Theology Biblical Worldview Essay

Biblical Worldview Essay

Diana M. Greene

Liberty University

Biblical Worldview Essay

Humans and everything on this earth come from God and God, being God, is involved in His creations is the foundational doctrine for the entire Christian community.  The Bible directs us to this truth as God is speaking the earth and everything in it into existence, exhibiting there was nothing until He spoke, “And God said let there be light”. God then created man from the dust of the earth, and “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man became a living being” (Genesis 1:1-2 NIV) (Genesis 2:8 NIV).  In this essay, I will explain how the doctrine of the Word of God impacts and affects the career choice I have made in become a Clinical Christian Counselor, made in the image of God.  

Having a biblical worldview affects every fiber of a person’s existence and every part of their life.  Therefore, a career will not contradict the morals of any person, nor will it refuse the existence of the glory of God.  Deciding on a career should be a platform for displaying and modeling your biblical worldview in of the lives of other people to model from.  Responding with love, with joy, with a sense of peace, having patience in every situation, giving a kind word, and always in self-control should be noticeable characteristics of such a person.  We know that this brings glory to God and against these character traits of Him there are no laws against (Galatians 5:22-23 NIV).  These character traits of His should be a part of our everyday life since Genesis states, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26 NIV).  This image that we are made in, is defined as a representation of a person, "something in the very nature of humans, in the way they were made. It refers to something a human is rather than something a human has or does. By virtue of being human, one is in the image of God; it is not dependent upon the presence of anything else” (Etzel & Gutierrez, 2012, p. 59).  

The Christian counselors of today, like all Christians, are called to encourage and assist others to a place of spiritual maturity in their lives.  Functioning through the Spiritual Gifts God has equipped us with allows us to reach the minds, hearts, and lives of the clients we will affect through the model of counseling. Knowing that we are made in God’s image encouraging and assisting others should be the basis of our dignity and our worth, and helps us to understand we have gifts and we have talents to be employed.  Being made in the image of God will provide the basis for our vocation and work.  For example, because God is creative, as a Clinical Christian Counselor, some of the clients for care for will be difficult to reach in the outset.  However, if we establish a caring and creative relationship with the client, know what method of counseling we plan to use for each client, understand the human function, believe that we are made in the image of God, and “trust in the LORD with all my heart And do not lean on my own understanding, in all my ways acknowledge Him, He will make my paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV), I will be an effective Counselor in whatever method of counseling I attempt.