Good Theology

There are many good reasons for studying theology, such as discovering who God is, and what He is doing in the world.  It gives us an understanding of the meaning of our lives as we learn the teachings of the Bible.  For instance, in Genesis 1:27 we read, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."  This is good theology.  We begin to learn about humanity's true identity from theology.  And we can also learn of God’s eternal nature and His promises to His people. 

 

Studying theology picks us up out of the darkness, brokenness, and sinfulness of this world.  In Christ, we receive the salvation of our souls and inspiration for living.  Discovering Christ transforms us back to "the image of God" and the image of Christ, and we then long to live for Christ in all aspects of our lives.      

 

My prayer for my family and friends is that they would discover the joy of knowing Christ and being transformed into His likeness.  Our culture is changing at an incredible rate and we cannot be indifferent to the call of living for Christ.  We will drift away from God without inspiration in good theology.   

 

The Holy Spirit speaks through all of Scripture, and in Romans 12:2, He says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”  The will of God is to live for Christ, which as we see in 12:1 is described as, “your spiritual worship.”

 

God is calling us out of the world and to Christ and His word.  He is calling us to know Him and be transformed by Him.  This is good theology and it causes us to live for Him.