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    Theology is the study of God as revealed in Scripture. While our understanding is limited, studying what God has said about Himself in the Bible is beneficial. Through theology, we learn that God created and sustains all things, that He revealed Himself through Jesus Christ, and that through faith in Christ we can have eternal life.

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    Theology is the study of God as revealed in Scripture. While our understanding is limited, studying what God has said about Himself in the Bible is beneficial. Through theology, we learn that God created and sustains all things, that He revealed Himself through Jesus Christ, and that through faith in Christ we can have eternal life.

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    What is the definition of theology?

    The word "theology" comes from two Greek words, theos meaning 'God'
    and logos meaning 'the word about (or the study of) God' as He is revealed in the
    Scriptures. Even though our attempts to understand an infinite God will fall short
    because of our limited understanding (Romans 11:33-36), God has given us the
    Bible for us to study and understand who He is. Some people try to avoid theology
    because they believe it is divisive. However, understanding God as He is revealed is
    uniting and a beneficial thing (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

    Without theology, our relationship with God would be limited. Practically, theology is
    reading the Bible to discover what God has said about Himself. Theology teaches us
    that God is the Creator, Sustainer and Judge of all things; that He is the Alpha and
    Omega, the beginning and the end of all things; that He is, as Moses learned
    (Exodus 3:14), the great "I AM", the free, purposeful, self-sufficient, almighty, self-
    existing, self-determining Being and not an impersonal cosmic force. Through
    theology we learn that God has revealed Himself to humanity through His Son Jesus
    Christ and that through His blood we have eternal life.

    “Evangelizing means bringing the Good News of Jesus into every human
    situation and seeking to convert individuals and society by the divine
    power of the Gospel itself. At its essence are the proclamation of salvation
    in Jesus Christ and the response of a person in faith, which are both works
    of the Spirit of God. Evangelization must always be directly connected to
    the Lord Jesus Christ….There is no true evangelization if the name, the
    teaching, the life, the promises, the Kingdom and the mystery of Jesus of
    Nazareth, the Son of God are not proclaimed.”(#10-11)

    Following this defi nition, we have the vision of evangelization for the
    Diocese of Camden rooted in the words of Bishop Galante: “Evangelization
    is not a program. It is to bring people into a relationship with Jesus”
    (Lifelong Faith Formation Director’s Meeting — September 17, 2009). We
    see evangelization as a continuous three-step process. We are invited to
    live this process and incorporate new parish members into this
    experience:

    1. Discovering Jesus through a personal encounter with him.


    2. Following Jesus, becoming his disciple.
    3. Proclaiming the Good News is to be a witness of Jesus.

    CATECHIST
    In general, one who teaches the essentials of Christian faith and morals. The term
    also has the technical meaning of one who gives instruction in Catholic doctrine,
    especially in mission lands or among people who are not baptized or who are
    dechristianized. As one of the supernatural charisms of knowledge, it is the special
    gift of being able to teach the faith with extraordinary effectiveness.

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