Experience with Theology Essay Assignment
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Experience with Theology Essay Assignment
Jessica L. Cameron
Liberty University
Theo104: Introduction to Theology Survey Professor Jack Davis
January 20
th
, 2024
Experience with Theology Essay Assignment
According to the dictionary theology means: The study of religious faith, study of God’s word, practice, and experience.
(Theology n.d.)
Theology, in my mind, means the study or deep dive into the Word of God, or, as most of us would say, the Bible. When someone says the word theology, I immediately think of a study of the Bible or finding out the meanings behind words, parables, or analogies that Jesus gave us through the Bible. Anyone can read the Bible and get the gist of what the scripture or passage in the Bible is talking about. However, to truly grasp and understand what the word of God says, you need to study and cross-reference words and scriptures with each other to know what God is speaking about or trying to teach us through His Word. To me, without studying the Bible, just reading it would make it another book. Theology to me is studying to understand and have a knowledge of what God was trying to warn of us, teach us, guide us, and ultimately give us a guide to be able to join Him in heaven one day.
Theology, to me, is the compass and guide through the Bible to have everlasting life.
From my childhood, I was born and raised in the Christian faith. Sunday service, Wednesday service, and bible study on another evening of the week were the norm for me. My parents even had me participate in Bible quizzing and competing against other teams in the US. Growing up I read the Bible, and memorized verses to quiz against others. Our family had a weekly prayer and bible study together where my mom would break apart a story from the Bible and talk to us about the deeper meanings of what this word means or how this scripture applies to
life in the 20th century. It was not until I got older that I started the study into theology and wanted to understand the reasons behind different parables or things that God said and learn them for myself. Studying theology has helped me see how a verse could read so simply when you just glance at it. Until you dig deeper and realize there is a whole new meaning and teaching
Experience with Theology Essay Assignment
to this verse or passage. Opening the Bible and reading it in multiple versions, as well as using the Strongs and even searching through the internet, can help the study of theology open a completely new biblical worldview vs when you are just reading the scriptures.
Throughout this course, I am hoping to learn more about the mysteries of the Bible and continue my study of the Bible. Everyone perceives and teaches things differently; I could read a passage and then someone else read the same passage and gather different information that I did. I am hoping to learn more and gain more knowledge of the Bible. I would love to learn more ways to study and dig deeper into the word of God. I have slacked off a lot lately in studying and
spending time in the Bible, I am hoping this class will also help bring back that desire to study theology and learn more about God and His thinking. The more I learn and study theology the more I must share with those around me. I would love to learn something new in this class that I have never read or thought about before. The Bible says in Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
(Bible Gateway n.d.)
To me, God is telling us to study His word to gain knowledge and understanding so that we will know Him.
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Experience with Theology Essay Assignment
References
Bible Gateway .
n.d. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?
search=Proverbs%204%3A5-9&version=KJV#:~:text=5%20Get
%20wisdom%2C%20get%20understanding%3A%20forget%20it%20not
%3B,wisdom%3A%20and%20with%20all%20thy%20getting%20get
%20understanding. (accessed January 20th, 2024).
Theology.
n.d. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theology (accessed January 20th, 2024).