understanding theology in 15 minutes a day

7/31/2019 Understanding Theology in 15 Minutes a Day

1/21


2/21

Udestdi

Theology

i 15 Miutes D

Daryl aaron

7


3/21

202 b D A

Pb b B H Pb

400 Hmp A S

Bm, M 438

www.b.cm

B H Pb

Bk Pb Gp, G Rp, Mc

P U S Amc

A . N p pbc m b pc,

system, tansmitte in any m by any means example, electnic, phtcpy,

cw p w pm pb. T xcp

b q p w.

Lb C C--Pbc DA, D.

U m : w c I kw G? Hw

c J b b G m? W w b k? m m /

D A.

p. cm.

Ic bbpc c.

Smm: T p m p p cc w

40 c ccp P b pb.

ISBN 978-0-7642-02-9 (pbk. : k. pp)

. T, DcPp wk. I. T. II. T: U

m .

BT77.A7 202

230c23 2020396

U w c, Scp q m H Bb, Nw I-

V. NIV. Cp 973, 978, 984, 20 b Bbc, Ic. U

b pm Z. A ww. www.z.cm

Scripture quotations identied NIV1984 are rom the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTER-

NATIONAL VERSION. Cp 973, 978, 984 Bbc. U b pm

Z. A .

Scripture quotations identied NASB are rom the New American Standard Bible,

cp 960, 962, 963, 968, 97, 972, 973, 97, 977, 99 b T Lck-

m F. U b pm.

Scp q NET m NET BIBLE, cp 2003 b

Biblical Stuies Pess, L.L.C. www.netbible.cm. Use by pemissin. All ights eseve.

Sciptue qutatins ientie NLT ae the Holy Bible, New Living Tanslatin, cpy-

ight 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tynale Huse Funatin. Use by pemissin Tynale

H Pb, Ic., C Sm, I 6088. A .

T , m , p mb bk cc

m pbc. T p c. Bk Pb Gp

m c c pmc.

C b Ec Wjp

2 3 4 6 7 8 7 6 4 3 2


4/21

T bk c

m w, M,

m , Kmb,

w G m c m.


5/21

7

Ctets

Ic 9

. W I T? 2. Hw C I Kw

G? 20

3. Hw D W Kw Bb I W G? 2

4. W A Impc Bb B W

G? 3

. W A OImpc BbB G W? 36

6. W Ccc G Mk HmUq? 4

7. W O Ccc G Mk HmUq? 46

8. W Ccc Hm D G S

W Hm? 0

9. W D I M T

G I T?

0. D G R Mk

E? 60

. Hw D G Wk W? 6

2. W A A

Dm? 70

3. W D I M B

Hm? 7

4. D Hm H

P? 80

. W I S? 8
http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-


6/21

8

C

6. W I O S? 90

7. W S W BT J C IG? 9

8. W S W BT J C IHm? 99

9. Hw C J B BG M? 04

20. W H J CD? 08

2. I Rc J R TImp? 3

22. W D I M ST J I L? 8

23. I H Sp P T? 22

24. Hw D H SpHp C? 27

2. W A G Sp? 32

26. W I B S? 37

27. Hw D G CW W B S? 42

28. D J D E? 47

29. Hw D P BcmS? 2

30. W A R B S? 7

3. C C L TS? 62

32. I J O W BS? 67

33. W I Cc? 72

34. Hw I Lc Cc B G L? 77

3. W I Scc Bpm? 82

36. W I Scc L Spp? 87

37. I J R CmBck? 92

38. W I J CmBck? 96

39. W W Hpp WJ Cm Bck? 20

40. W W H B

Lk? 206

Ep 2

N 23
http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-


7/21

9

Itducti

g pp Jm c pjc:C c Km k,

K b c;

b k :H c ?

(Y .)

Jm 2:0 niv984

I w, Jm, c xmp

p pp w

g gs. The implicatin was that he wul cme up with

. G c c w c

I:

B m pp xc G

w .

.

T , T w b G, only

G (thei Gly), have ne what nt even pagans tae

m nothing .


8/21

Understanding Theology in 15 Minutes a Day

0

T cmc c :

B pp , O ,

w ,

c Lord.

. 2

T :

M pp cmm w :

T k m,

p w,

w c,

bk c c w.

