Civic and Global Engagement / Diversity

1 Civic and Global Engagement/Diversity The essay offers a reflection on the Biblical worldview from an informed Christian studying at Liberty University, focusing on the impact of the worldview on life, goals, and interaction with other people. The Biblical worldview refers to understanding the world through a framework of ideas, teachings, practices, and beliefs espoused in the Bible, the divine word of God. The foundation of a biblical worldview is the supremacy of God in everything, his world, the scripture, is purely the truth, unquestionable. God is considered omnipotent, omnipresent, and unchanging; hence a standard measure of what is right. To develop a strong biblical worldview while studying at Liberty University, one must master the Bible, believe in its teaching, and practice the values espouse therein. Practicing what is in the Bible helps one to develop a strong Christian understanding of the world. Within and outside the university, one can strengthen a biblical worldview by living according to biblical teaching, which includes loving the neighbor as you love yourself and being kind, honest, forgiving, prayerful, and modest.