What's everybody reading/studying right now on theology or Christian ethics? Drop it in the comments below 👇

Is that faith based or fact based?

1. PROLEGOMENA: LOGIC AND METAPHYSICS Aristotelian Logic: The concept, judgment, and reasoning. Metaphysics of Being: The analogy of being, essence, and existence (real distinction), and the transcendentals (Unum, Verum, Bonum, Pulchrum). Theory of Causes: Material, formal, efficient, final, and exemplary causes. Hylomorphism: The substantial union of prime matter and substantial form. 2. NATURAL THEOLOGY (THEODICY) The Five Ways of St. Thomas: Detailed analysis of movement, causality, contingency, perfection, and order. Divine Attributes of Being: Simplicity (absence of composition), Infinity, Immutability, and Eternity. Divine Attributes of Operation: The Knowledge of God (knowledge of simple intelligent beings and future contingents) and the Divine Will. 3. APOLOGETICS AND FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY Religious Demonstration: Necessity of religion and the Faith-Reason relationship. Christian Demonstration: Credibility of miracles and prophecies; the Resurrection as a historical fact. Catholic Demonstration: The institution of the Church by Christ and the transmission of authority. 4. SACRED SCRIPTURE (EXEGESIS AND HERMENEUTICS) Theology of Inspiration: The Holy Spirit as the principal author; man as a free instrumental author. The Four Meanings: Literal, allegorical (faith), tropological (moral), and anagogical (hope). Introduction to the Old Testament and New Testament: Pentateuch, Prophets, Wisdom Books, Synoptic Gospels, and Pauline Corpus. 5. TRINITOLOGY (ONE GOD IN THREE PERSONS) The Processions: Generation of the Word and Exhalation of the Holy Spirit. The Relationships: Fatherhood, Sonship, Active and Passive Exhalation. The Persons: The Person as “Subsistent Relationship.” Circumcision and divine missions. 6. ONTOLOGICAL CHRISTOLOGY AND SOTERIOLOGY The Hypostatic Union: One divine Person in two natures. The two wills and operations of Christ. The Impeccability of Christ: Infused, visionary, and acquired knowledge of Jesus. Soteriology: Redemption as sacrifice, satisfaction, merit, and ransom.

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If you're like me, you're passionate about your views on Theology. It's also easy for me to get defensive or argumentative, especially online, about said theological beliefs. In this group, we want to try our best not to let that happen! We will be guided by 3 passages: #1- 1 Corinthians 8:1 "We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up." The purpose of this group is to discuss, learn and grow in sound theology, not to argue. Its purpose is to build up, not puff up or put others down. #2- Titus 3:9 "But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them." Divisive posts or people will not be tolerated after a warning. #3- 2 Timothy 2:23 "Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth". There WILL be disagreement in this group at times. The mark of a Christian is to be able to disagree while remaining kind. Those rules apply to HOW we will engage. Rule #4 is about WHAT we engage about. The purpose of this group is to grow deeper in sound theology. People will have different ideas about what sound theology is. As a general rule, this group will be guided traditional orthodox Christian teaching and interpretation. That's a fancy way of saying that we will be guided by what the Protestant, Evangelical traditions have taught for thousands of years and traditional methods of interpreting Scripture. We believe the saying "If it's new, it's probably not right" from a doctrinal standpoint. We believe God does new things but He does not do new doctrines. "Doctrine" just means what the Bible collectively says about something that guides are beliefs and practices.