Essay about Knowing God

The contemporary usage of the word “theology” can be defined as “the science of religion” or “the doctrines

Revelational Christian Ethics is the discovery and the study of God’s manifestation of Himself to humanity by His divine historical acts and His inspired word. Existing outside our material world, God progressively unveils Himself to us by both general and special revelation. Through general

“Christian theology is a theology of liberation. It is a rational study of the being of God in

Theology of Christianity appears in many forms. It is a concentration of the study of both the old and new testaments, as well as Christian traditions. Such theologies discussed by the author are: biblical criticism, systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, pastoral theology, liberation theology, natural theology, liturgical studies and sacramenta theology, and mystical

This text was published from a work of Revelation and Reason. One of the most interesting debates took place in the 1934 between both Swiss Protestant theologians: Karl Barth and Emil Brunner. Both had many similarities, both stressed the priority of God’s revelation and resisted the idea that humanity could discover the nature and character of God through the use of purse reason. But the important questions emerges from “word of God” something that impacts immediately and directly on humanity? Or does it need to be interpret? Tin this text Brunner implies that, The Word does not overwhelm, it does not coerce, it does not ignore the one “over against us”, but it calls, addresses, threatens and entreats..” We apply reason when we are communicated by the Word. When God became human being he came down to a level of humanity, therefore God had to become human so humanity would be able to meet him. God adapted his revelation to humanity, in that He clothed in the human word of the Apostles and through that He chose this form of revelation because communication through speech is the proper way humanity can carry a conversation. Brunner quotes, ‘As Humanus they use language, that is they can speak and understand the speech of others. This capacity was given to a humanity as its own in the

Because God took human form for our sakes St John argues that we gained some knowledge of the invisible divinity ; in Christ God is revealed , showing how God uses that which is tangible or physical to shed light on the intelligible there implying that bodily knowledge leads to spiritual knowledge.He writes “It is impossible for us to arrive at intellectual conceptions without corporeal things.Just as we listen with our bodily ears to physical words and understand spiritual things ,so, through corporeal vision we come to the

Michael J. Himes, in his book Doing the Truth in Love, describes theology as a way of “talking about God.” Talking about God brings many questions to mind: how do people talk about God when God is a mystery? How do people converse about what they do not know for sure? Many may think theology is inherited and even theologians talk about what they have learned from doctrines and the history they have been taught. Even though theologians know very little about God aside from what they studied, they still know it is important to talk about God. As Himes states, “God is simply too important to us not to talk about.” Although theologians are still figuring out the mysteries of God, they attempt to put forth their opinions and ideas about God in order to inspire people to find their own theology.

Firstly, scripture has an essential role in the revelation of the doctrine of God, as it is an important part of one of the two methods by which he reveals himself to us, these two methods are general and special revelation. To begin, general revelation is the way in which God evokes his work and light in the nature of man, so that we may acknowledge his worth, as well as the beauty of his traits. This innate trait to recognize the beauty and order of nature is prearranged, so that no man can be excused for an ignorance of the Lord and his existence. In the word of God, it is affirmed, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Romans 1:20). We are told that God has intentionally left a mark on us and the world, leaving a signature on all of his creations, so that we persistently ask questions about our creator and his plausible existence. The Lord deliberately created such a divine and natural order of the world,

Prior to diving into the information that is to be received, it is first important to discuss the methods of knowing provided by Entwistle (2015). There are 4 for epistemic methods of knowing. The four methods are logic, empriricism, revelation, and hermeneutics (Entwistle, 2015). Logic, deals with the assumption that an individual can separate fact from belief by using rationality. Empiricism is a methos that is based off experience, alone. This give responsibility to the individual, and they are to “evaluate” and compare their claims of knowledge by their experiences. Revelation involves the awareness of the signs around humankind. God shows Himself, both, directly and indirectly. This is referred to as special and general revelation. Lastly, Hermeneutics sole purpose is to make sure that God word is never distorted and therefore misunderstood. There are rules that are constructed so that the message of God is, correctly, articulated and passed on to the congregation. In reviewing the methods of knowing, it is safe to say that all 4 are needed to fully integrate faith and science.

In this paper, I am going to share my ideas of theology. I believe that one of the biggest mistakes I made in the past was that I was afraid of being rejected, so I wrote a theology paper and tried to give the previous COM what I thought they wanted to hear instead of what was truly inside of me. Fortunately for me, even though I was not given a green light in order to see the Eccleastical Council, I was licensed to preach and this gave me time

In this chapter, the author states that many feel that theology is unnecessary to understanding God. Most feel that they know more about God because of personal experiences. The author says he agrees with that to some degree; however, he feels that one is very limited with only the personal experience and without what he calls a map, which is what theology would be as related to the Christian religion. Without

Including the previous seven, Dr. Bill Wheeler (2011) presents three additional ways of seeking knowledge: revelation and faith; custom and tradition; and personal experiences. For a Christian, revelation and faith is a fundamental source of knowledge and truth. Wheeler describes two aspects of revelation, general and special. General revelation is looking at the world and realizing that God is the creator. Special revelation comes from Jesus, Holy Spirit, and the prophets.

Just what is theology? This question can have a wide variety of answers, from irrelevant facts about God thought up by men centuries ago, to complicated theories discussed by scholars. Typically, the average 21st century man does not consider theology as relevant. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Theology by definition has the characteristics of both expounding the truth, and impacting the believer with that truth (Himes, 2011). Therefore, theology and the church are intricately combined, in that the church embodies the revelation of God, and is reality, not theory (Himes, 2011). A personal practical theology must begin with revelation, not the individual (Himes, 2011), and proclaim

Theology is the study of God, and further the Theology of the Pentateuch is defined as what is the Pentateuch teaching us about God today. The Pentateuch is another name for the Torah, which consists of the first five books of the Biblical canon. Studying the theological vision contained within the Pentateuch is crucial to scholars since it is this vision that shapes the principal form of this work. Further, the foundation for the theology of God is set forth in the rest of the Bible. One can read numerous intricate, complex stories as concern our Creator, however there is not one contradiction in respect to his attributes that can be found. It is owing to the fact that this is a solid

A question that has perplexed humans through the ages is if we have the ability to reach God. The witness of Scripture and leading theologians attest that individuals have a limited knowledge of God through general revelation in the natural world. General revelation can provide valid knowledge that there is a God, which aids in the acceptance of special revelation.