...Worldview Essay People often have a hard time telling their beliefs amongst religion, because beliefs change by the day. In particular, I cannot express how I feel about religion in full detail without changing what I believe in the process. It is primarily because the world view on religion changes because new information is tested. Not only is it that the world changes constantly, but I do not find the courage to tell people about my views if only in the end I will be scolded on what may or may not be right about them because in all actuality it is my choice to believe whatever I insist on. The thought that I am able to change my mind of beliefs also frightens me that I will never be quite right. What I do know I believe about God and Jesus is questionable, I am aware that they are two different people and primarily play two different roles and are supposed to be that way. The bible is the “book of life” and it is said to guide us through life. It is known to determine whether or not we are going to “heaven” or “hell”. It teaches us how to live in the name of Jesus without sinning and committing any of the “wrongs” stated in the Bible. I am also aware that the Bible ends with “The Book of Revelation” and it states how God is coming back, but without reading it to get my own perspective I am unaware of what is really going to happen and the “Christian community” all have different beliefs about the revelation. The thing about religion is you have to know what you believe...
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...considerations for completing the assignment well? The purpose of this worksheet is to guide you in “decoding” any GCU assignment. The table below contains the information for an assignment in Module 2 of the course CWV 101. Module and Assignment Information Found in the Syllabus: |Assignment Title |Worldview Puzzle Essay: Putting the Pieces Together | |Objectives |Discuss the concept of a worldview. | | |Describe how faith contributes to worldview. | |Assignment |Identify the three components/puzzle pieces that you believe are most critical to the formation of a worldview. Refer to| |Instructions |the Cosgrove text to help identify these components. | | |After considering these components, write an essay of 500-750 words that explains how these components/puzzle pieces fit| | |together to form a coherent worldview. How does faith contribute to this worldview? | | |Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.| The Readings (Including...
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...Christian World View: Gospel Essentials Our worldview allows us to see into the world at such an angle that it coincides with our beliefs, therefore affecting how we think and live. Whether one falls under an atheistic, pantheistic, or theistic worldview, they are guided in their life choices depending on the beliefs of their worldview. Throughout this paper, I will summarize the elements of a Christian Worldview such as God, Humanity, Jesus, and Restoration; I will then analyze questions one might have about the Christian Worldview, and finally I will reflect on my worldview. God God is our creator; He came before us and created the universe as we know it. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 NIV). “The origin of the universe began with God, and began with great wisdom.” (“Lecture 2”, 2015) This makes true the statement from Lecture 2 God is a sovereign creator. Along with being sovereign, God possesses many other impressive characteristics. Through the Bible, He is described as a loving God (John 3), a faithful God (Psalms 36), a righteous God (Psalms 145), and a merciful God (Ephesians 2). God can also be described as omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. He is everything and everywhere. This is in part because God is a triune being, three persons in one Godhead; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Christians believe that God is profoundly Love. The Father’s love for the Son; then Father and Son both have a mutual...
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...John Smith CWV-101 April 6th, 2011 Mr. Alberty Detailed Worldview Outline Introduction: In order to really understand and know a person, it is imperative that a closer look is taken in regards to their worldview. A person’s worldview can be characterized by their morals, values, what they believe their responsibilities are, and their outlook on life in general. In order to assess this worldview, it would be pertinent to ask questions like; “Who is God”, “What are human beings”, and “Is there a purpose to life”. * Who is God and what are His characteristics? * God is the almighty creator of the universe, and the father of the creation including mankind. * God has many characteristics including that he is loving, just, nurturing, fair, and merciful. * What is a human being and what happens when you die? * Humans are God’s children that he created in order to have a family. * When a human being dies, I do not believe that anything happens at first. Your physical body dies, and nothing is left. Once Christ returns at his second coming, all of those who died in the faith shall be resurrected. * What is the nature of the universe? * The universe is a complex and intricate place that reflects the elaborate imagination of its creator. * An important characteristic within the universe is the balance that is found between light and dark, hot and cold, and the many laws like gravity and inertia that...
