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Today we are going to talk theology

Today we are going to talk theology

What is theology?

Good question

Theology is the systematic study of the concepts of God

In systematic theology one isolates a certain themes and subjects

When one wants to study Jesus they take out all of the scripture about Jesus and that’s called Christology.

Bibliology - the study of the Bible.

Pneumatology - the study of the Holy Spirit.

Anthropology - the study of humanity.

Angleology – Study of angle

Ecclesiology - the study of the Church.

Eschatology - the study of last things or end times.

So…

Theology Proper – would be the study of the doctrine of God.

Theology come from the greek word

Theos God, a god:—divinely(1), God(1267), god(6), God’s(27), God-fearing(1), godly(2), godly*(1), gods(8), Lord(1).

Now this word also speaks of the entirety of God.

Not just the Father but the Holy Spirit and Christ Jesus

Now remember Tozer words when we says,

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

A.W. Tozer

Every Christian should know some theology.

The question becomes;

The question becomes,

Where do be begin in our study of God?

Let me just say there are certain rule that we must follow as we study God’s word especially in the context of systematic theology

Now I will give you some rule here to understanding and studying the bible

I am going to give you

6 rules of interpreting the bible

1. Interpret grammatically

2. Interpret contextually

3. Interpretation must keep a sound historical basis

4. Interpret by comparing Scripture with scripture

5. Base all interpretation in original language

6. Interpret with the idea in mind that the bible is a revelation to be understood.

Now we are going to practice one law of Studying the word it called The law of first mention

It says that truth is set forth clearly the first time it is mentioned.

Another definition says

The Law of First Mention may be said to be the principle that requires one to go to that portion of the Scriptures where a doctrine is mentioned for the first time and to study the first occurrence of the same in order to get the fundamental inherent meaning of that doctrine.

So we are studying God right?

Lets look at the 1st time he is mention in the bible.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

This 10-word verse is back with so much truth and power concerning God.

Notice in the beginning God created.

Not in the beginning God was created.

The writer here separated God existence from the time beginning to make the point that God himself was not created but rather was the source of creation.

God is the source of creation.

In the beginning there was God.

Meaning that before time was created God was already God.

And that He was not created in time, but outside outside of it.

Meaning, He is not limited to and greater than time.

Time does not begin with God because but time begins with God’s creation of it and here we find that times starts when God creates the heavens and the earth.

3 absolutes

1. God had no beginning he is uncreated

We have already looked at the Greek word for God.

Now lets look at the Hebrew word.

Elohim

This is name of God which stresses His majesty and omnipotence.

The “im” ending here is the Hebrew plural ending, so that elohim can actually mean gods.

This does not suggest.. many gods but the plurality of the trinity,

The Father… The Son..

And The Holy Spirit

All three were responsible for creation.

The Father

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

The Son

(NASB95)

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

The Holy Spirit

KJV

13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens;

what I am about to say next will totally go again the world view of Pantheism which Teaches that the material universe is an extension of God.

I will say today that,

God is a Personal Being that created the material world and gave life to everything in it.

Where did God come from?

Good question

God always was..

He call himself “I AM.”

The name “I AM” indicates the existence of a personal being who is unlike and set apart from all other beings

He alone exist and His existence is without beginning or end.

He is eternal.

He is, “I AM”

Abraham called him the Everlasting God.

Because,

In

He is timeless

Abraham called him the Everlasting God.

Because he is timeless

Jesus says in john 4 God is a spirit meaning he is not subject to decay

In the beginning God Created

2. God is creature

The Word here for created is Bara

The word appears 55 times and always means instant, miraculous creation of something which had not previous existence.

Creation out of nothing.

Out of nothing God created 3 things

The Heavens

The Earth