. 3

S, pp p m, , w

rom a leaky articial hole in the ground to cool, resh, purew m xb, c.

T x

b, G, G m. T w, w

w-b, w : D Lord (Pm

37:4) Rjc L w (Ppp 4:4). T

w D :

O I k Lord, I k:

I m w Lord

m ,

z b Lord

k m mp.

Pm 27:4

This is why Jesus sai, The kingm heaven [Gs well-

] k . W m ,


9/21

Ic

, j w

b (Mw 3:44).

G himsel is the geatest teasue imaginable, an thelgy,

G, mb.

T bk b , b pcc b m-

c , bc z

w c:

Bibliology w G m m kw

Bb pcc.

Theology proper1 is the stuy G himselwh he is anw w .

Angelology is the study o other spiritual beingsangels,

m, S.

Anthropology is the stuy the pinnacle Gs ceatin

m, b m.

Hamartiology is the study o that which is contrary to

G.

Christology is the stuy the Sn G, the secn pesn

Tw w w .

Pneumatology is the stuy the Hly Spiit, the thi pesn

Tw w w .

Soteriology G pbm

.

Ecclesiology cc, b C

pp cp.Eschatology w G w

Scp.

A w b cp : I , pp

cul cme st since eveything fws m G, incluing the

W G, the Bible. Nmally, hweve, Biblilgy pecees

pp bc Bb pm (


10/21


2

only) source o inormation about God. So rst we must un-

w cc w w .

Ate an intuctin t thelgy (chapte 1), Biblilgy will be

c cp 2. T pp w w cp-

6.

A (cp 2) p (cp 34)

cme next, since they eal with beings ceate by G. Hama-

(cp 6) w p, c

w w m xpc.

W c m p p m - .

Christology (chapters 1722) would t immediately ater

pp, c C G, c p

T. Hw, I w c p m-

tiology because, in addition to being God, Jesus Christ, also

m, bcm m pbm

. T pp, p, m p

b C.

Pm (cp 232) c mm -

lw thelgy ppe, since the Spiit is G, the thi pesn

T, b w T c

pesn. Steilgy (chaptes 2632) ts next; the wk Jesus

C p b , H Sp p-

p wk C w b m.

Ecclesiology (chapters 3336) ollows as it deals with thecorporate nature o all believers. And eschatology (chapters

3740) cm bc w .

I have witten this bk m an evangelical pespective. This

m I m cc cmm c bc :

F c, Bb w cm b W

G, w , cmp w; J


11/21

Ic

3

C w cm b G w

m; J c pc,

w c c pc,

coming back to earth physically and visibly; and nally, aith

C w b ccp b G

j pc .

As we examine an iscuss these issues, I will pvie evience

w w b. I w q c bbc

x w, w I c c m m, I -

c k p x m w. A , I m bck p b

q c G W .

Even those who share this same evangelical perspective do

, pc m .

S I c p c

w I m. I kp m -

c p m w ( mc).

I m bk w w pp

kw G b, w -

atin yu pesnal, nging, lielng pusuit me an

m G, pm pc .

Y w b m. Hpp !


12/21

1

Wt Is Te?

Many peple, ate heaing the w theology, ll thei

eyes an envisin esteic schlaly ebates that have

b . Hw, mc

more basic, more oundational, than this, and it has every-

thing to do with real lie. The word itsel comes rom the

Greek terms or God (theos) and word, thought, or

(logos). S theology m: wc c b

b G, G. I

pm ( xc) c m bGod is the Bible, theology can be thought o as the study

Bb: W c? W , cc

Scp?

A more ormal denition might be something like this:

Theology simply means thinking about God and expressing

m w. Nc cb c-

. T pm something, b doing

o something, specically, thinking and expressing. The term

doctrine k c


13/21


6

the expessing (thugh smetimes theology is use as a synnym

doctrine).

Fm, c m

simply a mental activity; it als invlves cmmunicatin. This is

w bc kw G kp

. I b p p

G w.

I this is what theology is, then it ollows that theology

m everyone , b k k

about God to some degree. Even atheists do; they just doso in negative terms. At some level, all people are theolo-

gians, whether they know it or not.2 The question, then, is

nt whethe ne is ing thelgy but whethe ne is ing

cc.

S how w cc?

How to Do TheologyFirst, one truth that Christians have long understood may

initially seem counterintuitive: We must do theology in faith.