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...CWV 101 Christian Worldview Finding Scripture Worksheet In order to understand the Christian worldview on friendship, look up the following passages. Then, explain your findings about the passages and how they shape the Christian worldview. Be prepared to discuss your findings. GCU style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. ------------------------------------------------- Friendship * ------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 18:24 * ------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 13:20 * ------------------------------------------------- John 15:12-13 * ------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 27:5-6, 17 * ------------------------------------------------- Romans 12:3-21 * ------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- In 2-3 sentences, summarize what these passages are saying: ------------------------------------------------- Friends come and go, but true friends stick together like family. Always be with a wise friend because if you hang out with a fool you will watch your life fall to pieces. Laugh with your friends and also share tears with them when they are needed. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...CWV-101: Finding Scripture: Relationships and Sexuality Worksheet and Journal #7 Module 7 - Part 1 Finding Scriptures: Relationships and Sexuality Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment, you will complete this worksheet by finding the Scriptures listed below. Watch the "Decisions on Sexuality," "Definition of Family," and "Friends and Relationships" videos located at http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/cwv101_vpv01GUI.php Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. Relationships: Proverbs 18:24 – Proverbs 13:20 – John 15:12-13 – Proverbs 27:5-6, 17 – Romans 12:3-21 – 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 – ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining how the six passages above might shape the Christian worldview regarding relationships: Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. Sexuality: Exodus 20:14 – 2 Samuel 11-12 – Matthew 5:27-28 – Colossians 3:5 – Proverbs 5:17-23 – 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 and 7 – 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 – ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining how the seven passages immediately above might shape the Christian worldview regarding sexuality: See Part 2 of this assignment on the next page. Part 2 Journal on Purpose Use the space below to compose a journal of 250-500 words on...
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...Jamie Carl CWV-101 September 2, 2014 James Waddell Detailed Worldview Outline Introduction: I define a worldview as the way we interpret the world. Every person has a worldview that is taught and formed at a young age. As one gets older, their worldview can change a little but the essentials will remain the same. These seven questions are going to reveal my worldview and how I comprehend reality when it relates to particular situations. * Who is God and what are His characteristics? * God is the creator of the universe. * God is forgiving. We as human beings sin. God sees when we have sin. The day we commence a relationship with God, He will forgive us from the sins we have committed. Although He forgives, one has to be prepared to be judged and punished. * What is a human being and what happens when you die? * A human being is a creation of God. * When one dies, the “good” people who had a relationship with God will be sent to heaven into God’s hands. * What is the nature of the universe? * The nature of the universe came from the creation from our Lord being an element of existence. * Existence should not be questioned, something exists merely because it exist. * How do you know what you know? How do you know what is true? * I know what I know by my parents and the bible. * I find these sources reliable and trustworthy because my family and I have always had a strong...
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...Stacie Mueller CWV-101 May 5, 2014 Brett Berger Detailed Worldview Outline Introduction To be honest, the term “worldview” is completely new to me. However, in spite of the fact that I do not belong to any particular religion, I have always felt very connected to my own personal beliefs and to a higher power, so “worldview” actually feels very comfortable. I am excited to begin the challenge of answering the questions below in order to help shape and define my worldview. * Who is God and what are His characteristics? * God is a name given to a higher power; the creator of the universe and of all life forms. * God is a spirit, a parent, and a teacher: As such, his character is compassionate and forgiving. * What is a human being and what happens when you die? * Human beings are one of God’s incredibly complex life forms which are, in a sense, bodies with individual spirits. * When we die, our bodies are left behind on earth while our spirits return to heaven to be with God and our loved ones who passed before us. * What is the nature of the universe? * The universe is the major system that synchronizes the sun, the moon, the stars, the planets, and life on earth. * Life on earth would not be possible without day and night made possible by earth’s rotation around the sun (lending to our sleep cycle), the warmth and light from the sun for plant growth needed for sustenance of life (including production of...
