THEO 104-C12_Discussion Thread: Experience with Theology

Discussion Thread: Experience with Theology

The etymology of theology and its utterance always sends me directly back to the fundamental aspects that concerns my foremost thoughts for the contemplation of God and anything that is of a biblical nature. The prefix theo- gets its translation from the Greek word— God. And simply enough, the -logy or “logos” would be the Greek translation meaning study or word (Britannica). When I internalize the usage of the study of God, it has me pondering on the who, what, where, when, and why of for doing so. For example, who all studies God? Only those that wish to pursue a theological study of Him? Are only those in the ministry ordained to study God? I would eagerly say, “of course not.” If God made everything and that this everything was made to be evident to all, then everyone should have the option to seek Him out or just the opposite and simply go about their own interpretation concerning life. Even atheists, funny enough, would exchange their time studying God, or perhaps I should say— their sacrilegious negligence in the lunacy of pursuit to find the “absence of God.” Now who would be so foolish as to do such a thing as silly as studying the absence of something to which they have no belief or faith in?

My involvement with the Church began with its inception quite literally when I was still in the womb of my mother. I was always surrounded by the chatter of God and the name of Jesus from such a young age. I was brought up in a Christian household (certainly far from a perfect one mind you), and thus I was so active with my home church growing around Godly language that I later would unexpectedly accomplish winning first place among the overall competition for the boy’s team for five summers of vacation bible school in my early teenage years.

 I was always a quiet kid, however, and never boasted about my performance when professing my knowledge of God. However, this would later have a repelling and rebelling effect towards God; and my very selfish and disgruntled-filled questioning of Him in my later teens and early twenties. Was I merely just an average young adult that went through similar life phases just like anyone else? I knew a substantial amount of Him but really knowing Him personally I believe was not much there. It was like you were forced to study for an exam on life you didn’t want to take but just did so anyway simply because you were told to and all the while something else at the same time was running on empty. I always now think perhaps I was just young and merely conditioned to this type of culture rather than it being some personal pursuit. Then I think some more and wonder if this is just these “ages of maturity’ we go through in our external and internal experience with life. Though, now I am much “rest assured” that my faith, love, and obedience to Him was swiftly rekindled upon reaching my thirties.

I am most eager and excited for this theology class for you can never ever learn enough about our God. That is why His ways are infinite and our ways are limited. So, I hope to expand on both my continued study of God and use it to grow more closer in relationship with Him. I am looking forward to absorbing the discussions from my classmates about their expression and inclination of our Creator. I hope that we all seek to achieve our utmost for His glory and doing so with the love of Jesus in our hearts.

Works Cited

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.,        

https://www.britannica.com/topic/logos. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.