Theology For Everyday Life.

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

Jude 1:24-25

"Theological questions especially regarding the sovereignty of God are not simply for bookish theologians or seminary students. They are important to each one of us as Christians. How you think about God impacts the way you live and what you want your church to be like. You must have a biblical understanding of God" (Dever, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church pg. 58).


Whether we consistently think about theology or not, our theology (belief about God) determines how we live our life. It determines firstly what/who is the ruler of our life and secondly how we relate to that ruler. Our actions many times betray us and reveal that the very theology we profess, is indeed not what we believe. I fear that many of us have a disconnect between the God about whom we hear preached on Sunday and the god that "helps" us live our life throughout the rest of the week.

We have seen through the past year --in the books of Genesis, and Colossians, and Habakkuk-- that God is in control of all things. Do you believe that? What about when your friends or children betray you? What about when things aren't going well with work? What about when the doctor says that something isn't quite right during your exam?

What do your actions reveal that you believe about God? Is He really sovereign over YOUR life? Is He really able to keep you until the end?