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...cwV-101 December 9, 2012 Family Television Review I decided to review Family Guy as my family sitcom. Although I have watched the show for a while I never really thought about what kind of worldview the family has or how it has impacted my own views on family values. In this sitcom it seems to me that the family does try to be good a Christian family and go to church but, they do not succeed in doing so. The family is rude to one another and the baby tries to kill his mother in almost every episode. I do understand that it is made for comedy purposes only I believe that sometimes they tend to overstep the boundaries. I do believe that they try to make the family seem like they would do anything for each other. In one of the episodes the mother tries to cover up for her son because they believed he murdered a man but it turns out he did not. To me that shows although he broke the law she was willing to do anything for him to protect him. I do believe that television shows impact our views on life and our views on family values. After watching this show I realized that it impacted my view on family values negatively. I would not want my family to be dysfunctional like the Griffin family. They make fun of the eldest daughter in many episodes, the second son Chris does horribly in school and both children to not respect their parents. The parents Peter and Louis love each other and I can see that in episodes and in all of the episodes I have seen they are monogamous to...
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...Role Model Review- Oprah Winfrey Date: July 24, 2012 Class: CWV-101 Christian Worldview Instructor: Dr. Scott Hovater Role Model Review- Oprah Winfrey When asked to write a Role Model review I knew exactly who I wanted to write about and then I read the instructions that it had to be someone that was relatively well known. This made this assignment a little harder for me and a little more challenging. When going through and looking at other people that I could use as a Role Model I chose to do it on Oprah Winfrey. I picked Oprah because she is a person that is always looking to help someone out that is in need of help no matter what the conditions are that she has to deal with in the enviroment to get these people the help they need. In this review I am hoping to tell you a little about Oprah and her beliefs and what I feel her Worldview is. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 and lives in Montecito CA. She lives with her partner Stedman Graham. Oprah is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her multi award winning talk show. The Oprah Winfrey show was the highest ranked show of its kind and was nationally syndicated from 1986-2011. (Press Release, 2004) She is now owner and CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network. During her life as a Actress she was in the movie The Color Purple, the movie Beloved. She did documentaries and movies...
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...Laura Thrasher CWV-101 April 12, 2013 Bob Greene Worldview Essay Throughout this class my eyes have been opened over and over again to the way I think about different worldviews. A person’s worldview is determined though their beliefs and their morals. Though my worldview is Christian someone else’s can be completely different. Just because someone’s worldview is different than mine does not mean that their worldview is wrong. Worldview is different for each individual but they can still have the same set of ethics and morals. From a young age my grandmother brought me up with a Christian worldview and its beliefs. I know that God is the creator of all things in the universe. I know this because it is in the Bible. The nature of the universe came into existence all because of God. God created the nature of the universe to show his love for all things that he created. After God created the universe he made man out of his own image and he was pleased. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God knew that he had to punish them. I do not think that God wanted to punish them, but he had to teach them wrong and right. Now days we have the Bible and God’s words to tell us how we should act and what things are right and wrong. In everyday life we are faced with situations that we must choose what to do. God knows that as humans we are not perfect and will from time to time sin. God loves us so much though that he sent his son to Earth to die on the cross for our sins. By Jesus dying...
