HEY NOW! What are we doing talking about so much theology! For the last six months, we have been studying things straight out of the Word of God, and now all of the sudden, we're delving into theology! And, what is theology, anyway? And, Why should it matter to us Christians who just want to study the Word of God, and not get mixed up with other things?
Okay, it's like this. For the last six months, the Holy Spirit has been leading us to know our Lord Jesus Christ and his nature and relationship with His Father really well. Because we have been taught these things so well, we now are getting exposed to beliefs of others. These beliefs are important to us, because they determined the direction the different churches took. In these End Times, we're seeing alot of corruption in churches, and alot of pretend Christianity, and alot of confusion among the faithful. The devil is doing his best to perpetuate these weaknesses that came as a result of bad theology.
Theology, by the way, is how different believers believe. Okay, Jake, I'm sorry...but this is going to be a long one!
Often, people against Christianity make the charge that there are too many different interpretations by too many different churches, which prove the Word of God untrue to them. Actually, there are just a few major disagreements, and a whole bunch of minor ones. The major disagreements ended up causing Christianity to branch off into Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant.
We have already learned that the nature and will was a big disagreement with the Orthodox and Roman Catholics. There was one other, and that was the Filoque Clause that the Roman Catholics put officially into their creed and liturgy in the 6th-11th centuries.
Basically, here's the deal...
Eastern Orthodox believers say that the Holy Spirit derives only from the LORD God. Roman Catholic believers say that the Holy Spirit come from both the LORD God and Jesus Christ; that the Holy Spirit is part of both of them combined.
This argument derived from the Scripture we are studying right now! Remember that study (it seems like so long ago)!
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:” (John 15:26 KJV)
This was a big disagreement, and the arguing still goes on today.
Okay, class...tell me what you think! The Holy Spirit has taught you about the Lord Jesus Christ and his nature for six months now. You have intimately met him in deeper communion than ever before. Are you able yet to gather some conclusions to your belief? Tell me, does the Holy Spirit derive from the Father LORD God only, or does it also come from the Lord Jesus Christ? What do you believe and why? How does the answer to the origin of the Holy Spirit change belief? Why do you think the answer to this question is important? And while you are at it, why is it important that we know where major disagreements in belief occur in Christianity? And...How do you like theology, anyway?
I promise we will get to the Old Guys and start reading their commentaries really soon. But, if you don't understand the major differences, you will never be able to appreciate the old guys' writings, because most of them are arguing about this stuff we're talking about today.
Okay, class, dig in there and tackle those questions, and tell me what you think! Can't wait for you to share!
David "Bucker" Becker
Okay, it's like this. For the last six months, the Holy Spirit has been leading us to know our Lord Jesus Christ and his nature and relationship with His Father really well. Because we have been taught these things so well, we now are getting exposed to beliefs of others. These beliefs are important to us, because they determined the direction the different churches took. In these End Times, we're seeing alot of corruption in churches, and alot of pretend Christianity, and alot of confusion among the faithful. The devil is doing his best to perpetuate these weaknesses that came as a result of bad theology.
Theology, by the way, is how different believers believe. Okay, Jake, I'm sorry...but this is going to be a long one!
Often, people against Christianity make the charge that there are too many different interpretations by too many different churches, which prove the Word of God untrue to them. Actually, there are just a few major disagreements, and a whole bunch of minor ones. The major disagreements ended up causing Christianity to branch off into Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant.
We have already learned that the nature and will was a big disagreement with the Orthodox and Roman Catholics. There was one other, and that was the Filoque Clause that the Roman Catholics put officially into their creed and liturgy in the 6th-11th centuries.
Basically, here's the deal...
Eastern Orthodox believers say that the Holy Spirit derives only from the LORD God. Roman Catholic believers say that the Holy Spirit come from both the LORD God and Jesus Christ; that the Holy Spirit is part of both of them combined.
This argument derived from the Scripture we are studying right now! Remember that study (it seems like so long ago)!
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:” (John 15:26 KJV)
This was a big disagreement, and the arguing still goes on today.
Okay, class...tell me what you think! The Holy Spirit has taught you about the Lord Jesus Christ and his nature for six months now. You have intimately met him in deeper communion than ever before. Are you able yet to gather some conclusions to your belief? Tell me, does the Holy Spirit derive from the Father LORD God only, or does it also come from the Lord Jesus Christ? What do you believe and why? How does the answer to the origin of the Holy Spirit change belief? Why do you think the answer to this question is important? And while you are at it, why is it important that we know where major disagreements in belief occur in Christianity? And...How do you like theology, anyway?
I promise we will get to the Old Guys and start reading their commentaries really soon. But, if you don't understand the major differences, you will never be able to appreciate the old guys' writings, because most of them are arguing about this stuff we're talking about today.
Okay, class, dig in there and tackle those questions, and tell me what you think! Can't wait for you to share!
David "Bucker" Becker
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