Theology 201 - EXAM 1 comprehensive
test (Dr. G)
-the queen of all sciences (knowledge)
-Ideas & logic on how to know God, 'the Revealer!' - answers✔✔what is theology
consistent, coherent, and credible - answers✔✔Three C's God is
is attempting to collect and gather all the sources and combine them neatly into an organized
whole - answers✔✔systematic theology
teachings that stands the test of time - answers✔✔truth
How we know what we know is true and how we relate it to this reality - answers✔✔Question
of Authority
God has spoken; it is written - answers✔✔what does Evangelical mean?
He creates and redeems - answers✔✔How does God relate with humanity?
thinking about God, "in Christ" - answers✔✔Christian Theology
Philo means love and sophy means wisdom - answers✔✔What does Philosophy mean?
,philosophy - handmaid of theology - answers✔✔what was the predecessor to theology?
1. truth changes me
2. effects others
3 Glorifies God - answers✔✔Why systematics?
experiences - answers✔✔God's truth trumps our
1. Biblical: It's content - God said it!
2. Systematic: Orderly, coherent whole
3. Contextual: How it relates to the culture
4. Contemporary: It's for me/us; here and now!
5. Practical: So what? Is it applicable? Is it useful? - answers✔✔The five words to thrive
revelation - answers✔✔what is at the center of theology?
orderly - answers✔✔there is something ______ in the way God reveals himself to us
credibility gap between what we believe and how we behave - answers✔✔in this culture there
is a __________ in what and what
life - answers✔✔theology is about
-towards a viable defininition
-necessity of doctrine - answers✔✔what is the nature of theology
, -identifying various starting points
-where do i start
-steps to develop proper techniques - answers✔✔method of theology
-Method: how to investigate a subject
How 'people' can get to know and relate to God
-Assessment: through external and objective means
Uses the rules of logic (not all is myth or mystery)
-Coherent, communicable content!
Propositional truths, along with othe - answers✔✔criteria for theology
theocracy - answers✔✔best antidote for heresy is
1. Natural theology (human reason)
Scientific, logical, empirical cause-and-effect
2. Tradition
Because we've always proved/done it this way!
Experience - Is it automatically the best teacher?
What I really
3. experience, is true for me (you?)
4. Revelation: The Bible tells me so...
God has spoken; it is "constitutionally" written - answers✔✔4 sources of theology
test (Dr. G)
-the queen of all sciences (knowledge)
-Ideas & logic on how to know God, 'the Revealer!' - answers✔✔what is theology
consistent, coherent, and credible - answers✔✔Three C's God is
is attempting to collect and gather all the sources and combine them neatly into an organized
whole - answers✔✔systematic theology
teachings that stands the test of time - answers✔✔truth
How we know what we know is true and how we relate it to this reality - answers✔✔Question
of Authority
God has spoken; it is written - answers✔✔what does Evangelical mean?
He creates and redeems - answers✔✔How does God relate with humanity?
thinking about God, "in Christ" - answers✔✔Christian Theology
Philo means love and sophy means wisdom - answers✔✔What does Philosophy mean?
,philosophy - handmaid of theology - answers✔✔what was the predecessor to theology?
1. truth changes me
2. effects others
3 Glorifies God - answers✔✔Why systematics?
experiences - answers✔✔God's truth trumps our
1. Biblical: It's content - God said it!
2. Systematic: Orderly, coherent whole
3. Contextual: How it relates to the culture
4. Contemporary: It's for me/us; here and now!
5. Practical: So what? Is it applicable? Is it useful? - answers✔✔The five words to thrive
revelation - answers✔✔what is at the center of theology?
orderly - answers✔✔there is something ______ in the way God reveals himself to us
credibility gap between what we believe and how we behave - answers✔✔in this culture there
is a __________ in what and what
life - answers✔✔theology is about
-towards a viable defininition
-necessity of doctrine - answers✔✔what is the nature of theology
, -identifying various starting points
-where do i start
-steps to develop proper techniques - answers✔✔method of theology
-Method: how to investigate a subject
How 'people' can get to know and relate to God
-Assessment: through external and objective means
Uses the rules of logic (not all is myth or mystery)
-Coherent, communicable content!
Propositional truths, along with othe - answers✔✔criteria for theology
theocracy - answers✔✔best antidote for heresy is
1. Natural theology (human reason)
Scientific, logical, empirical cause-and-effect
2. Tradition
Because we've always proved/done it this way!
Experience - Is it automatically the best teacher?
What I really
3. experience, is true for me (you?)
4. Revelation: The Bible tells me so...
God has spoken; it is "constitutionally" written - answers✔✔4 sources of theology
