Term
What comes to mind when you hear the word
“theology”? |
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Definition
Systematic Theology
Theology is often caricatured as the unholy science
that reduces the practices of piety to lifeless
propositions. But far from it: theology is that delightful
activity in which the Church praises God by ordering
its thinking toward the gospel of Christ. Set in the
midst of praise, repentance, witness, and service of
God’s holy people, theology directs the Church’s
attention to the realities which the gospel declares and
attempts to make those realities a matter of
responsible thought.
(John Webster, Holiness) |
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Term
| Ludwig Feuerbach believes what? |
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Definition
“God” is merely the projection of human
thoughts and desires. |
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Term
| What does John Calvin say about idols? |
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Definition
"The human heart is a factory of idols… every one of
us is, from his mother’s womb, expert in inventing idols." |
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Term
| What does scripture (our theology) say about idolatry? |
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Definition
Although they claimed to be wise, they became
fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for
images made to look like a mortal human being and
birds and animals and reptiles… 25 They exchanged
the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and
served created things rather than the Creator--who is
forever praised. Amen. (Rom 1:22-25 NIV)
Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn
aside and serve other gods and worship them; (Deut
11:16 ESV) |
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Term
| Who said: "The dogma is the drama." |
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Definition
Dorothy Sayers, Creed or Chaos
She believed that:
• Scripture as record of divine drama
• Theology as grammar of that drama |
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Term
| What does scripture say about Baptism and, thus, forms our theology. |
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Definition
3 Or don't you know that all of us who were
baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into
his death? 4 We were therefore buried with
him through baptism into death in order that,
just as Christ was raised from the dead
through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life. (Rom 6:3-4 NIV) |
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Term
| Theological definition of "dying" in relation to Romans 6:3-4 |
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Definition
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Term
| Theological definition of "coming to life" in relation to Romans 6:3-4 |
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Term
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Arius & Nicaea--the fight to define the trinity.
• Scripture & Theological Interpretation
it is important to find the balance and interplay between these two. |
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