Biblical Worldview Essay Essay

The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ro humanness church to prepare them for his visit to capital of Italy prior to leaving for Spain. He explained to the church how Christians, Jews and Gentiles a want, should view the natural world, our identity, our relationships, and our culture due to our relationship with Christ. He explains the necessity for righteousness because without Christ we are utterly in our sin. But God, through his goodness and grace has provided a way to righteousness through Jesus Christ.The Natural WorldAccording to Genesis, God created the sphere and earth (our natural world) and everything in them. In Romans 120 Paul states, For since the creation of the world Gods invisible qualities-his eternal power and godly nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. God created the world, his power and authority is evident in this creation and in this way man was supposed to know Him. However they turned their backs on him and according to verse 22 exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Because of Adam and Eves disobedience in the Garden of Eden, sin came into our natural world which started the demise of spiritual man as well as Gods intended order.Human IdentityGod created man in his own image, (Gen 127). Our identity is firmly open up by knowing God, more specifically, knowing God through Jesus Christ. We are created with a God shaped void in our spirit man. If we do not fill that void with a relationship with God, we will seek to fill it with anything else that gives us temporary pleasure. Paul says in Romans chapter 1, that men turned external from God and turned to idol worship. Three times in this chapter Paul states that God gave them over to their sinful desires (v.24), their shameful lusts (v. 26), and their depraved minds. (v28). In and of ourselves, we are doom to die, not only physically but spiritually . God however, has made a way. Paul eloquently shares the path to salvation, righteousness, and sanctification through Jesus Christ.