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Well, after a long break it is time for me to start doing some writing again.  So consider this post to be a preview in terms of knowing the direction I’m going to be writing for a while.

As you have probably surmised from the given title of this post, the series is called “Basis for Theology.”  For those who may encounter this site and are not Christ-followers, but are interested, or for those who just aren’t familiar with church jargon(and for that I am envious of you!), I feel a good way to start this section is by defining “theology.”  After that I will give you an idea of where the next few posts are going to go on this topic.

Theology is a discussion about the nature of God and the various beliefs of the church.  Traditionally, the goal of theology has been to prayerfully and reasonable bring people to a better understanding of these debates, at times defending beliefs, at other times seeking to find a better way for people to understand their beliefs.  However at the end of the day, theology must always come back to us seeking to more fully understand God.(It is this idea that God is knowable that will be the first discussion of the Basis for Theology series)

The plan will be to discuss five topics that are used as the base points for us to enter into this discussion called theology.  They are(in the order they will be discussed), 1)God is Knowable, 2)Scripture, 3)Tradition(longstanding Christian beliefs), 3)Reason(does it make sense?) and 4)Experience(what I experience is true)

I’m looking forward to getting to write through these topics and begin to explore the things that serve as the base points for us talking about theology!