Ontological Revelation

This is a continuation of Theology Proper

The fifth argument for the existence of God in the area of general revelation is the ontological argument. The ontological argument is any argument that seeks to show the existence of God based on the concept of the greatest conceivable being. The oppositions of this argument is that first there is three ways that something can exist: 1) Only in the mind; 2) only in reality, or 3) both in the mind and in reality. The ontological argument seeks to show that it is greater to exist in reality then just in the mind. For example, if I mentioned to someone that I was going to give that person a million dollars. When I made that statement to that person, the million dollars only existed in his and my mine. Now if I only left it there in the realm of the mind, and never actually followed through with the actually giving of that million dollars, I think the person would be a little upset with me. But if I actually handed the million dollars to that person, then I would see a smile on his face. He realized that the million dollars is greater when it is not only in the mind but in reality as well. So with this in mind, the ontological argument for the existence of God states that “in order for God to be the greatest conceivable being, then he would have to exist not only in the realm of the mind, but also in the realm of reality. Otherwise there would be something else greater then him, namely that which exists both in the mind and in reality.

Systematic Theology

Introduction
The following document is my thoughts on the Systematic categories of Christian Theology. It is a work in progress. It is a document on what I actually believe. How can I articulate my theology and the Scriptural support for it?

Definition
Systematic theology is a discipline of theological formation in which external categories are brought to the Scripture of the major doctrines of the Christian faith. In this document I will deal with the following categories:

• Bibliology – The study of the God’s Word
• Theology Proper – The study of God’s nature
• Angelology – The study of Angels
• Demonology – The study of demons
• Satanology – The study of Satan
• Anthropology – The study of man.
• Harmarteology – The study of Sin
• Christology – The Study of Christ
• Soteriology – The study of Salvation
• Phuematology – The study of the Holy Spirit
• Ecclesiology – The study of the church
• Eschatology – The Study of end times.

These systematic categories are dealt with in logical order. Theology Proper and Bibliology are the only two that perhaps fall out of the logic order, for we get out theology from the bible, but the bible is God’s word so what do we state with first. God’s existence or the bible is our source of theology? Perhaps we can start with Theology proper and deal with God’s existence and that he would communicate with us, and then go to the bible, then go back to God. The above categories might also be grouped into the following:

1. The Study of God’s Revelation
• Bibliology
• Theology Proper
2. The Study of God’s Creation
• Angelology
• Demonology
• Satariology
• Anthropology
3. The Study of God’s Redemption
• Harmarteology
• Christology
• Soteriology
• Pnuematology
• Eccleisology
• Eschatology

In future posts, i will be dealing with the different systematic theological categories.