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11/18/09
There are countless worldviews alive today, each with its own notions of
the nature of God, the universe and man. Each worldview has different
some worldviews deny the existence of God, while others affirm a sort of god.
Some views even deny the existence of the universe; others assume the
universe is real. Only one worldview can be the right one. It is of vital
importance to choose the right one, so one needs to examine them very
carefully. A great place to start (and hopefully finish) is with Christianity. Three
three are the nature of God, the universe and man, Once these ideas are
The nature of God can only be understood if we know who God is. He is
three Persons in one: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. He has always
existed and always will. He created the universe, along with time, animals,
vegetation and man. Because He created all there is, He is infinitely powerful
over creation. He is the holder of all knowledge that can ever exist. He is the
picture of moral absolutes and will not tolerate any deviation from His standard.
But, because He is merciful and patient, He has offered us an escape from His
judgment. Unlike other worldviews, God is not simply an onlooker outside of His
creation; rather He is an integral part of its “goings on”. Even in a fallen universe,
current worldviews. The universe that God created was first without form.
Through six days of differentiation into all forms of living and non-living matter it
became the perfect mechanical dwelling place for man. Even though work was
still necessary to produce food, it was good work, of the kind that was pleasant to
man in the then perfect world. After man sinned, the universe became abnormal;
from then on, work was back-breaking toil. According to Francis Schaeffer,
pathogens, diseases and mutations were most likely a result of the fall. In the
can be seen in the ferocity of wild animals against each other. Also, because the
universe is not a closed system, God can intervene and create situations that
God’s final act of creation was also His most amazing. Instead of creating
man out of nothing, God formed him of the dust of the ground and breathed into
him the breath of life. The truly unique thing about man is that he exists
consciously and in the image of God. Then God made woman out of man to be a
companion for him. This one man, one woman relationship is very important
because it symbolizes the unity of Man with two individuals forming a whole. God
intended this unity to only exist between one man and one woman. However,
their perfect world changed forever when Eve was tempted by the serpent to
directly disobey God, and invite Adam to do so as well. From then on, man no
longer existed in harmony with God, nature, or even themselves. He was tainted
with sin and was living in death. This new life of sin included a multitude of
others for one’s own faults and the practice of polygamy. Fortunately for us, God
sacrificed his son Jesus to save us from eternal punishment; all we have to do is
of the obvious to turn away from it. The heavens really do declare the glory of
God, yet men still declare the power of themselves. The world is far from
realizing its mistakes, but there is still hope if we only open our eyes.