{"id":304288,"date":"2016-12-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/teaching-kids-the-glorious-deeds-of-god\/"},"modified":"2016-12-09T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:00:00","slug":"teaching-kids-the-glorious-deeds-of-god","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/teaching-kids-the-glorious-deeds-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Kids the Glorious Deeds of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>guest: Marty Machowski | Series: The Ology | Do you find family devotions challenging? Marty Machowski, a father of six, has been there and has a come up with a solution: The Ology. &#8220;The Ology&#8221; is a book of systematic theology written especially for 6-year-olds through preteens. 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Marty Machowski says that\u2019s a mistake.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Kids really do know more than we think. My philosophy here is: \u201cAs parents, let\u2019s teach them these great truths in simple ways so that, as <em>soon<\/em> as they are able to know the truth, the truth is there for them to know.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Friday, December 9<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. Your kids can learn a lot more than you may think they can learn about who Jesus is\u2014about God \/ about salvation. We\u2019ll help you figure out how to share that with them today. Stay tuned.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. You know, I think some of our listeners may hear what we\u2019re going to talk about today and think: \u201cI don\u2019t know if I want to listen. I\u2019ve tried this before, and it\u2019s never worked well for me. I just don\u2019t want to feel guilty again.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And I say to you: \u201cFail forward. Try again. Keep getting back up. Don\u2019t cave in to discouragement because everything didn\u2019t work perfectly. Family devotions or teaching your kids from the Bible about God and who He is are not easy. If it were easy, you\u2019d have a whole lot more parents doing what churches do. Frankly, I think that this is an assignment that parents must be engaged with for their children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have a pastor with us from Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMarty Machowski joins us again on <em>FamilyLife Today. <\/em>Marty, do you agree with me on that?\u2014parents need to fulfill their assignment of teaching their kids about God? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Absolutely! We talked about Psalm 78. One of the things that Asaph says there is, \u201cWe will not hide the glorious deeds of the Lord, the things that our fathers have told us, from this generation.\u201d That needs to be our rallying cry, as parents: \u201cWe\u2019re not going to hide this from our kids. We\u2019re going to tell them what God did in our lives and what we see Him do in the Scriptures.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And, if you haven\u2019t read Psalm 78 in a while, it\u2019s good to read those first eight verses that are the charge to be diligent to teach your children who God is and your history with God; because the rest of the Psalm describes how Israel forgot to do that, over and over again, and the consequences that the nation reaped when the fathers and the grandfathers and the mothers and the grandmothers neglected the responsibility that you\u2019re talking about, Dennis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s good for us to just remember there are consequences if we fail in this assignment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> There really are, and this is not optional. This is absolutely essential for every mom and dad \/ every grandma and grandpa\u2014to be able to pass on the truth about God to their kids and grandkids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want you to start where the book starts. You\u2019ve written a book called <em>The Ology<\/em>, and it is a book about who God is and the truth about God from the Scriptures. It\u2019s primarily written for elementary-aged children. You start with a story of a secret trap door that a couple of kids found. Tell them what happened when they went down the steps.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Carla and Timothy find this trap door in this old church cathedral. They go down the steps. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere, at the bottom of the steps, is a table and a book. The book has a note; and it says, \u201cOpen and read.\u201d So they grab the note\u2014they open the note. The note introduces them to this ancient book, <em>The Ology, <\/em>that was originally written by the early pastors, and passed on by the church fathers, then through to the great theologians who taught people about God. They now hold what is probably the last copy of it in their hands; because rather than teach <em>The Ology <\/em>to children, parents gave into the things of the world. The idea of <em>The Ology <\/em>was forgotten. They\u2019re wondering, \u201cShould we open this book?!\u201d Sure enough, they do; and the book transforms into the book that, actually, the child reading the story now has in their hands, <em>The Ology<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOf course, <em>The Ology<\/em> is a play on the word, \u201ctheology.\u201d The reason why I wrote that story is that\u2019s what we see in our culture\u2014we see these big stone cathedrals that were once filled with life, and what has happened? The truth about God wasn\u2019t passed to the next generation; and when that generation died, there were no people in the pew to keep the church alive.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wanted to make sure\u2014in a cell phone, iPad<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, gaming culture\u2014that we didn\u2019t get caught up in that same thing\u2014that we took the time to pass on this most precious gift, theology, which is simply the study of God \/ that we would teach our children about God\u2014the glorious deeds of God\u2014that they, like you said, Dennis, would teach them to their children, and then the children yet unborn would learn these truths. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> If somebody took a systematic theology textbook, and they opened up to the table of contents, they would find there, laid out, an understanding of what the Bible teaches on a variety of subjects. They would find subjects like justification, or sanctification, or anthropology. They\u2019d find a bunch of words that they\u2019d look at and go, \u201cI\u2019m not even sure what those mean.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ve taken the same subjects and given simpler titles. Like, rather than the attributes of God, you just talk about who God is\u2014understanding the ology of God. Or, rather than talking about harmatology, you talk about what sin is. But you\u2019re following the same kind of subject line that a grown-up systematic theology would follow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> That\u2019s exactly right. So sanctification\u2014you know, \u201cHow does God change us?