How must we respond? There is no better place to start our thinking, conversations, and action plans moving forward than on the sure foundation of a clearly stated, biblically based theology.
First, a definition of “theology” from Webster’s Dictionary.
“The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, His laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life.”
My goal is not to argue for good theology, that is assumed. My goal is to encourage you to think from theology to application and implication. In other words, what are the moral responsibilities of understanding the character and nature of God?
The late R.C. Sproul rightly observed:
