Analyzing Biblical Worldview Romans 1 8 Teaching

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 temples made for all Gods.

The aim of this was for the Romans to enjoy certain favors with the people they have conquered and win their minds and trusts. In Romans chapter 1, Paul covers this subject because there was a fault line or an issue, a crack in the Roman culture and society and addressed this issue using the Roman Church[footnoteRef:3]. [2: Piper, John. "The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1-8." 2002.

Accessed April 14, 2016 http://www.desiringGodGodGodGod.org/messages/the-mighty-and-merciful-message-of-romans-1-8] [3: Jackson, Christopher] Human Identity Paul, in both the saved and unsaved, Jews and Gentiles, identified the human identity. According to Romans 2:15, Paul says, the Jews did not have the law, but the Gentiles did. In spite of the obvious difference, Paul opines that whether there is a law to abide by or not, every human stands condemned. (Romans 2:12) Paul continues by saying that whether the people have sinned according to the law or not, they all still stand condemned.

Importantly, the Jews are often held in a much higher standard than the Gentiles. The human identity remains that, whether or not we are Jews or Gentiles, we all stand condemned by God in the same way but to varying degrees[footnoteRef:4]. But according to Paul, all humanity is doomed due to their numerous evil deeds, thoughts and actions. (Romans 7:9), Under Paul's explanation, knowing the law brought death and condemnation in the world.

From personal interactions, people hold the belief that it is possible for them to be just nice and that alone is good enough to help them enter heaven and become righteous. Man has always had the tendency to make assumptions on issues about God, he is a loving God, no doubt, but because there is no sin in his presence (1st John 1:5), God needs to deal with the issue of sin and separate himself from sin. God cannot exist in the same place with sin[footnoteRef:5].

There is no difference between the Rome of Paul's era and our world today. Therefore, I again point to Ecclesiastes 1:9. [4: Turner, Eddie. "A Christian's worldview from Romans 1-8."2015. Accessed April 14, 2016 http://www.palestineherald.com/community/a-christian-s-worldview-from-romans/article_1070760e-8426-11e5-994f-2b27b8170b1b.html] [5: Jackson, Christopher] Human Relationships There is no difference between human relationships today than it were in Paul's days. Whether Jews or Gentiles, we are all susceptible to sin with our entire families[footnoteRef:6].

Human relationships are still relevant because, we are created to communicate and interact with different people daily, whether family members or total strangers. If we must improve our relationships, it is better if we do so based on our Faith in Christ Jesus since he is the author and finisher of the human Christian faith and the architect of all human experience, which we humans defiled in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). (Romans 2:29) God remains so for all of mankind.

Humanity does not desire to know more about God, which hinders our ability to live a productive, blessed, and spirit filled lives. Without God, there is hardly anything we can do, and the unsaved face damnation unless the people get a heart that is repentant and embraces Faith in Christ Jesus. Relationships are treated by Paul based on how God instituted the union of marriage (Romans 7:1-4)[footnoteRef:7] [6: Piper, John] [7: Jackson, Christopher] Culture Culture plays a very vital role in the plan of God.

The culture practiced in the United States today is one that pluralizes God. The culture pluralized by God is not the Christian or the Israelite God. In Rome, Caesar named himself God and savior to all humans in his empire. The people in his empire lived in sin and debauchery freely, thinking that anything that felt right is right and appropriate.

Rome's conquests of different countries resulted in the worship of several Gods and at the end the teachings, Paul helps us to understand that very little or nothing has changed in the world today. There are still pagans, Jews, Moralists who think getting to heaven is by their power and think they can enter heaven doing their own will.

Jews believe that being the descendants of Abraham made them very righteous and even the teaching of John the Baptist show their selfishness, self-centeredness, and ego believing that all they needed to be righteous was to be Abraham's seeds. According to Paul (Romans 5:12-14), the culture of man was always at complete enmity with the nature of God. (Isaiah 55:8) gives support to my world view as it concerns culture, the human identity, the natural world, human relationships, and culture due to the ungodly nature of the world[footnoteRef:8].

According to Paul to the Roman church, there is still hope. His exhortation was that everyone could attain righteous through one way-faith in Christ Jesus. But,.