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What is theology?
Why is the study of theology important?
Where do we go to learn about theology?
What is the Bible About?
What Makes the Bible Unique?
Can anyone read and understand the bible on his own?
Does the Church have to interpret the bible?
What principles of interpretation are necessary to study the bible?
What does the term “grammatical-historical hermeneutic” mean, and why is it important?
Is a “grammatical-historical hermeneutic” different from a “Christ-centered hermeneutic”?
Is the whole bible about Christ, or just the New Testament?
Isn't it reading too much into the Old Testament to see references to Christ on every page?
Wasn't the Old Testament written especially to the Jews, so that it doesn't apply in the same way to Christians?
What does the term “sensus plenior” mean?
Is a grammatical-historical hermeneutic opposed to sensus plenior?
What does the term "analogy of faith" mean?

GRPL Ping!

To put it simple, God created man, God and man had a relationship and communion , but, man rebelled against God and fallen .....
God in his infinate love, grace and compassion wanted a relationship with man, but, there was a big problem, Man can not stand in the light of God's Holiness, Righteousness, and God can not stand sin, sin had to be punish, justice had to be served, and the only one who could and would satisfy God's Justice is Jesus Christ.
So God became one of us in the person of Jesus Christ, walked with us, talked with us, and lived with us.
Even though he never sinned, he took on our sin so our debt because of our sin could be paid for by our Lord Jesus Christ.
It's a debt that we could never pay, or earn, salvation is a FREE gift from God, and we can't earn it by our " GOOD DEEDS " or " OUR OWN RIGHTEIOUSNESS " ...... it's a gift that we receive from God and put our trust and faith in Jesus Christ.
The Gospel is the news, that God has made a way to be reconciled with him, receive salvation and eternal life.

"The gospel is not something man made up or a well-informed opinion, but is good news directly revealed from Almighty God regarding what He has done in Jesus Christ to rescue all those who have called on His name. The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son of God, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again for our justification, eternally triumphing over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe. It is a declaration about what He has done, not what what we are to do. It is a divine rescue, a complete deliverance."

Aaaaahhhhhh sweet music to my soul.

The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son of God, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again for our justification...

Sooo...wait...What about the part where I get to feel better about myself, be rich, and have an easy life? This article is obviously missing the important stuff. /shouldntneedasarctagbutjustincase