Biblical Worldview: Romans 1-8 Teaching
My analysis of Romans chapter 1-8 will cover the following areas of interest; culture, the natural world, human relationships, and human identity. Paul was inspired to write the book of Romans by the fault line, an obvious crack in the Roman society and culture which Paul adopted in framing his letter to the Romans. My view of the world is that, the sins the Romans committed since the days of Paul have not stopped even today (Ecclesiastes 1:9). I think we can learn an important lesson from Paul's letter to the Romans in that, Rome at that time was suffering severe moral decadence and the society we have today has been ravaged by total moral decay just like Rome. In my opinion, the society generally is not likely to change and that every individual needs some kind of divine intervention and revelation and salvation to be saved from such a world. This forms the basis of my worldview. The only way to escape is by Faith[footnoteRef:1]. [1: Jackson, Christopher. "Worldview essay on romans chapters 1-8." 2014. Accessed April 14, 2016 https://wordofGodGodGodGod1968.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/worldview-essay-on-romans-chapters-1-8/]
The Natural World
My opinion of the natural world as we have it today is one that constantly dwells in sin, sexual pervasion, murder and more sins are being committed today as they were being committed back in the days as mentioned in Genesis 6:5 (Romans chapter 1:18-32) Back in the days of Paul, Rome was filled with every imaginable sin[footnoteRef:2]. We see things like worshipping creation instead of God the creator. There were pagans everywhere; Moralists believed that achieving salvation and redemption without any divine help was easy. My wife's grandparents are one good example. They held the belief that simply living a good life and doing good outwardly were enough to make them see the gates of heaven which contrasts starkly with Romans 3:10. In the world today, the same type of sins committed in the past are still being committed that too with increased intensity due to influences like the internet, because sin is propagated with more ease and we are all interconnected. In the past, Rome worshipped several Gods because the more countries the Romans conquered, the more Gods they adopted and put them in...
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