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...Benchmark – Gospel Essentials Amanda Flaherty CWV-101 Christian Worldviews June 11th, 2016 Instructor Eric Hernando Benchmark – Gospel Essentials When it comes to God and what all his creations stand for and mean to him is a difficult subject for a lot of people to talk about. How every perceives God, Humanity, Jesus, Restoration, Analysis, Reflection are different in many ways. Christian’s view them in a completely different worldview than say someone who does not believe in them. All people have their own views as well as how they see things from right and wrong. According to the Christian worldview, this is how God, Humanity, Jesus, Restoration, Analysis, and Reflection will be examined and explained. There are many ways to explain what God is and what he is like. Many cultures including the Christians see God as being in control of all. When you look at Christianity through the eyes of a Christian and then look through the eyes of a non-believer, you will come up with a completely different view of God. However, in the eyes of a Christian, when something goes wrong in their life they tend to ask the question, “why has this happened to me, where is God at when I need him the most?” (Garvey, 2000)These types of questions show that God cannot be everywhere all the time. Within all the religions that are considered Christian, God has many different characteristics. According to John Garvey (2000), one of the characteristics of God is that he is supposed to make good...
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...CWV-101 March 29th 2014 Joe Stanley Role Model Review Outline Directions: * Identify the worldview of the role model you chose. Their worldview will be one (or a combination of two for some of the role models) of the worldviews that we have discussed in this course. * Write an Introduction of 3-5 sentences to set up the purpose of the outline. Include the identification of the worldview of the person you chose in the introduction. * Write a Thesis Statement. This should appear at the end of your introduction in the final draft of the paper. A sample thesis would look something like: Martin Luther King Jr.’s worldview can be seen in the way that he viewed family, the nature of God, and social issues. His view of these three topics will be compared with my own. * Address each question with a topic sentence (the first sentence in the paragraph) and 1-2 additional sentences (“a” = 1 sentence / “b” = 1 sentence). In the topic sentence you should clearly identify the topic being discussed. A sample topic sentence would look something like: Martin Luther King Jr.’s worldview can be seen in how he views the issue of family. * Write a Conclusion of 3-5 sentences to wrap up the purpose of the outline. In this paragraph you should explicitly state why you do or do not consider the individual you wrote about to be a role model. * Write your References in GCU style: These should be three academic references that you will use and cite throughout your...
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...Lindsi Jones CWV-101 May 29, 2013 Andre Mooney Worldview Essay My Christian worldview has been instilled into me from a very young age. Being raised in the Deep South of Alabama, this has always just been the way of life for me. God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost- also known as the Holy Trinity. (Biblica, Inc. 2012. NIV). I believe this with my whole heart and in saying that, I have set the grounds for my Worldview Essay. Who is God? God is the Creator of the universe as we know it. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning of the end. God created every form of life from humans to the fish in the sea and it only took Him six days. (Biblica, Inc.2012.NIV). God sent His only Son to die for all of our sins.(Biblica, Inc. 2012. NIV). God did this out of love for us, His other children. God has many characteristics such as mercy, grace, patience, unconditional love, and understanding. A human being is a child of God. We were made in His image (Biblica, Inc.2012.NIV). God created Adam and from his rib, Eve was created. God breathed life into both of them. This is where the first humans came from. When we die, our bodies are returned to dust and our souls go to Heaven or Hell- depending on whether we are saved or not. The nature of the universe is that we are born into sin. The Bible states in Genesis 3 that we are cursed due to the actions of Adam and Eve. (Biblica, Inc.2012.NIV.)The only way we can break this curse is to ask that Jesus...
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...CWV-101: Bible Story Worksheet and Journal #1 Module 1 - Part 1 – Bible Story Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment, you will complete this worksheet by reviewing the "The Story of the Bible" "flags" and fulfill each writing requirement. http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/cwv101_biblical-timeline-v1.1.php Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Briefly answer each section from "The Story of the Bible": ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining why the Creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview. The creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview because it describe in the book of Gensis. So with that being said the Christian have proof of what God did and belief that God does exist. ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining what the Fall reveals about humanity and human morality. The fall reveals about humanity and human morality is that there is evil amongst us. Humanity reveals that there is a good/bad side and evil won in the fall. Human morality will change over time and God will forgive us. ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining the importance of God revealing Himself through covenants. The importance of God revealing himself through covenants were to provide a legal binding relationship...
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