Biblical Worldview

David Breeding

Biblical Worldview Essay

BIBL 110-D16

The book of Romans was written by an Apostle named Paul around the time frame of A.D. 56 to A.D. 58. Paul wanted to preach a message in person to the Romans, but was unable to do so; so he wrote about God and God’s salvation instead. Romans is a letter written to all the Christians of Rome, both Gentile and Jewish a like.

While writing the book of Romans, Paul takes little time to describe the natural world, other than it involves creation of humans and animals and that God’s plan is to ultimately redeem the natural world, not just human souls. The natural world in definition is all the earth and everything it embodies. Christians should know that their responsibility is not only to maintain the natural world but also to help rebuild the natural world by believing in God and having Faith that God will provide redemption to the human soul and they natural world. Paul informs us that “God holds humans and fallen angels accountable for their sins against the”1 natural world. Upon “the coming of a new age, the natural world will be redeemed and transferred to a state of great glory”2

Romans teach us to believe that humans are identified as a vision of God. Paul teaches that everyone is born sinful because we all sin and fall short of God’s glory. Paul also teaches us that humans battle an inner conflict over sinful tendencies and that only having Faith will be our redemption. We also learn from Romans that good works do not provide Justification but Faith provides is Justification.

Paul’s teaching in Romans combines human identity with human relationships by telling us that we are sinners. While looking at human relationships Paul teaches us that the nature to sin affects our relationships. In chapter 1 versus 24-27 Paul talks about how God allowed man or woman to follow their lustful desires towards the same sex; creating unnatural sexual relationships between humans....