PPT-The Theology of God’s Goodness

Define Goodness Basic Definition Goodness means something admirable attractive and praiseworthy In other words worthy of approval God is only originally good of himself All created goodness is a rivulet from this fountain but divine goodness hath no spring God depends upon no other for his goodness he hath it in and of himself Man hath no goodness from himself God hath no goodness from without himself his goodness is no more derived from another than his being Stephen . SUNG PARK* 'Theology is contextual. Liberation theology emerged from the concern of La,tin American theologians for the poor in their countries. Political theology came into the CS/TS 650 Theological Foundations of Christian Spirituality. Dr. Becky Towne. Christian Spirituality. Personal relationship with God. Not Private. Not individualistic. Defined by a person’s concrete existence within a community. Daniel Franklin . Pilario. C.M.. The Rough Grounds and Theological Method. OUTLINE. The Rough Grounds of . Payatas. Their Lives as Painful Questions. Closed Churches. Closed Theologies. Reflective Theologizing. GOOD. Psalm 73:28. “Why . does a good God allow evil to persist and let bad people continue to enjoy good things while . His own . people suffer?” . This psalm expresses or reflects the believer’s struggle to reconcile God’s sovereignty and human responsibility, to balance God’s justice and . OUR MORAL LIFE IN CHRIST. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Read . the selections from Genesis that begins this chapter. Conduct a . class discussion . on the following question:. What passages in Genesis . 1–2 . . A pilgrim was I, and a wandering. In the cold night of sin I did roam. When Jesus the kind Shepherd found me. And now I am on my way home.. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me . All the days, all the days of my life;. Daniel Franklin . Pilario. C.M.. The Rough Grounds and Theological Method. OUTLINE. The Rough Grounds of . Payatas. Their Lives as Painful Questions. Closed Churches. Closed Theologies. Reflective Theologizing. Attaining Freedom, Clarity, & Purity. 3 . modes bind us like rope. Why know about the modes?. The modes affect everything we do:. Perception. Choices. Health. Happiness. Knowledge. Results. The Law of the World . Why. a Theology of Work?. What is Theology?. The word “theology” comes from two Greek words, . (. theos. , “God”, . logos. , “word, study, science”). . that combined mean . “. the study of God.. As a father pities his children,. so the LORD pities those who fear Him . (Psalm 103:13). WHY STUDY THEOLOGY?. HOW DOES THIS HELP MY LIFE?. DOSEN’T DOCTRINE “DIVIDE” PEOPLE?. WHY STUDY THEOLOGY?. Galatians 5. 2 Peter 1:5-9 (ERV). “…5 Because you have these blessings, do all you can to add to your life these things: to your faith add goodness (godliness/ESV); to your goodness add knowledge; 6 to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add patience; to your patience add devotion to God; 7 to your devotion add kindness toward your brothers and sisters in Christ, and to this kindness add love. 8 If all these things are in you and growing, you will never fail to be useful to God. You will produce the kind of fruit that should come from your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But those who don’t grow in these blessings are blind. They cannot see clearly what they have. They have forgotten that they were cleansed from their past sins…”. Theology is the study of God—who He is, what he does, and how humans can know him.. The world theology comes from two Greek words: . . theos. . (God) . . . logos . (word/study/doctrine). What is theology?. Natural Theology is a branch of theology based on reason and ordinary experience that explains God’s rational as a part of the physical world. deals with describing nature and the existence of God lacking special or supposed supernatural revelation.  . This material is provided for students and instructors in The Theology Program. Use of this material is encouraged for personal study and for use in preparation of lessons, sermons, or other oral communication. This material may be quoted so long as the material is unaltered and credit is given to The Theology Program. It may not under any circumstances be reprinted for any reason or any purpose without the prior expressed written consent of the Biblical Studies Press..