Nmally we wul assume that ate we thughly unestan

m, w c w w b . B

Bb c . T p P :

T p w Sp [ b] ccp cm m Sp G [.., G W,

the Bible] . . . and cannot understand them because they are

c Sp.

C 2:4

In other words, only a person o aithone who trusts in

G Wc W

. Am Cb (03309) p w:

I b I m . O,


14/21

W I T?

7

rephrased it, theology is aith seeking understanding. The

b, , pc .

This does not mean aith is blind. It is not mindless or ir-

. G w k m wc

there is insucient basis or belie. It does mean we must do

theology in dependence upon God, the subject o our study

pm c Bb, W.

T Sp, w (J 6:3).

Second, we must do theology in humility. This should be

obvious by the very act that God is an innite and perectly

b, w w cmp m w

m b fc b . (S Jm 7:9, w

m.)

M ,

w m w,

c Lord.A ,

m w w

m .

I :89

S we shul thelgy humbly, ealizing we will all sht

o perection. This also implies that we should constantly be

b m m

p c .

Thi, we must do theology with the right motives. T ten

theology has been motivated by pride that seeks to show the

p c kw. T, c,

is the opposite o doing it humbly. In contrast, God-pleasing

mtives inclue ing thelgy t magniy himWhateve yu

, it all the gly G (1 Cinthians 10:31)an t

p E m b cc m


15/21


8

b b p ( C 4:26; Ep 4:6;

C :28).

F, we must do theology in the right way. F c,

bjc p W m b

human? Femst, we must ega Gs W as u pimay

c (m c cp 2). T w

bbc x pc. Nx, w p

x c, m cc, k

m w cmmc

c ( bbc p m,see chaptes 35). Finally, we synthesize u nings in e t

w, W Bb c b w m

b m?

How to Understand Theology

Theology m xp m mb b-

cp (c, xmp, bbc , ctheology, and natural theology). Again, this books approach

alls under the category o systematic theology: the study o

Bb mp cz mz c

cc b pc. G, c p-

: W Bb c b Bb? G? J

Christ? the Holy Spirit? angels? humans? sin? salvation? the

cc? ( )?The answers are hardly irrelevant or stuf to interest only

academic types. They are thoroughly useul, prooundly ap-

plicable, even vital t u veall well-being. Paul emnstate

this by how he organized his letters. The rst part, generally

c, xp what kw b

(.., Rm ; Ep 3). T p,

pcc, pp how

shul live as a esult thei aith an knwlege (e.g., Rmans

26; Ep 46).


16/21

W I T?

9

T cc: Theology (biblical truth) is the basis for

Christian living. Paul also showed its relevance by repeatedly

c p ( p p: 2 Tm,

Titus) t teach peple sun ctine. The w sound means

. T p bbc c, w-

out it we will be unhealthy spiritually and vulnerable to alse

c ( cc P ).

W c ppcb -

ways readily apparent, we ought to assume that it is relevant

an cntinue t pne G-eveale tuth, with Gs help, asc w b p c. G not w

w . T b W G

should not only afect our thinking (what we believe and un-

) b b (w w ), m

cc (w w ).

Theee, an nally, t thelgy cectly we must apply

it to our own lives and help others apply it to their lives. G

esies t use thelgy (biblical tuth) t tansm us int gly

pp. I m p w wk w

cp c j .

I n t e r e s t I n g F a c t

Up until the last couple of centuries, theology was known as thequeen o the sciences. The assumption was that since everything

comes rom God, nothing can be sufciently understood apart rom

God. Thereore, you were not considered to be educated in anyfeld

o study unless you had also studied theology. Oh, or the good old

days, when theology was given its appropriate and necessary place!


17/21

20

2

hw C I Kw gd?

We can know God or one reason only: God has made

himsel known. I God had not chosen to do this, wecul nt have knwn him. That is, G is nt accessible thugh

u senses, u easn, u expeience, any the means apat

m w b ccb. O kw G

b p p ;

willing b kw, desires b kw.

T m revelation cm m Gk w apocalupsis

( Nw Tm bk), wc m

an uncveing evealing smething that was peviusly

kw. T c , , m w c kw

G because he has chsen t make himsel an his wks knwn.

T w k : pcc.

General Revelation

G kw G -

able to all people o all times and all places. Such knowledge

cm w.


