Theology
Where did these questions come from? From my bible readings. These are the gleanings from several bible readings. I was very thorough. I love to be thorough. I wrote down each question as it came to me.
Questions within categories are more or less ordered by their seriousness (most serious first, least serious last).
I only included my own personal questions, deleting them as I get them answered (if I decide the question was stupid or the answer should have been obvious), and only leaving them if I know it’s a big question that people out there have (despite the above). This may explain the absence of a question that you feel should be on here. You can submit questions to info@christianthought.info
Questions within categories are more or less ordered by their seriousness (most serious first, least serious last).
I only included my own personal questions, deleting them as I get them answered (if I decide the question was stupid or the answer should have been obvious), and only leaving them if I know it’s a big question that people out there have (despite the above). This may explain the absence of a question that you feel should be on here. You can submit questions to info@christianthought.info
Outline/Table of Contents (with Links)
Everyone, be amazed! I somehow managed to break this all down into just 10 simple categories. So don't be intimidated! Explore!
*Sorry. The table of contents has been shuffled around somewhat. I'll fix it when I get around to it.
I. Cosmic Law
i. Good & Evil/Pain & Suffering
+Judges: Irony & Meaninglessness
1. The Glory of God
2. God Using Evil for Good
3. Sacrifice & Mortification (see also Persecution & Hardship)
4. The Innocent Suffer (see also Unjust Judgment [and
all subcategories])
5. Satan
A. Demon Possession & Activity
ii. The Spiritual & Physical
1. Angels
iii. The Relationship between the Natural &
Supernatural/Grace vs Work (see also Faith)
1. Work
2. The Sabbath
iv. The Interwovenness of Human Lives & Their
Inevitable Mutual Effects on Each Other – aka The
Ripple Effect
1. Temptation
2. Testing
v. The Heavenly Court
vi. The Divine Plan/Fate & Free Will (see also Prayer
and Faith)
vii. The Cosmic Set-Up
II. The Divine Plan
i. The Divine Plan (History of the World)
ii. Necessity of the Law and a Chosen Nation
1. Importance of Sacrifices & the Nature of
Holiness/Determination of Guilt, Under the Law
2. Difference between the Old and New Covenants
3. The Mosaic Law
III. God
i. The Trinity
ii. The Attributes of God and His Character
IV. Faith in God’s Will
i. Faith (see also Prayer, Natural & Supernatural and The
Divine Plan/Fate and Free Will)
ii. Prayer (see also Faith, The Divine Plan/Fate and Free
Will, Supernatural & Natural)
iii. Determining the Will of God
1. Faith & Tests (for God) to Determine His Will or
Approval
V. Sin & Salvation
i. Original Sin
ii. Salvation and Forgiveness (see also The Importance of
Sacrifices)
1. Knowledge of God
iii. Predestination and the Elect
iv. Losing One’s Salvation/Falling from Grace/Apostasy
v. Sin & Guilt
vi. Collective Guilt/National Sin
vii. Reward and Punishment
viii. The Afterlife
1. Heaven/the New Creation
2. Hell (see also Good & Evil/Pain & Suffering)
3. Purgatory
4. The Harrowing of Hell
iv. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
VI. Beginning & End
i. The Creation
1. Humans’ Relation to the Creation
ii. Prophecy
1. The End Times/Eschatology
2. Other(?)
VII. Theological History
i. Theological History
ii. Jewish Beliefs as Relates to Christianity
VIII. The Christian Life
i. Persecution & Hardship (see also Sacrifice &
Mortification)
ii. Receiving the Holy Spirit
iii. The Church
iv. Spiritual Gifts
v. Celibacy (and the Like)
vi. Determining Right and Wrong
vii. Christian Ethics
IX. Determining the Truth of Christianity
i. The Sinlessness and Perfection of God — Accusations
against God
1. Is God Fair?
A. Concerning Reward & Punishment
B. Harshness
C. Unjust Judgment
a. Punishing the Children for the Father’s Sin
b. Many Suffer for the Sin of One
c. The Innocent Punished for the Sins of the
Wicked (to Punish the Wicked)
d. Sweeping the Innocent Away with the Wicked
2. Manipulation of Free Will (to the Person’s Damnation)
(see also Fate & Free Will)
3. Sinfulness in the Law
A. Sins against Love (Revenge Seeking)
B. Unjust Warfare/War
C. Racism & Slavery
D. Sexism
+Theology of the Sexes (see also Submission)
a. Women’s Gender Role
+Submission
b. Male Chauvinism
c. Unequal Opportunity/Deprivation of Rights
d. A Double Standard
+Women’s Chastity
e. Polygamy
f. Rape & Sex Slavery
E. Anti-Reason
F. A Perverted God
G. The Mosaic Law Flawed
4. Sins of People in the Bible (that Reflect Poorly on
God)
5. Can We Take God Seriously?
ii. Problems with the Bible
1. The Creation of the Canon
2. False Prophecy
3. Contradictions
4. False Reasoning
5. Can We Take the Bible Seriously?
X. Biblical Occurrences (Understanding People's
Motivations)
i. Ambiguous/Strange/Bizarre Passages
Everyone, be amazed! I somehow managed to break this all down into just 10 simple categories. So don't be intimidated! Explore!
