Pure In Heart
Definition
Theology is inaccessible in its fullness because of man’s sinfulness and created nature; it uses antinomy and paradox; God is its source, so only cooperation with and experience of God enables speech about Him. Theology is an all-encompassing way of life, not an academic discipline.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- The Mystery Of Theology
Biblical References
- Galatians 1:11-12 — *Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ. *
- Galatians 1:8 — *But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell! *
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 — *Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. *
- 1 Corinthians 11:2 — *I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you. *
- John 17:8 — *because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. *
- 1 Corinthians 11:23 — *For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread, *