In my blog post Personhood-What Is It, I said that to have personhood, is to have the intrinsic value of a human being with all the rights and responsibilities that go along with being human.
The Christian worldview, the worldview of the Bible, holds that God, with the creation of mankind, gives mankind special intrinsic value. A name for this intrinsic value, in modern language, is personhood. Mankind is created in a special way that is different from animals. Genesis 1:26-27 says,
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Why would I write on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and the image of God. The bible teaches that mankind are made in the image of God. In Genesis 1:27 it says, “God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” God created them, both male and female in His Image. In Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.” The bible teaches that there is only one true God. … Read the rest
When we hear the word faith we often think of religion. Many see faith as being something we need to get to heaven. What is faith? What does it have to do with getting to heaven?
Everyone’s view of the world encompasses their faith position. Faith does not stand alone. Faith is always related to ones view of reality. A person does not just have faith. Faith, by definition, is believing in something even though it can not be seen. To have faith in something is to believe that the something that you are believing in is really real or true, even though you have no direct, objective,, (usually physical) evidence that is is real. … Read the rest
What a person believes about life (also referred to as a person’s worldview) involves three inter-related areas. These three things are always part of any system of belief. Beginning with these questions will not necessarily lead to the right answers.
First, is what is the nature of reality. Philosophers call this metaphysics. “Meta” means “beyond” and physics means “nature.” Metaphysics refers to what is beyond the physical. It deals with questions like, What is it to exist? What is the nature of man? … Read the rest
Worldview and Ethical Issues from a Biblical Perspective
