The Question of Identity - 3. The Question of Meaning/Purpose - 4. The Question of Morality - 5. The Question of Destiny – The Question of origin is best explained in the book of Genesis as God created the world and every living and non-living thing that cohabitate upon it. God created the heavens and the earth as stated in the first chapter, first verse of the book of Genesis, found in the Old Testament.
Worldview I. A worldview is defined as the way one sees the world. “Ken Hemphill in his book, Life Answers, says that “a worldview, whether Christian or secular, is the unifying perspective from which we organize our thinking about life, death, art, science, faith, learning, work, money, values, and morals. A worldview is our underlying philosophy of life.” Weider L. & Gutierrez B. (2013) p.58.
I will also try to explain what Christology means and how it pertains to Jesus Christ. It somehow all ties into the Incarnation of Jesus. We will come to understand what it meant that “Christ emptied Himself” in the Incarnation. The question in a lot of Christian mind’s is; did Christ lay down any attributes of His deity in order to become human, or did He keep all attributes of His deity while He was in human flesh? Christ true significance can be understood only when His relationship to the people in whose midst he was born is understood.
Referring to their importance, examine the principal beliefs of Christianity. Christianity is a monotheistic religion whose adherents are followers of Jesus of Nazareth. Christianity reformed out of Judaism in the first century CE and originated in Palestine. Christians preached their faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Jewish Messiah, who is saviour of all peoples through his death and resurrection. The principal beliefs of Christianity are highlighted in the Ten Commandments, the Nicene Creed, the Beatitudes and the Golden Rule.
Christianity has organised its principal beliefs into a structured systematic theology in which it draws its sacred writings and traditions from. These principal beliefs include the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, the death and resurrection, the Trinity, revelation and salvation. Through the ethical and moral teachings of Christianity and characteristics of religions which consist of sacred texts and writings, rituals and ceremonies, beliefs and believers and ethics; these beliefs can be expressed and connected with the life of adherent’s. The divinity and humanity beliefs identify that Jesus Christ was both fully divine and human, and that he is the second being of the trinity. This intended that he was the divine Son of God and recognised as being ‘one with the Father’.
Analogies are not confined to language either, pictures could be used. However I am looking into the use of religious language; in the forms of symbol and analogy. Many philosophers have analysed the use of religious language such as A.J Ayer, Wittgenstein, Karl Popper, Tillich and Aquinas. Their main concern was whether or not certain uses of language are meaningful when referring to God. To critically compare the use of symbol with the use of analogy is to assess the meaningfulness of Tillich’s and Aquinas’s methods of expressing understanding of God.
An individual with a biblical/Christian worldview may be influenced on how they think about, treat, and speak to others because in Exodus 20:2-17 we are given the Ten Commandments to live by. These Ten Commandments are a set of rules that God gave Moses for his children to follow. In Luke 6:31, we are told, “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.” These passages are telling people how to respect and treat others. Following and believing in the Bible is shaping your worldview of how you as an individual will look upon other
However, there are three ways to view God; this is called the Holy Trinity. It represents God as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Trinity is a mystery of the Christian religion; however there are explanations for why it is the way it is. According to Father Abraam D. Sleman, Christians say “God the Father,” because He is the father of Jesus Christ and he is our Father. Explained earlier, God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus.
Again, this ties back to the Christian worldview of loving ones neighbor. Thus, Kantian ethics can be used as guidance when addressing ethical issues in relationship to the practice of statistics. Conclusion In conclusion, several different ethical issues arise when statistics are calculated, starting from the inception of how statistics will be collected to the analysis and conclusions drawn from the gathered data. Even though laws and regulations dictate how certain ethical issues are approached, it is important to note that a Christian worldview can also be applied to these same ethical issues. Likewise, Christian worldview and ethical theories can also be used as guidance in addressing the issues
A Study of Godly Ethics The Principles of a Biblical Worldview The Bible establishes the guidelines of God's ethical boundaries for all Christ followers. On some issues, God's Word speaks explicitly; however, there is less clarity in other matters and more need for discernment. As Christians learn, accept, and live the reality of Christ, they move towards a life of godliness.1 Through this process, Christians can begin to discern more clearly and live out a biblical worldview.2 Christ followers should be characterized by truth.3 If they are to be characterize by truth, what truth is must be interpreted. In John 17:17, Jesus prayed, “Sanctify them by the truth, your word is truth.” God has expressed Himself through Scripture; His Word is true, reliable, eternal, and the sacred authority.4 The Bible is the very word of God and should be the starting point for all thinking.5 Jesus also said that He is the truth.6 Jesus exemplifies wisdom and knowledge.7 God loves His creation enough to tell them how to live and promises to give understanding to those who seek Him.8 The root of man's dilemma often comes from not seeking God or misinterpreting the nature of God's truth.9 “The reason so few people act like Christians is that they do not think like Christians.”10 How then does one begin to think like a Christian? Christianity should be seen as the outline for godly decision making and a strategy for daily living.11 The Word of God has the final jurisdiction and is pertinent for the choices that Christians must make, many of which have moral consequences.