By Jeremy Myers Filed Under Theology Introduction Written on July 1, 2011

Knowing Your Theology

Theology of Snoopy I think this will be my last post on “Introduction to Theology.” Next week we will move into Bibliology, the Study of the Bible.

It is not that I blogged through all the class notes that I had on “Introduction to Theology.” I only summarized about 10 pages of notes in the last several blog posts, and still had over 80 pages to go.

It is just that I looked through the next 80 pages, and got bored. They dealt with the following topics:

Seven Aversions to Theology
History of the Development of Systematic Theology
Presuppositions to Theology
Theological Method
How to Study Theology
A Study of the Primary Worldviews
The Importance of a Trinitarian Worldview

All of this is good information. I just wasn’t sure how to present it in blog format in an interesting way. Is there any of that you are just dying to know? Maybe I will include some of it later. Maybe.

Let me say this:

I do believe that theology is important. Vitally important. It is crucial to know who we are and why we are here so that we can know how to live and what is important in life. Even the idea that there is no God and we are here by chance is a theological belief which has far-reaching ramifications on how a person lives their life and treats other people. Both Jesus and Hitler had theologies which led them to live and act as they did. Calvin too:

Calvin and Hobbes Theology

If you do not know what you believe, you will be led blindly by the beliefs you do not know you have. It is only through understanding what we believe, and then choosing to reject or refine these beliefs, can we live a life of significance, purpose, and love.

Check out these related posts on Scripture, Theology, and Church:

What is Theology?

Bibliology is Dangerous

Writing Three Books at Once

A New Proposal for Theological Categories

The Different Types of Theology

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http://www.graceground.com Sam

I like Charlie Schulz’s take on theology! Theology is important, but the problem often seems to be that lots of Christians think they’ve got theology all figured out and that means they are going to tell me and everyone else how to think and how to live. This includes who’s in (them) and who’s out (people not like them, people who believe the wrong stuff/theology).

It’s hardly worth the hassle, but occasionally I will respond to one of these people who think they’ve got the corner on truth with something from another theologian or even from the Bible that contradicts their “truth” (I suppose this makes me very naughty.) With few exceptions it makes them mad. Very telling, huh?

http://www.tillhecomes.org Jeremy Myers

Yes, the “in” vs. “out” theology is troubling for me. Although I suppose I have my own system for this, but I don’t presume to know who is “in” and who is “out.” I try to leave that up to God to decide.

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http://ichrch.com Rich Langton

It’s true, we all have a ‘theology’ of sorts even if we’re unaware of it. It may not he important for people to know all the history and technical stuff of theology itself but it sure is important to consider what it is we actually believe!!

http://www.tillhecomes.org Jeremy Myers

Rich,
Good point. We don’t need to know it all.

Although sometimes the historical background does help with some context, and to keep us from making the mistakes of the past.