Walk Through Christian Theology

                           When talking about the eternal security (or lack thereof) of infants and the mentally infirm one must tread very carefully. This particular subject is a delicate one, and many are healing from the pains of a precious little child being ripped from their arms far too soon or has a child who will never rise above the mental capacity of about a four-year-old. At the same time, false platitudes offer no real lasting comfort. Whatever answer is given must be grounded firmly in the Word of God, then at that point on Christ can offer any true and lasting comfort. But what needs to be understood first and foremost is the very nature of God, in particular, His Holiness and righteousness. The Word of God is the final authority, and no matter what it may say that we either agree with or disagree with, we observe and believe that God is just, and we the creation worship Him.             The first question that must be answered in one of anthropology, that is we m

                          On the topic of Christian theology, it is important to answer the very first and most important question, who is God? Further, can we even really know God? We begin here, but the topic itself is so vast that to answer this question would require multiple posts. To be honest, God is so vast that I suppose if I wrote on nothing else for the rest of my life I would still only scratch the surface. Think of this initial post then as an introduction rather than an exhaustive study. That being said, God is knowable, He has revealed Himself through His Word and through the person of Jesus Christ. In this way we can affirm that God is fully and completely knowable.             First and foremost, God is One in essence, yet exists eternally as three Person: namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The traditional term for this existence is called the Trinity, the Biblical term is Godhead (Col. 2:9, Acts 17:29). Perhaps the clearest scripture to deal with