American Worldview Analysis

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The american worldview is going to be present in every message delivered. Whatever culture someone is from is going to be visible through a message to another culture. A culturally attached message does not hold similar value in a different culture. If a culturally attached messaged is delivered unfortunately both parties could be left believing they were understood. For example in india the culture is very different from the american culture, so communicating the american way will not seem as appealing to Indians. To avoid this confusion it is necessary to remove self from the message, this means considering what a word or phrase means to them. To do this requires using words how they use it. Contextualization is the process of providing…show more content…
One of the first principles which should be emphasized is creation. The creation story in hinduism is very different from the bible. For hindus, they believe the universe was created by Vishnu and Brahama. However the main difference between christianity and hinduism is this world is the first world created and time does not recycle like they believe. The message delivered must display that God came before creation and does not intended to recreated. Genesis 1:1 explains that all creation begins with God, and the following verses explain that God created everything including time. From this verse it is understood that this is the only creation story and no time before it existed. This way hindus will understand exactly what is meant when we explain the creation story. Secondly, verses like 2 Corinthians 5:17 must be translated properly, as to not confused people with a new…show more content…
It is possible for Hindus to believe Christianity has its own sort of an avatar performing a similar role. A compartment exists for hinduism to place Jesus in, it is important Jesus is not placed in the same category. Christ is God who became man in order to save the world from its sins. Explaining the deity of Christ is one of the most important truths which all people must come to know and understand. Scripture, such as Mark 14: 61-62 is important because it shows that Jesus claimed to be God, yet he was present in human form in order to save us not reestablish cosmic order. Many overlapping principles can be seen from a hindu perspective, yet this foundational truth cannot be misunderstood. The truth about christ is the most important message believers can
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