Essay on Theology, Philosophy and Ethics

In this day in age there are a variety of modern world views that people follow. The main ones are Christianity, Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, Cosmic Humanism, and Post-Modernism. Each world view has a main source that contains all its beliefs and each view has a variety of evidences from theology and ethics to history. The world view I believe in is Christianity and three disciplines for the defense of the Christian faith is Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics.

The first discipline for the Christian faith that I will be discussing is Theology. Christianity believes in theism which is the belief in the existence of a supernatural God. A big question in this world today is, "where did the world come from?" Christianity believes that God created the world and He reveals Himself to the world through special and general revelation. General Revelation is God's communication through nature and our conscience regarding His existence. Special Revelation is God's more specific communication through the Bible and Jesus Christ about salvation and His nature. A great argument for the theology is the Teleological Argument, or the argument from design, which means that if something exists that is designed, then it has a creator. Psalm 19:1 says, "the heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showed his handiwork." The universe is such a beautiful and complex place that, no doubt, was made by a Creator and could not have happened by chance.

Another great discipline for the Christian faith is Philosophy. Many non-believers and even believers think that Christianity does not have a philosophy of its own and they think Christianity is indefensible. Christianity does require faith, but so does every other religion out there. The Christian philosophy represents an entire world view that is consistent with the Bible. It stands for a meaningful and purposeful life in which one shapes their beliefs according to a coherent, reasonable, and truthful world view. The parameters of Christian philosophy are mind before matter, God before people, plan and design before creation, life from life, and enlightenment from the Light. Our orderly universe was crafted in the mind of God before it was created. Every level of the cosmos (sub-atomic, atomic, organic, inorganic, sub-human, human, earth, moon, stars, galaxies) is in amazing order and can only be explained through a deliberate creative act of God. These are only some of the examples of the philosophy of the Christian faith. Christian philosophy is a way of life and, since we as Christians believe we have the one and only way to live, we must understand other religious philosophies so we can meet their Challenges.

The last discipline for Christianity that I will be discussing is Ethics which is the study of good and evil. The whole belief of Christian ethics is grounded in the character of God. The things that conform to His character are good and the things that do not are evil. Christians believe in moral absolutism which means our moral actions can be judged by a absolute right and wrong. Romans 12:9 says, "...hate what is evil and cling to what is good." Everything that is morally right comes from God's nature and is a reflection of His character. Ethics calls for perfection that no one has reached but it should be our ultimate goal by setting our morals as high as possible. As Christians we know what is morally right and wrong and we must use that knowledge by dedicating our lives to obeying the truth of God's law.

Christianity can answer to Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics with a plethora of evidence from the Bible and nature. Christianity answers these disciplines better than any other world view. It has evidence revealed in the Bible and through nature that no other world view can compete with. I am a subscriber to Christianity and will be for the rest of my life.

Works Cited:
The Holy Bible