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The Only Known Worldview That Promises Hope

We’ve all got a worldview. Worldviews are formed by assertions, upbringing, culture, education, media, movies and even video games. Worldviews are not always formed purposefully; they may just be soaked up by osmosis from the culture around us. Many would be unable to defend what they think concerning the meaning and purpose of life; their worldview is a mesh mash of their experiences and the influences around them. On the other hand, the Bible worldview is a learned and based mostly on what Scripture teaches, and is the sole worldview that guarantees hope . It is based on these seven truths:

• God exists (Heb. 11:6)
• The Bible is God?s divinely inspired Word (2 Tim. 3:16)
• God created everything that exists (Gen.1:1)
• God holds everything together (Col. 1:17)
• God came to earth and lived in the human body of Jesus Christ 2,000 years ago (Col. 1:19).
• In the Garden of Eden Mankind chose to rebel against God and on account of that act of rebellion, sin and death entered the world (Rom. 5:12-14).
• Believing in Jesus Christ is the sole way to have eternal life or to be brought back together ?with Almighty God (John 3:15-19, 5:24), (Luke 8:21, John 3:20, John 14:21, 23-24), (Acts 4:10-12).

God Exists

Whether Gods exists or not in the mind of a person is the basis for all of the other presuppositions that compose a world view. If there’s no God in a person’s mind, the random choice or natural selection concept of Darwin is the only other alternative. Since natural selection eliminates any higher authority with nobody to be accountable to, then there are no definites, no morals, nor any right or wrong and nothing really matters, so only incomprehensible and despair.

A Biblical world view relies on the evidence that God does exist, and the proof of his presence can be seen all around us:

• In the complexity of earth?s self sustaining design; perfect in each way to meets life?s wishes with the perfect size and supporting functions of the moon.
• In the universe. The universe had to have a beginning. Who started it and who fortifies it with an unchanging set of laws?
• In the human body: The DNA code informs, programs a cell’s behaviour with laws that are definite perfect.
• In his revelation within us: H e pursues us and creates Devine information inside us of his existence. We are innately beings of worship, regardless of whether it is God we decide to worship.
• In his son: More than any other way God revealed himself thru his son Jesus Christ.

The Bible is God?s divinely galvanized Word to humankind

All scripture is given by inspiration of The Lord God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (2 Tim. 3:16)

In 1,000s of years the Bible has yet to be proven wrong. Yes, there were occasions when science or historians presented reasons why the Bible couldn’t be true scientifically or historically, but their reasons have been proved to be wrong in time. Below are several articles that are on my otobefree.com website under the title of Bible on the navagational bar that give the reasons why we know the Bible is the word of God:

• Introduction
• Bible and Science
• Bible and Histor
• Bible and Prophecy
• Bible and Unity
• Bible and Power

God created all things

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Gen.1:1)

?For by him [Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, tangible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Col. 1:17)

There are two hypotheses for creation: creationism as indicated by Gen 1:1 and Col. 1:17, and random selection. Both must be accepted by faith because there are no human witnesses for either. There are two issues. With creationism there are lots that decline to accept the concept of a. Supernatural being with omnipotent powers to create a universe and all that it contains. With evolution it is the problem of accepting something that goes against all reason or logic, but since it is the only alternative aside from accepting God, many say they accept it whether or not they actually do or not. With today advances in science many scientists don’t accept evolution, but neither do they accept creationism. I assume you could say they are sort of in limbo.

Even if a systematic law, the second law of thermodynamics, which proves that things left to themselves don’t improve but denigrate, people still think that things do improve through genetic mutations and develop from lower forms to higher forms. But Science cannot explain how there are definite, undeniable laws which control everything in the universe, including the human body, when it would be simpler to expect random selection to also be randomly changing without any strict patterns.

God holds everything together

He’s before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Col. 1:17)

We know that all mater is made up of atoms. Atoms are made from a nucleus and electrons that swirl round the nucleus at great speeds. Though ideas have been presented as to what holds these atoms together, it is a mystery.

Sir Isaac Newton was 24 years of age when he found out that all bodies of matter possess a mutual attraction, what we call gravity that makes things fall downward instead of up. That also keeps us from flying off the earth which is spinning thru space at a speed of nearly 67,000 mph.

In Colossians 1:16-17 we are told that Christ is the gravity that holds things together, For by him [Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, identifiable and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were made by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

It is reasonably fantastic that Christ is the power behind the universe which he created, and the power we call gravity, or whatever mystery it is, that holds things together!

God revealed himself to us when he came to earth as Jesus Christ

For God was satisfied to have all his fullness dwell in him, and thru him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace thru his blood, shed on the cross . (Colossians 1:19-20)

Sin and death entered the world because Mankind chose to rebel against God

Death Through Adam, Life Thru Christ:

just as sin entered the world thru one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all folks, because all sinned.

To be absolutely certain, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin isn’t charged against anyone’s account where there’s no law. However, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come . (Romans 5:12-14)

According to Scripture believing in Jesus Christ is the sole way to have eternal life or to have a relationship with God.

Neither is there deliverance in any other: for there’s none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we have to be saved . (Acts 4:12)

Extraordinarily truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and won’t be judged but has crossed over from death to life. (John 5:24)

Jesus recounted, I am the way, the truth, and the life, and no person cometh to the Father but by me. (John 14:6)

For with the heart man believeth unto goodness; and with the mouth confession is formed unto salvation. (Romans 10:10)

If you want to kick off a relationship with The Lord God now, your are able to.

The choice is only yours. There’s no duress. But if you have a desire to have a connection with God and receive his forgiveness and guarantee of eternal life, you can try that at the moment today. Jesus claimed, “Behold, I stand at the door [of your heart] and knock. He who hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him [or her]“ (Rev. 3:20). If this is your want but do not know how to word your request, this may help:

“Jesus, I believe you died for my sins and rose from the grave. I’d like to turn from my life of sin and receive your forgiveness. Please come into my life now and pardon me. Thank you for saving me. Amen.”

When God comes into a person?s life it is permanent. Jesus Christ expounded, “I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life,. And they shall never perish, and nobody shall snatch them out of my hand.”

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About the author: Jimmie Burroughs is an inspiring speaker and writer who has been involved in teaching Christian Personal Development for more than 30 years. There are many hundreds of articles to help on this web site, Website Contents ,in your person growth. Be sure to take vantage of the FREE offer to get the eBook The 4 Pillars for Personal Development while available.

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