The Study of God

Posted by on Dec 22, 2009 in Faith, Headlines | 0 comments


We are reading a book called “Gospel-Powered Parenting” by William P. Farley. This one paragraph really stood out to me:

Theology is the study of God. Theological emphasis is unique to Christianity. That is because Christians don’t earn salvation. It is a gift. Rodney Stark notes that the other world religions all share one teaching in common: self-salvation. Therefore, their focus is on behavior rather than God. They study rules and regulations–how to be good, to meet God’s standard. But because Christians believe that salvation is God’s gift, which can’t be earned, they study the giver. They focus on right belief about God himself–that is, theology.

Have you ever stopped to think about why we study God, why we study theology? Christianity is unique when compared to the other religions of the world as we try to understand God and His amazing grace. While we will never fully comprehend an infinite God, our study of our creator and savior gives us greater and greater appreciation for all of his attributes, from wrath to grace. In fact, the more you understand those things about God that we don’t tend to like, i.e. wrath, the more we are grateful for his goodness and marvelous grace! In fact to really even understand and appreciate the Good News of Christ, you must first understand our sinful state and the rightful judgement we all deserve! With this framework in mind, I am forever grateful for our awesome God!

So, pick up your Bible today and read about all God says about Himself in the pages of His Word. Then thank Jesus Christ for His payment for all the sins of those who trust in Him!

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The Ultimate Gift.

Posted by on Dec 20, 2008 in Faith | 0 comments

Especially during this time of the year, we want to remind everyone of the sacrifice Jesus made by coming to earth, becoming 100% man and remaining 100% God (that will blow your mind, heh?), living a perfect life, and dying for all the sins of all His people. We don’t deserve anything, much less someone paying the penalty for our very own sins. But God, in His great love and mercy decided to save us from our sins and as a benefit, give us eternal life with Him. What a wonderful gift! The ultimate gift.

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