{"id":572,"date":"2019-01-04T15:08:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/?p=572"},"modified":"2019-01-04T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:08:30","slug":"the-possibility-and-divisions-of-theology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"The Possibility and Divisions of Theology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/3ec455bc-ba1e-430d-84ea-946945a120d9\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Possibility of Theology<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Revelation\nof God<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRevelation\nis that act of God whereby he discloses himself or communicates truth to the mind, whereby he makes manifest\nto his creatures that which could not be known in any other way.\u201d&nbsp; &#8211; Thiessen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>General Revelation<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In nature<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In history<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In conscience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Special Revelation \u2013 \u201cThose acts of\nGod whereby He makes Himself and His truth known at special times to specific\npeoples.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Miracles<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fulfilled prophecy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The person of Christ<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John\n 14:9<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>9 Jesus saith unto him,\nHave I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou\nnot known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest\nthou then, Shew us the Father?<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scriptures<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Personal experience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Endowments of Men \u2013 How does man come into possession of this revelation?<\/li><li>Mental endowments \u2013 properties of reason<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Reason is the organ or capacity for knowing truth<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reason must judge the credibility of\na representation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reason must judge evidence<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reason must organize facts into a\nsystem<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Spiritual endowments<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Man has an intuitive knowledge of God<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A believer enters into a special\npersonal fellowship with God.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Romans\n 8:15<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>15 For ye have not\nreceived the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit\nof adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1\n Corinthians 1:9<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his\nSon Jesus Christ our Lord. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Galatians\n 4:6<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>6 And because ye are\nsons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba,\nFather<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1\n John 1:3<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>3 That which we have\nseen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us:\nand truly our fellowship is with\nthe Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\nDivisions of Theology<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exegetical\nTheology \u2013 occupies itself directly with the study of biblical text and such\nrelated subjects as help in the restoration, orientation, illustration and\ninterpretation of that text.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Historical\nTheology \u2013 Traces the history of God\u2019s people in the Bible and of the church\nsince the time of Christ.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Systematic\nTheology \u2013 Takes the materials furnished by exegetical and historical theology\nand arranges them in a logical order under the great heads of theological\nstudy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Practical\nTheology \u2013 Treats the application of\ntheology in the regeneration, sanctification,\nedification, and service of men.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Possibility of Theology Revelation of God \u201cRevelation is that act of God whereby he discloses himself or communicates truth to the mind, whereby he makes manifest to his creatures that which could not be known in any other way.\u201d&nbsp; &#8211; Thiessen General Revelation In nature In history In conscience Special Revelation \u2013 \u201cThose acts &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/?p=572\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Possibility and Divisions of Theology<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sunday-evening-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":575,"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions\/575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forum.ebcct.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}