Questions, Questions, Questions by Ps Michael Podhaczky

Who am I? Where am I? If there are any problems in life, what are the remedies? These and questions like them are asked everyday by people we know and may need answers. It is possible that you have asked this kind of questions. Maybe you do not know where to get the answers, or do not even care about the answers. You may never seek to explain them, but most people do try to answer them.

Your worldview will determine the answers we get or give to others. A worldview is the framework or perspective through which we all make sense of the world around us. For example, it has been said that if someone observes life through rose-coloured glasses, it will affect everything they do. So, are you looking through rose-coloured glasses and so everything is great? If not what is your perspective on the world around you?

What are your answers to the above questions and questions like them? Where do you look for your answer for “Who am I?” That is, trying to find out what is my identity and purpose in life. The struggle for identity is seen worldwide. The desire to be accepted for who we are is in all of us. What about when you ask, “Where am I?” Seeking to figure out what sort of world is it in which I live. Have you ever asked questions like, “What’s wrong in my life?” Can I find fulfilment in life? Why is there so much war, poverty, sickness, pain, greed, corruption and innocent people getting hurt, etc? If there are problems in my life and the world around me, “What’s the remedy?” How can these things be overcome? Can they ever be overcome? How can I overcome them in my life?

Our worldview will determine the answers to questions like these. Basically, as people we are believing and trusting creatures. What we trust or do not trust, shapes our worldview. It may be said that a Biblical worldview is like a rope with three strands: creation, the fall of humanity into sin and the reconciliation of humanity because of sin through the death of Jesus Christ (i.e. redemption).

Why not turn to the Bible and see for yourself? One place you could look is at the life of Jesus Christ as found in the first four books of the New Testament. Why not see if the answers offered in the Bible are more helpful than your present source? What do you have to lose, except sometimes your pride or some wrong advice? But you may gain much more than you anticipated. Jesus made a challenging, but comforting statement, “I am the Way, the Life and the Truth. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (Jn 14:6). He is the One who is or can be the answer to life’s questions, for you or those who do life with you. He can give you a worldview that can give you real answers to life's questions.