Our Place in God’s World

Overview

In many ways, a proper understanding of the Christian worldview begins with the creation of the universe. Given the many competing assumptions about the origin of the world and its implications, an important element of becoming a mature and equipped follower of Jesus Christ is learning to see the world from God’s point of view. We call this developing a biblical worldview. Your worldview is your personal philosophy, your own pattern of thinking about life, that guides your decisions and the way you live. Part of that view includes God’s design for humanity. He made us in His image and likeness, a design that makes us capable of enjoying His fellowship and exercising dominion over His world. Our design places us at the height of the glory of creation in His eyes, and so you, along with all people, are marvelously significant to Him. God also gives us, as His image-bearers, stewardship over all of creation to both protect life and carry out the cultural mandate.

You will:

• Explore the foundations of a biblical worldview in the Creation of the world
• Examine the influence of naturalism in our society
• Evaluate the false dichotomy between science and the Bible
• Learn what it means to be an image-bearer
• Explore how the gospel applies to the sanctity of human life
• Consider how the cultural mandate should shape your view of work, wealth, and property

Author: Randy Pope

Randy Pope is the founding pastor of Perimeter Church in Johns Creek, Georgia. He is in his 53rd consecutive year of discipling a few men. His personal passion and commitment is to make and train disciples of Christ. He is the founder and President of Life on Life Ministries, an organization committed to establishing life-on-life missional discipleship in churches worldwide.

In addition to training church leaders throughout the world, he has been a guest lecturer at numerous universities and graduate schools. He has written books specifically for pastors and leaders, The Intentional Church and Insourcing. He has developed resources used around the world that include: The Journey, a gospel-centered resource for discipleship, and Express Your Faith, a relational way to help others investigate Christ. He has also developed resources for those exploring Christianity that include Life Issues and Next Steps booklets. For other resources and works from Randy Pope, visit LifeonLife.org.