*Sorry. The table of contents has been shuffled around somewhat. I'll fix it when I get around to it.
I. Cosmic Law
i. Good & Evil/Pain & Suffering
+Judges: Irony & Meaninglessness
1. The Glory of God
2. God Using Evil for Good
3. Sacrifice & Mortification (see also Persecution & Hardship)
4. The Innocent Suffer (see also Unjust Judgment [and
all subcategories])
5. Satan
A. Demon Possession & Activity
ii. The Spiritual & Physical
1. Angels
iii. The Relationship between the Natural &
Supernatural/Grace vs Work (see also Faith)
1. Work
2. The Sabbath
iv. The Interwovenness of Human Lives & Their
Inevitable Mutual Effects on Each Other – aka The
Ripple Effect
1. Temptation
2. Testing
v. The Heavenly Court
vi. The Divine Plan/Fate & Free Will (see also Prayer
and Faith)
vii. The Cosmic Set-Up
II. The Divine Plan
i. The Divine Plan (History of the World)
ii. Necessity of the Law and a Chosen Nation
1. Importance of Sacrifices & the Nature of
Holiness/Determination of Guilt, Under the Law
2. Difference between the Old and New Covenants
3. The Mosaic Law
III. God
i. The Trinity
ii. The Attributes of God and His Character
IV. Faith in God’s Will
i. Faith (see also Prayer, Natural & Supernatural and The
Divine Plan/Fate and Free Will)
ii. Prayer (see also Faith, The Divine Plan/Fate and Free
Will, Supernatural & Natural)
iii. Determining the Will of God
1. Faith & Tests (for God) to Determine His Will or
Approval
V. Sin & Salvation
i. Original Sin
ii. Salvation and Forgiveness (see also The Importance of
Sacrifices)
1. Knowledge of God
iii. Predestination and the Elect
iv. Losing One’s Salvation/Falling from Grace/Apostasy
v. Sin & Guilt
vi. Collective Guilt/National Sin
vii. Reward and Punishment
viii. The Afterlife
1. Heaven/the New Creation
2. Hell (see also Good & Evil/Pain & Suffering)
3. Purgatory
4. The Harrowing of Hell
iv. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
VI. Beginning & End
i. The Creation
1. Humans’ Relation to the Creation
ii. Prophecy
1. The End Times/Eschatology
2. Other(?)
VII. Theological History
i. Theological History
ii. Jewish Beliefs as Relates to Christianity
VIII. The Christian Life
i. Persecution & Hardship (see also Sacrifice &
Mortification)
ii. Receiving the Holy Spirit
iii. The Church
iv. Spiritual Gifts
v. Celibacy (and the Like)
vi. Determining Right and Wrong
vii. Christian Ethics
IX. Determining the Truth of Christianity
i. The Sinlessness and Perfection of God — Accusations
against God
1. Is God Fair?
A. Concerning Reward & Punishment
B. Harshness
C. Unjust Judgment
a. Punishing the Children for the Father’s Sin
b. Many Suffer for the Sin of One
c. The Innocent Punished for the Sins of the
Wicked (to Punish the Wicked)
d. Sweeping the Innocent Away with the Wicked
2. Manipulation of Free Will (to the Person’s Damnation)
(see also Fate & Free Will)
3. Sinfulness in the Law
A. Sins against Love (Revenge Seeking)
B. Unjust Warfare/War
C. Racism & Slavery
D. Sexism
+Theology of the Sexes (see also Submission)
a. Women’s Gender Role
+Submission
b. Male Chauvinism
c. Unequal Opportunity/Deprivation of Rights
d. A Double Standard
+Women’s Chastity
e. Polygamy
f. Rape & Sex Slavery
E. Anti-Reason
F. A Perverted God
G. The Mosaic Law Flawed
4. Sins of People in the Bible (that Reflect Poorly on
God)
5. Can We Take God Seriously?
ii. Problems with the Bible
1. The Creation of the Canon
2. False Prophecy
3. Contradictions
4. False Reasoning
5. Can We Take the Bible Seriously?
X. Biblical Occurrences (Understanding People's
Motivations)
i. Ambiguous/Strange/Bizarre Passages
