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ThebeginningofmyworldviewprobablystartswithGod.IdothinkthatthereisaGodwho createdtheuniverseandeverybodyinit.Thisistometheultimatereality.MyviewsonGodarevery closetothenormalChristianviewsofGod.IthinkofGodasalovingandmercifulGodwhoisall powerfulandallknowing.ThinkingofGodasinfiniteistheonlywaytothinkofhimthatmakessense. Theideaofagodbeingpunyandlimitedjustdoesntmakesensetome.Godcreatedtheuniverseso hehastobeallpowerfulandsimplyamazing. Truthisastrangesubjecttomeanditseemsthatwecanneverknowifsomethingistrueornot whenitcomestoreligion.IpersonallybelievethatwhattheBiblesaysaboutnatureandhumanbeings andJesusistrue.Ijustdon'tthinkthatanybodycaneverbeonehundredpercentcertainthattheBible oranyotherreligionforthatmatteriscompletelytrue.Therewillalwaysbesomeroomfordoubtinmy opinionwhenitcomestoreligionandanythingelsethatIhavetotakeonfaith.Iamanaturalskepticso itisverydifficultformetobelieveinthingsIcannotseeandtouch.IbelieveinthetruthoftheBible despitemyskepticalnature. ThenatureoftheuniverseiscorruptedandIthinkthatbecausetheBiblebasicallysaysthatvery thing.

Humanssinnedandthatcausedcreationtobecomecorruptedandchangeditfromtheperfection thatGodfirstmade.ItisalsoeasytoseethatCreationisfarfromperfectanymore.Farmerstoiledfor centuriesintheirfieldsandbarelysurvived.Superhurricanesdestroywholecoastlinesalmostonan annualbasis.TheuniversewascreatedperfectlybyGod.Humanbeingsmessedeverythingupwith sinningandtheFallinthebeginningofGenesis. HumanbeingswerecreatedintheimageofGodandwewereatfirstsinlessintheGardenof Eden.ThesinofAdamandEveandtheFallchangedeverythingabouthumans.Humansarefarfrom perfecttodayandthissinfulnaturewillbepartofeveryhumanuntiltheendoftime.Ithinkthatitis

humannaturetosinoverandoveragainbutalsotobegenerallygood.Humanstrytheirbestbuteven thegreatestsinfromtimetotime.MostpeopleIknowhaveagoodsenseofrightandwrongand choosegoodmostofthetime.EverybodyhastimeswhentheygiveintotemptationhoweverandIam nodifferentfromeveryoneelse.Eventhoughhumansarebornintosinandareboundtosinthroughout theirlivesthereisstillhope.IbelievethatthroughJesusChristeventheworstsinnercanbesaved. Ibelievethatthereexistsathingasrightandwrongandthatmostpeoplegenerallybelieveinthe samemoralfacts.Moralityseemstobeapparenttoeveryonebecausecreatedcreatedallofusinhis image.Thereareobviouslysomerelativismtomoralitybecausepeoplesupbringingandculture influencethisverymuch.Someculturesthinkpremaritalsexisverywrongbutithasbecomean acceptedfactinAmericatoday.Everyhumancandiscernrightfromwrongbutdifferentculturesand otherfactorscaninfluencetheirmoralitygreatly. Purposeinlifeisaverytrickyquestionandthereisnotoneclearanswer.Manypeoplehave theirownthoughtsonthisquestionandthegreatestphilosophersandthinkershavewrestledwiththis greatquestion.Ithinkhumanbeingsshouldworktobettertheworldandhelpthosearoundthem. Humanswerenotmadejusttolayaroundandenjoythedifferentpleasuresoftheworld.Another purposethathumanshaveistoworshipandservetheGodwhocreatedandsavedthem.Thedutyofa ChristianistogooutandsaveothersfromsinandgivethemthegiftofJesusChrist. DeathseemsscaryandmysterioustomostpeopleonEarth.Iunderstandthewaytheyfeeland itwouldseemterrifyingindeedwithoutJesusChrist.IthinkJesusprovidesthewaytoeternallifeand thatdeathisnothingifyoubelieveinhim.Therearetwoplacesthathumansendupwhentheydieand thatisheavenandhell.TheonlywaytoheavenisbyacceptingJesusandhellistheconsequencefor thosewhodontaccepthim.Deathdoesnothavetobeaworryatallforthosewhofollowandknow

JesusChrist. IbelieveJesustobemysavior.Hediedandsufferedformysins.Jesusallowsmeawayto walkwithGodagainandberedeemed.Heissoincrediblyimportantfornotonlymebuteveryoneelse onEarth.JesusdiedandsufferedforeveryoneelsessinandprovidesthewaytoGodforthemalso.I thinkJesuswasfullymanandfullydivinewhenhecametoearthanddiedeventhoughthatsounds contradictory.IalsobelievethatJesusisnowwithGodinHeaven. IgrewupwithChristianityandIprettymuchacceptitwithmywholeheart.Ibelieveinthetruth oftheBibleandthatJesusdiedformysins.IthinkthatChristianityisthepathtosalvationandeternal lifewithGod.IdonotthinkthatChristiansdoagoodjobofshowingthisintheirlifestylesandactions though.IthinkthisisthepartthatChristianityfails.ThemajorityofChristiansactlikeeveryoneelseand itshardtoseeJesusworkingintheirlives.Iamnodifferentandmanypeoplewouldprobablycallmea hypocriteaswell.IlovethemessageandhopeofChristianityandofJesusbuttheactionsofmost Christiansneedtobetterreflecttheirbeliefsinmyopinion.

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