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Serving God with His people at Faith OPC has been a great joy and blessing. When I grow up, I want to umpire Little League Baseball. I will revel on that day when I can say to a 10-year-old boy after four pitched balls, "Take a walk in the sunshine." My wife of 30+ years, Peggy, consistently demonstrates the love of Christ and remains my very best friend. Our six children, our four lovely, sweetie-pie daughters-in-law, and our four grandchildren serve as resident theologians.

Friday, November 12, 2010

What is Theology?

John Frame envelops theology with persons who use the Scriptures

“THEOLOGY is the application of the Word of God by persons to all areas of life… TEACHING is the use of God’s revelation to meet the spiritual needs of people…. By defining theology as application, I am not seeking to disparage the theoretical work of theologians. Theory is one kind of application. It answers certain kinds of questions and meets certain kinds of human needs…I am, however, seeking to discourage the notion that theology is ‘properly’ something theoretical, something academic, as opposed to the practical teaching that goes on in preaching, counseling, and Christian friendship.” John Frame in his, DOCTRINE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD—pp. 81, 84.

Frame’s definition of theology throws the mandate and task of the church of knowing, loving and serving our great God into Trinitarian faith and life. In order to show forth our image after God’s likeness, we are persons bound in relationship to one another—the church, who study, learn and mutually nurture in such a way as to show submission to the Bible’s promises and commands aiming for life-application in the nitty-gritty of every area of thinking and living.


G. Mark Sumpter
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