I’ve been thinking about a foundational biblical worldview statement (Essentials Blue)

“For: The Institute Of Contemporary And Emerging Worship Studies, St. Stephen’s University, Essentials Blue Online Worship Theology Course with Dan Wilt”

Who is God? God is the great I am. God is the creator of all things who reigns supreme over His creation. God exists as three in one as Father, Son and Holy Spirit and they come together is a circular dance which they invite all of creation to join. God created man to be His image bearer. We were made to walk with Him in the cool of the day and to dance with Him. We are subcreators who continue to create through God’s creation. We were created to worship God because only He is worthy of our worship.

Once God created man we decided we wanted to be God and go our own way. Sin entered the world when we decided we knew more than God. From the point that sin entered the world God has been pursuing His creation. He has tried many ways to reach out to us and we kept walking away. His final solution to rescue us was to send His son into the world to take on our sin and pay the final price for us. God is not someone who sits back on His throne and watches His creation as we struggle through this life. He is at work in the world to help us and guide us along the way.

The kingdom of God is manifested in Jesus Christ. Through His life, death and resurrection he brought the kingdom of God to man. We represent the kingdom of God when we share our stories, love and lives with our community and the world. We are to reflect God’s love back into the world. The church is to be a community where we can come together to worship, learn, and be prepared to present Jesus Christ to the world around us.

Our final destiny will be to live for eternity with God in heaven. The church will continue it’s mission to bring Christ to people and people to Christ.