Theology of Marriage and Family
Theology of Marriage and Family
Call and Response: The Vitality of Differentiation
Abstract
Theology of Marriage and Family
Call and Response: The Vitality of Differentiation
Throughout our lives human relationships are quintessentially the most powerful and substantive life force we cannot avoid. Subsequently the value and meaning of the relationship we have with ourselves and others have variables that are not always considered. One such variable is God, Creator of all things (Genesis 1). God’s relationship and role with creation have been uniquely designed and are inclusive of all living things. Yet the relationship God has with mankind I believe is distinctly and discernably unique. Wright (2010) espouses all of humanity in conjunction with all of the rest of creation shares the commonality based on biblical truths, rather from a biblical worldview, of belonging to God, we live under God’s sovereignty, we were created to bring glory to God, to know God to some extent by the way in which we live and connect in this world, we are accountable to God who sees what we do and understands our motives, and finally we have in common the fact we are loved by God.
You will see throughout this paper I note the fundamental importance of this view by investigating several key truths identified by Wright (2010) as necessary to sustain a “solidly biblical world view”. These truths include creation as being dependent upon God and ontologically distinct from God, God declared what he made as good thus revealing the verity of Creator God, only God should be worshipped; in our likeness of him the creation is sacred and hence related to God, the reason for our existence is to give God as Creator the praise and glory he rightly deserves, God continuously is present in our loves, loving and providing for us.
An appropriate final truth, Wright (2010) concludes as human beings, we are
Call and Response: The Vitality of Differentiation
Abstract
Theology of Marriage and Family
Call and Response: The Vitality of Differentiation
Throughout our lives human relationships are quintessentially the most powerful and substantive life force we cannot avoid. Subsequently the value and meaning of the relationship we have with ourselves and others have variables that are not always considered. One such variable is God, Creator of all things (Genesis 1). God’s relationship and role with creation have been uniquely designed and are inclusive of all living things. Yet the relationship God has with mankind I believe is distinctly and discernably unique. Wright (2010) espouses all of humanity in conjunction with all of the rest of creation shares the commonality based on biblical truths, rather from a biblical worldview, of belonging to God, we live under God’s sovereignty, we were created to bring glory to God, to know God to some extent by the way in which we live and connect in this world, we are accountable to God who sees what we do and understands our motives, and finally we have in common the fact we are loved by God.
You will see throughout this paper I note the fundamental importance of this view by investigating several key truths identified by Wright (2010) as necessary to sustain a “solidly biblical world view”. These truths include creation as being dependent upon God and ontologically distinct from God, God declared what he made as good thus revealing the verity of Creator God, only God should be worshipped; in our likeness of him the creation is sacred and hence related to God, the reason for our existence is to give God as Creator the praise and glory he rightly deserves, God continuously is present in our loves, loving and providing for us.
An appropriate final truth, Wright (2010) concludes as human beings, we are