Christian World View

The Christian world view says that God is the Creator, controller, and sustainer of all things. The world was created perfectly and the defects that we see in the world around us are because of sin, original sin and personal sin. Sin is defined as rebellion against God. Most Christians believe that God has complete control of events and the flow of human history as He does throughout the entire universe. Because of sin, all of God’s creation, at least here on earth, is degraded and condemned to destruction. Death came into the creation because of Adam’s sin and eternal death of each individual is assessed based on the individual’s sin. All have sinned and fallen short of God’s ideal plan for us. He did, however, provide a way to be saved from sin and for creation to be restored to its pre-sin state. This was done through Jesus’ sacrifice of His own life on the cross, and God’s resurrection of Him from death. This being the only means of salvation given by God, there is no other pathway to God than through Jesus Christ. All other beliefs, then are not just another way to God with their own salvation, but diversions from the salvation that God has given. Religions, defined as man’s attempts to reach God, become attempts to replace God’s reaching out and providing salvation to mankind. Christians who follow this world view, and not all do, operate from this premise. One of the components of this operation is accepting the biblical scriptures as definitive and authoritative directions from God Himself through writers inspired and directed by God Himself. This becomes the standard by which all other things are evaluated.

Along with believing in the Creator God, Christians believe in Satan, who is the antithesis of God, but not an equivalent force. God is good and truth. Satan is evil and a liar. In fact his native language is lying. Mankind is caught between God and Satan. Those who go with God and His provided salvation are saved from the effects of sin. Those who go with Satan will receive a similar end.

Based on this world view, much of what I see today falls perfectly in line with the hints God has given in scripture as to what will happen in the end times. Much of the anti-God movement is orchestrated by Satan, who is the prince of this world. I believe that God will allow Satan to have more and more control and influence until he proves to all the universe that he is not capable of being God and that only God is capable of being God. Our choice is with whom we will align.