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He was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. In The Republic<Ref>Book ii, Ch. 18</Ref> Plato used the Greek ''theologia'' (θεολογία) with a meaning of the "discourse on god". This was in the fourth century BC." | He was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. In The Republic<Ref>Book ii, Ch. 18</Ref> Plato used the Greek ''theologia'' (θεολογία) with a meaning of the "discourse on god". This was in the fourth century BC." | ||
Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis was born on the 13th day of November 354 in Algiers. He was converted in 387 and developed his own approach to philosophy and theology which has produced a variety of methods and perspectives which led some | Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis was born on the 13th day of November 354 in Algiers. He was converted in 387 and developed his own approach to philosophy and theology which has produced a variety of methods and perspectives which led some to the modern doctrine of ''original sin'' and made seminal contributions to the development of ''just war theory''. The real question may be was he converted to Christ or the new religion born out of Constantine and his instant Christians. The truth is Augustine "assimilated Roman ideals into Christian theology". | ||
Many of the doctrines professed today are the result of rational conclusions of these theologians that may easily stray from the specifics of Jesus doctrines by slight shifts in perspectives simply by not questioning criteria laid down historically in the context of History at the time of Christ. | Many of the doctrines professed today are the result of rational conclusions of these theologians that may easily stray from the specifics of Jesus doctrines by slight shifts in perspectives simply by not questioning criteria laid down historically in the context of History at the time of Christ. | ||
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What do you believe about Jesus?
What are we suppose to believe about Jesus?
What are we suppose to believe about God?
This would seem to be something each of us are supposed to answer for ourselves and it would seem that the answer should come from God to us by the way of His Spirit. But for much of man's history coreligionists have often felt the right to dictate what everyone should believe. Millions have died at the hands of one religious group or another because they had a different opinion about God, Jesus or other prophets of religion.
They often hire theologians to come up with plausible arguments why they should or could morally justify their desire to force others to believe a particular way. Long before religious opinion ends up in the blood baths we have seen in history a process of judgment and separation begins with check lists of beliefs.
Theology is the systematic and rational study of the concepts of Religions and God-Deities and its influences, and on the nature of religious traditions. Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
Over the years men like Augustine of Hippo defined his Latin equivalent, theologia, as "reasoning or discussion concerning the Deity". According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith." But was that faith conformed to Jesus Christ?
He was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. In The Republic[1] Plato used the Greek theologia (θεολογία) with a meaning of the "discourse on god". This was in the fourth century BC."
Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis was born on the 13th day of November 354 in Algiers. He was converted in 387 and developed his own approach to philosophy and theology which has produced a variety of methods and perspectives which led some to the modern doctrine of original sin and made seminal contributions to the development of just war theory. The real question may be was he converted to Christ or the new religion born out of Constantine and his instant Christians. The truth is Augustine "assimilated Roman ideals into Christian theology".
Many of the doctrines professed today are the result of rational conclusions of these theologians that may easily stray from the specifics of Jesus doctrines by slight shifts in perspectives simply by not questioning criteria laid down historically in the context of History at the time of Christ.
Eschatology is a limited part of theology concerned with the final events of history, or the ultimate destiny of humanity. This concept is commonly referred to as the "end of the world" or "end time".
It has become defined in two ways:
- 1. a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind
- 2. a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humankind; specifically: any of various Christian doctrines concerning the Second Coming, the resurrection of the dead, or the Last Judgment.
Many of the modern doctrines of religions like Christianity can be heavily influenced by these theologians to the point where they have little in common with the actual words of Jesus Christ when he was preaching His gospel of the kingdom, instructing the people and His appointed ministers.
We may have to become like little children to actually understand the simplicity of the Doctrines of Jesus. "Check list Theology" is about making a list of things that we are supposed to check of as beliefs. The problem is if the meaning of the words in our religious faith check-list have been altered or take out of context of history and law we may not really have a clear picture. In truth the image of Christ, God and the Holy Spirit may be quite distorted by check list doctrines.
What are we to believe about Jesus?
We see Jesus say in John 10:30 "I and [my] Father are one."
What does he mean in the context of what He told us?
John 8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John 17:21, 23 "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me."
Was Jesus the Son of God. There are many time the phrase appears in the Bible but we also see the phrase sons of God[2] and the phrase "children of God".[3]
We are told that Jesus is God and we are also told in John 10:34 that "Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" and in John 10:35 "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;" and even in Psalms 97:7 "Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods."
Does any of this mean that Jesus in not God?
The problem really rests in the definition of words and what they actually mean.
Paul even writes that the "gods many".
Work in progress
== Footnotes ==
- ↑ Book ii, Ch. 18
- ↑ : Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
- Genesis 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
- Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
- Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
- Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
- Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
- 1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
- ↑ : Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
- Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
- John 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
- Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
- Romans 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
- Romans 9:8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
- Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
- 1 John 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
- 1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
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