Christian Interp

Compare and Contrast

I have a Christian worldview; I have a devout Presbyterian since the age of 12. This essay will compare and contrast my personal worldview and deism. Deism is a religion that we have covered and gone over in class. I personally believe that God is Lord and Savior and accepted him into my heart at the age of twelve. Deism is knowledge of God based on the application of our reason on the designs and laws found throughout Nature. I will answer how these two are similar, how these two are different, and why my worldview is the same or different.

Deism claims to be very similar to Christianity, they read the bible, they believe in the teachings that the bible teaches, they attend a religious service weekly, and even the word deism means God in Latin. They share very similar aspects as well; things such as basic moral rules to follow, both Christianity and deism believe in the golden rule. Which states, do onto to others, as you want others to do onto to you.

They differ in many ways; Deism is a form of monotheism that rejects the idea that the god intervenes in the world, apart from its creation. Hence any notion of special revelation is impossible, and the nature of the god can only be known through reason and observation from nature. A deist thus rejects the miraculous, and the claim to knowledge made for religious groups and texts. On the other hand, Christians believe that God intervenes, that special revelation is impossible, that miracles happen and that the nature of God can be found in the scriptures.

My personal worldview is different from deism simply because of all the reasons why they differ. I believe in the revelation, what the bible says and teaches, and I believe in miracles. Many deists do not believe in supernatural events, and not to say I believe in ghost but I do believe in the Holy Ghost and the trinity all together. Some people that believe in deism don’t believe in an afterlife and I know without a shadow...