18/21

Hw C I Kw G?

2

First, general revelation comes through nature, that is,

through what God has made. Psalm 19:1 says, The heavens

declare the glory o God; the skies proclaim the work o his

. G cmmc c. P w,

Sc c w G b q

pw b c , b

unest m what has been mae, s that peple ae withut

xc (Rm :20). Sm G c b c

seen through his works. This is not just communication but

clearcommunication, which is why people are without ex-c. E wc G

.

Secn, general revelation comes through human beings, that

, w b G m. T w c,

thing, a sense the ivine. In the vese bee Pauls statement

about what can be known o God in nature, he says, What

m b kw b G p m, bc G

m p m (Rm :9). G pc w

all humans an inner sense o his existence, and he has made

p.

A m w. Ecc

3: , H m . T

means we all have a G-given inne sense that thee is me than

j --w; mG m.

A P w, m G-mp m:

W G, w [w] w, b

q b w, w m,

though they do not have the law. They show that the require-

m w w , ccc

also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing

m m m.

Rm 2:4


19/21


22

This moral sense is the human conscience, a reection o

God, who himsel is the moral standard. He has written his

w .

Thi, general revelation comes through history, that is, hw

G wk m pc. T w D m

w G c m ; p

kings an aises up thes (Daniel 2:21; see als Jb 12:23; Acts

17:26). Histy is the wking ut Gs plans an pupses,

w w kw , w xpc b

wk c .So through at least these waysnature, humans, and his-

toryGod has made himsel known to all people. Everyone

eveywhee knws that the ne tue G exists an knws sme-

thing abut him. As Paul makes clea, all peple ae accuntable

kw (w xc, Rm :20), b -

cally, all suppess the tuth by thei wickeness (Rmans 1:18).

Specifc (Special) Revelation

Whereas general revelation is available to all people gener-

, pcc ( pc) b pcc

people and at specic times and places. Historically, this has

k m m, c w:

First, God has revealed himsel through an audible voice.

This seems implied in Genesis 12:1: The Lord had said toAbam. . . . A clea example is when G calle ut t Samuel

(see 1 Samuel 3), an at st Samuel thught Eli was calling him.

Sc, G m through dreams, c

Josephs (Genesis 37:511). Later, Pharaoh had two related

dreams and God enabled Joseph to interpret them (Genesis

4:37). Jp pcc P, G

P w b (. 2, 28).

Thi, G has eveale himselthrough visions, instance,

Abm (G :). T bk D c


20/21

Hw C I Kw G?

23

G m w , km,

and Gods work to establish his eternal kingdom that would

pc m km (D 72).

F, G m through messengers, c

pp . T Hbw w prophet

(nabi) m pk, , w pk G. T

Hbw Gk m angel (malak angelos)

bth mean messenge. Smetimes angels accmpanie a visin

G pp (.., Zc :9; 2:3).

F, G m m w through hisSon, Jesus Christ. T b b c,

, b pm k m

to his eternal divine nature. For example, the Old Testament

ten eeences the angel the Lord (Yahweh), as in Juges

6:, w pcc cm G w w

w. I m p,

t nly as the Lord (v. 14), s clealy this is nt just any angel G b G m. M c b pcc

is the second person o the Trinity appearing on earth as a

human. The tem applie is theophany, an appeaance visible

m (Gk phain bcm b, pp)

G (Gk theos).

T m bcm pm w J w

b. T p J w cc b

m W (logos)T W w G (J :),

an The W became fesh an mae his welling amng us

(. 4). A , m [G] kw (. 8). J

C pm cmmc m G G.

W c kw G bc bcm p

J C.

Essentially, us tay, specic evelatin is the witten W

o God, the Bible. In the Gospels we have the record o the

ultimate revelation, Jesus Christ. We also have the records o


21/21


24

Gs wn vice, eams, visins, pphets an angels,

an s much me. The Biblewhat it says abut itsel an the

mpc w b c cp 3.

s o b e r I n g F a c t

While general revelation is sufcient to make all people guilty o turn-

ing away rom God (Romans 1:1820), it is not sufcient to provide

salvation or anyone. Only specifc revelationspecifcally, Jesus Christand the gospelare sufcient or salvation (Romans 10:1317).

understanding theology in 15 minutes a day

Documents