay
Introduction Thesis
All people have differing ways in which we look at the world around us; we develop our
perceptions about the world and how it came into existence. How we identify with the world,
with its inhabitants, our societies and its culture, customs and beliefs, these are aspects of a part
of our worldview. A biblical worldview is similar, except that it perceives and compares
worldview in light of God’s word, the Bible. Within this essay, I will be sharing my biblical
worldview through personal insight and thoughts covering a few aspects of the natural world,
human identity, human relationships and culture in light of Romans chapters 1-8.
1. The natural world
Our world began with God, our Creator; he created the world and all that is on the earth,
in the heavens and the seas. Everything he did create. The plants, flowers, and trees, the
moon, the sun, and the stars, every living creature. God created us in his image, but then sin,
entered the world through Adam and through that sin, a stain covered the beauty of God’s
creation and entered the hearts of all humanity. (Gen. 1-3/NLT) God reveals himself and
speaks through nature to every person; not one is without excuse in acknowledging the
existence of God. (Rom.1:18-20, 26/NLT)
2. Human identity
The Bible tells us that God, created us in the image of God, from the beginning God
made us, marked us as his own, and identified us with himself, God created us in the
reflection of his glory. (Gen.1:26-27 NLT) Sin in the world through deception and
disobedience by Adam and Eve mired that image, creating separation through sin between
God, our Creator and us. (Gen.2-3/NLT) The sin-nature of every person whether Jew,
Gentile or pagan remains the same in our fallen, sinful state (Rom.1:21-32/NLT) deserve the
judgments and wrath of God; we are all guilty of sin fitting punishment and death. (Rom.
3:10-18, 23/NLT) God had a plan of redemption and sent his Son, Jesus Christ. Revealed in
the glory of incarnation, life, death, and resurrection he alone has reconciled all of humanity
in righteousness before Almighty God. (Rom.3:23-26/NLT) All humanity are called to self-
examination, the end of which should be a deep conviction of sin and our necessity of
deliverance from our state of condemnation, and be brought to full submission to the faith of
union in Jesus Christ and renewed by Divine power. (Rom.7:25/NLT)
3. Human relationships
Paul comments on humanities fallen state and brings to light that our sin plays an
enormous part in the decline and destruction of human relationships. In carnal desires when
in rejection of the revelation of God’s truth, trading his truth for lies resulting in detestable
practices with our actions, thought, words, and intimacy with each other. (Rom.1:24-32)
There is a variety of different relationship types in the world, between parent and child,
husband and wife, bosses, co-workers, friends, families. All are affected, and all forever
changed because of our foolishness, lust, greed, backbiting, rejection and treatment of each
other and more importantly our doubt and rejection of God and his truth, a multitude of sin
by our choosing, a debt we owe to God, one impossible for us to repay. However, God in his
great mercy still chooses to love us, still wants to forgive us, and through the willing
sacrifice of his Son, his biggest gift offered to each of us and through faith in his Son brings
us in right standing before our holy God. Through the righteousness of Jesus Christ, bad
relationships, forgiven, made right with God and with each other.
4. Culture
The culture and society of the ancient peoples, a law-oriented people, in many ways is
similar to that of today people with its diversity of multicultural inhabitants. In the book of
Romans, Paul brings to light the sinful actions of all peoples, pagan, Jew, and Gentile alike,
all are at enmity with God, all will be held accountable for their wicked, sinful deeds.
(Rom.5:12-14/NLT) The inhabitants of Rome, Jews believe that in keeping the law will save
them from God’s wrath, some their good deeds will save, Gentiles because of their
ignorance, think that because they did not know the law, will not be held accountable to
God. Romans 5:12 states that all people fall short, all are sinful. The detestable practices,
those of Rome and those of today are bringing about the destruction of this world; through
our actions, words, and lifestyles we are bringing God’s judgment and wrath against
humankind. This world today as it was in Rome because we refuse to turn from sin, are
exchanging the immortal God for images of people, birds, animals, and creeping things.
(Rom.1:23) Worshiping these instead of bowing before God in worship, worshiping the
living God, who holds the power of life, death, and eternal life in Jesus Christ.
We are all charged and are responsible, both Jew and Gentile, pagan and Christian alike
are under the power of sin, every human being, and every ethnic people group are under it
powerfully crushed to hell by it.(Rom.3:9/NLT) All are under the wrath of God; every mouth
stopped, and the whole world is accountable to God because of what the law says to Israel.
Sin, Wrath, and accountability that is the condition of every person in the world, our
condition is universal, and the salvation provided through the person of Jesus Christ is
universal. There are are no excuses, we all stand in the judgment of our Holy God.
(Rom.3:19/NLT)
5. In Conclusion
The book of Romans is a message to break the bondage of sin and darkness of all
peoples of the whole world. A message of peace and truth, a message that will shake
Christianity’s beliefs and practices to its core and it is a message on how to live in this
world of moral decay. The book of Romans is about helping us change to bring about the
obedience of faith. The message found Romans 1-8 breaks through all national
boundaries and all cultural distinctions. A global impact of the words in Romans is full
of
hope, and justice for all of those who choose to place their faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
(Rom.8/NLT)
This message in the book of Romans was prevalent back then, it is relevant for today
and is relevant for the future. Our spirit, blood brought, God secured in confidence and
security and safety as Christians so that we can give our lives away to others. We died
from the law as a way of ordering our lives so that we can belong to another (Jesus
Christ). To have a relationship with, be folded into, watched over and cared for. Lead by,
loved by, and held by him who is risen, exalted and glorified in God the Father, Jesus
Christ. Paul asks this question in the conclusion Romans chapter, can anyone separate
you from that, and the answer, No, not nothing!
The key for me as a Christian, is that I belong to the Master, the King of Kings, the
Lord of Lords. His Spirit is within me; his cross is behind me. I am his; that is my key to
a Christian life, a life of growing ever deeper in communion and confidence in a living
person, the person of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, past, present, and future and that will
never end! Amen.
