Christian Theology

Christian Theology

Introduction

In his book Token of Trust , Rowan Williams said , The path of contemplative prayer is a working out of the whole vision of Christian faith , the process that creeds try to codify (Williams , Token of Trust , pp .158-159 . Williams ' words simply stated the actual working out of prayer . Prayer is not uttered without previous understanding of the activity itself . One prays because he believes in God , and that this God answers prayer , and that He can be trusted in everything - even our whole life . Understanding precedes action . There

can be no genuine godliness without first understanding and believing what it is . Many biblical commentators concluded that doctrine comes first before the actual life . Without proper grasp of sound biblical doctrine , it is impossible to expect a living out of the life that it advocates Christian life is first of all cognitive . It must touch the intellect or it will yield no life

Discussion

Theology has always been the basis of the expression of the Christian life since the inception of the Christian faith . The demonstration of the spiritual life of Christianity could only be explained by its grasped of the doctrines that it holds . Every belief and practice must find their explanation in the teachings or doctrines of the group that hold them . These catechism or body of doctrines is what one may properly call theology . No one can properly say that he or she has no theology since every practice has and must have a rationale . Even atheists can give the details why they do not believe in the existence or that there is such a being as god . Whether they admit it or not or whether they are aware of the system of their persuasion or unaware , they still have a theology by which they can justify their practice or non-practice of certain things . In short , every one has his /her own theology - and this is the reason why there is a particular observance . The exercise of prayer is no exemption . It is a practice which can only be explained in clear theology . Almost every culture knows the practice of prayer and all religions are familiar with this habit . Why do people pray

The foundation of prayer is God . People pray because of the belief that there is a supreme being who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things Creation 's highest allegiance and worship must be directed to this Supreme Being since it is only appropriate and fitting for such a person who originated and continually sustains all things that he created However , according to Christian theology , this Being called God - the one true God - is holy . This means among other things that He is perfect , sinless , righteous , and that He cannot tolerate sin in His presence . He declared to Moses , No man shall see Me , and live (Exodus 33 :20 . God is holy , but humankind is unholy . Since the fall of the first couple - Adam and Eve - all succeeding generations have been...