Biblical Worldview Nowadays Overview
The bible is our foundation for which we live our lives. Through our faith we believe in the bible and the words that are spoken and demonstrated by God. The word from the bible should not be viewed individually but as a whole. Psalm 119:160 says “The entirety of your word is truth, and ever y one of your righteous judgements endures forever (NKJ).We do not see the world in which we live through our own eyes but rather through the eyes of Jesus. Throughout the bible we are better able to understand the beginning of creation, the fall of man, redemption, and then restoration.
Unity of God
God’s desires are very clear in the Bible. Although the Bible has many different authors, each of them was instructed by God on how he wanted them written. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy3:16). When you think of both the Old and New Testaments neither one of them ever contradicts themselves. Therefore the word or implications of God are united.
As we heard in the presentation Understanding Biblical Narrative, “The bible is not a collection of books that people thought were special put together, it is one story, one theme, and one plan that God has for us; which is at work in us, around us and in the future” (Aaron Gaston) . Throughout scripture we are able to see that there is one God. This influences us as Christians to believe in one God and worship in this way. “For us there is one God, the father. All things are from him, and we exist for him” (1 Corinthians 8:4-6).
Sin nature
In the beginning when God created the world everything was beautiful and perfect in his eyes. “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31, KJV). After the creation of mankind, this is when sin entered into this beautiful world. As described in Genesis chapter 3, Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree of knowledge. Because of this, God became separated from mankind “there was a broken relationship between God and his creation, due not to Gods work but due to mankind’s decision to willfully disobey God” (Etzel and Gutierrez, 2014 p. 93).
Although the fall of man affected all of humanity and sin had now entered our world, God loved us so much that he sacrificed himself to free us of our sins. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have ever lasting life” (John 3:16, KJV).
Conclusion
The Bible is not just written for the fun of it or just to sound good to those who are reading. It is the story of God. Who he is, what he has done and what he has in store for us in the future. For us to fully understand God and his purpose we have to understand the Unity of the Bible through the major plot movements: the creation, the fall, redemption and restoration.
At the end of the day we should live our lived fully devoted to and dedicated to the Lord. Knowing we can spend an eternity with him should guide us on our walk with him and our belief in him. Some may think it is hard to live life this way but just think about all the beauty there is and this is all thanks to God. What better thing to think about than the thought that you can spend eternity with God if you just believe and be carriers of his word!
Reference
- Aaron Gaston. Presentation: Understanding Biblical Narrative
- Etzel, G., & Gutierrez, B. (2014). Theology Applied: A Living Faith. Chattanooga, TN
- Bible Study Tools (1611). King James Version Retrieved from https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/
