Genesis is the first book of the Bible, and a great deal of information about the world can come from reading Genesis. What we learn from Genesis greatly influences our worldview, which is the structure of how we see the world and make value judgments about life. A worldview answers questions about origin, identity, meaning, morality, and destiny. I believe I have a biblical worldview and uphold the Bible in its teachings. When you look at the book of Genesis, especially Genesis 1-11, you learn key information that shapes our worldview regarding the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization. These four concepts are critical to a solid foundation of a worldview. Views of the natural world can vary enormously. Chapters two, four, and nine of Genesis address human relationships. Human relationships can be divided into two categories: their relationships with each other and their relationship with God. The Gods intended man to have a relationship with woman. That relationship must be a contract between a man and a woman and the contract should not be broken. The purpose of the relationship is that man and woman are not alone and populate the world. “God blessed them and said to them, “Multiply and fill the earth…” (Genesis 1:28). Today this is not an important concept for many people and can be seen by those who practice homosexuality. Homosexuality is one of the controversial and heated topics today. If God had wanted us to be homosexual, he would never have created women and therefore there would be no way to populate the world. Man's relationship with God is one in which man must worship and praise God and in return God promises to love man for eternity and God will bless him. This can be seen from the Noahic Covenant in Genesis 9, where God blesses Noah and his family and in return God only asks for their rights. In Genesis 11, everyone spoke a common language and the people living in Babylon built a great city and a tower to show off their greatness. God was displeased with them and gave them different languages so that they could not understand each other and so they expanded and migrated to different parts of the world. God also did this to see if man was capable of these things with different languages. The Tower of Babel is so called because the Bible says: “Therefore the city was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the people by giving them many languages…” (Genesis 11:9). The teachings of Genesis 1-11 have influenced my worldview on the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization. I believe the natural world is corrupt and evil because of our sin. I believe that we are in the image of God and that God created us perfectly. God created everything and gave it to us to govern. Furthermore, I firmly believe that a man should be with a woman and I do not support any form of homosexuality. I also believe that our relationships should be filled with love and respect. I also believe that our relationship with God is full of love and
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