What I believe

I believe that God is Almighty and over everything in the Earth. He loves us all more than we could ever comprehend (John 3:16). As His children, it is our job to serve, love, praise, and bring glory to Him (1 Corin. 10:31). When this task is accomplished, if we believe in Him, we will go to live with Him in Heaven forever. As David Livingstone wrote, “I am immortal till my work is accomplished.” When we are finished on this earth, God will bring us home, and not sooner.

Though sometimes it may be hard to determine right or wrong, we can always turn to God’s Word for guidance. God is love, so to be like God, we must be like love. In 1 Corin. 13 it says that Love is patient, kind, does not envy or boast, is not proud, rude, self seeking, or easily angered. Love does not keep record of people’s wrongs, it does not delight in evil, but it rejoices in the Truth.

The difference between right and wrong is shown in this passage. If the question is to do something for others or yourself, then you can turn to “love is not self seeking.” If the question involves anger or holding a grudge, this passage can answer it. It also answers questions about pride, respect, patience, and our attitude toward others.

A worldview is how someone looks at and interprets the world. It includes the beliefs used to do this. My worldview is through the Bible. You’ve heard the expression “looking at the world through rose colored glasses”. As Christians we should look at the world through the glasses of Christ. A life lived with this view will look a lot different than a life lived by the ways of the world. The world will be able to see a difference in the person living by Christ’s standards. They will shine as a light in the darkness. As it says in Daniel 12:3, “Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and.” Wisdom comes from the Lord.

The things that I believe shape the way I live. If I did not know Jesus, I am sure that I would not pay as much attention to wrong and right, loving, patience, and kindness. As a child of Christ, I am learning new Truths and being led in wisdom. If I was not a Christian, seeking wisdom and gaining understanding would not be as high priorities, if priorities at all.

Everyone’s beliefs are influenced by someone or something. The biggest influences on my worldview come from the Bible, my parents, and the church I belong to (along with the pastors of that church).The world wants to influence all of our worldviews. It wants to make us look at things with criticism, hate, anger, and love of wealth, power, and sin. As Christians it is completely necessary to be grounded in our beliefs, to believe them with our whole hearts, and to stand firm in them, for as it says in Isaiah 7:9, “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”

My worldview shapes the way I see the world. It also shapes the way I see the government. Many Christians have a sour taste in their mouths about government, thinking that everything the government does is bad in some way. People make jokes about the government, portraying it in a negative light. In Romans 13:1 it tells us “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”

As Christians we need to honor the government and not put them down by harping on their mistakes. All humans make mistakes, just as you or I would in a position of authority. Dishonoring the government by putting them down is disobedient to God. In Romans Paul tells us to be subject to the authorities.

My worldview is shaped around the teachings of the Bible. I believe that God is the Almighty creator and that it is our job to worship and bring glory to Him in all that we do. We must stand firm in our faith and in our worldview so that it does not become the view of the world. We need to honor the government as an authority placed over us by God.