Theology Explained

The pages listed below were written seeking to accurately express the teaching of the Bible on each subject in an "introduction and overview" format. As such, each study begins with a detailed summary of the teaching outlined below, and a listing of related studies is included so that you can follow from one study logically onto another.

   The Bible on God:  (top)

• The Character of God
• The Trinity: God in three Persons
• God the Son
• God the Holy Spirit

   The Bible on Mankind:  (top)

• Mankind Originally
• Prayer
• Death

   The Bible on Salvation:  (top)

• The Atonement (the work Jesus did to save us)
• The 'salvation stream':
• Predestination (election to be saved)
• Conversion and the Christian Life (faith and repentance)
• Justification (God views us as righteous)
• Adoption (becoming children of God)
• Sanctification (becoming more like God)
• Glorification (receiving 'resurrection bodies')

   The Bible on the Future  (top)

• The Return of Christ
• The Final Judgement

References  (top)

Many books were helpful in the completion of the theology section of this site, but these especially: -

• Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology and A summary of Christian Doctrine;
• Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine;
• Alister McGrath, Christian Theology: An Introduction;
• Bruce Milne, Know the Truth;
• James Packer, Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs;
• Walter Elwell (Ed.), The Baker Theological Dictionary of the Bible.

Full references can be found in my general bibliography.