\u201d\u2014well, it is just the theology of change \/ \u201cHow are we changed?\u201d We\u2019re teaching those concepts because they are critically important concepts: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJustified\u2014how is it that, before the judge, I can be found \u201cNot guilty\u201d? What I do is\u2014I say: \u201cWell, imagine that you are in a wagon\u2014you\u2019re playing with your wagon \/ you\u2019re riding down a hill, you lose control, and you run into your neighbor\u2019s flower garden and you break her fence. Suddenly, now, you\u2019re in debt! Let\u2019s just say that, \u201cIf you can\u2019t pay it, what do you do?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, a fence is not that big of a thing; but the idea that you would have to go before the judge and account for you breaking the fence. But what if your dad came in with a brand-new section of fence to pay that debt that you now owe? Then the judge can forgive <em>you <\/em>the debt, in that courtroom, that <em>you<\/em> owed, because somebody else paid it. Somebody else <em>provided<\/em> so you can be made <em>just<\/em> in the eyes of the law.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s what Jesus Christ did when He paid the penalty for our sin on the cross. That\u2019s how God can say, \u201cYou, who are guilty, are now <em>not<\/em> guilty and forgiven; because the cost \/ the penalty for your sin has been paid.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Planting these kinds of seeds about big ideas in the hearts of young children, we have no idea how this kind of planting will eventually bear a harvest; but kids can learn more than we think they can learn when they\u2019re young. Their ability to retain what they learn early is <em>amazing<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> It\u2019s true. In fact, whenever we were first parents, I\u2019m looking at my wife and she is trying to teach my son and my daughter\u2014twins\u2014how to ask for more by putting their hands together in what looks like a prayer kind of posture, where you put your fingertips together and you tap those two hands together. I am like, \u201cWhat are you trying to teach them?\u201d \u201cWell, before they learn language,\u201d\u2014she\u2019s explaining to me\u2014\u201cthey can understand these concepts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey can actually learn sign language before they can learn words.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI said, \u201cAw; there is no way!\u201d Within two days, my son and my daughter\u2014they were probably age two\u2014are asking for \u201cmore\u201d and \u201cThank you,\u201d by rubbing their tummy\u2014all these signs from sign language. Now, I see parents doing that left and right. I realize: \u201cOkay. No! Kids really do know more than we think.\u201d My philosophy here, as parents, is, \u201cLet\u2019s teach them these great truths in simple ways so that, as <em>soon<\/em> as they\u2019re able to know the truth, the truth is there for them to know.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And as you do that day, after day, after day, the Scripture does stick\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> It does.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014in the soul.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And there can be growth, as you\u2019ve talked about, as a result of that. What a parent needs to realize is that you\u2019re probably going to do some planting for a number of sessions before you ever see any of the growth occur in your child\u2019s life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00 <\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s what discourages some parents from continuing on\u2014they\u2019re not seeing the results in the attitude or actions or with the child that they had hoped they would see. They lose heart in well-doing, and they\u2019ll lay a book like this aside.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Well, one of the things that I learned, as a dad, is that parenting isn\u2019t just about training my children. That\u2019s certainly what God has in mind, but it\u2019s not <em>all<\/em> He has in mind. What He\u2019s also doing is training me, the dad\u2014I\u2019m learning patience \/ I\u2019m learning long-suffering. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere was something that God did in my life when I saw one of my children struggle in a deep way. I really became discouraged; because I thought: \u201cOkay; here I am, taking my kids to church. Here I am\u2014I\u2019m trying to be a good gate-keeper over all the media that comes into their lives. What is causing this struggle? I don\u2019t know what I did wrong?!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe sense that I got, as I prayed to the Lord, is: \u201cI don\u2019t want you parenting, standing up, depending on all of those things. I want you parenting, kneeling down, depending on Me.\u201d I often believe that one of the reasons why we see delay from what we try to accomplish and actually seeing those results is because God\u2019s after our hearts, too, as moms and dads.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I want you to open the book, and I want you to take our audience to a section that you\u2019d like to teach. I\u2019d actually like you to take the four or five minutes that it takes to go through one of the sessions, and then talk about how you might do it. You already mentioned, earlier, that you might do this at the dinner table \/ you might do this at bedtime. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy the way, my caution to parents is: \u201cIf you\u2019re really looking to get into a lot of good discussion, do it at bedtime; because they love to stay up and they love to ask questions. They\u2019re going to stay up, asking questions if you want to continue the conversation.\u201d Pick a time that works for you, as a parent, and for the child, and read this aloud.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Alright; so I\u2019m going to talk about\u2014this is the ology of the church: \u201cWhat\u2019s the church? What\u2019s it about?\u201d This is number 52: \u201cThe church is built with living stones.\u201d I say:\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you hear the word, \u201cchurch,\u201d what comes to mind?\u2014a big stone cathedral with stained glass windows?\u2014a small white building with a pointed steeple? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe Bible does compare the church to a building, but its walls are made of living stones. The stones are the people who have believed and placed their faith in Christ. Jesus Himself is the cornerstone, the first stone a builder lays in place. All of the other stones in the building are lined up with the cornerstone to make sure they are set straight and true. In the same way, all believers are joined to Christ, our cornerstone, and follow His Word to keep us straight and true. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll together, we form the living church of God. The true church is not the building; it\u2019s the believers inside. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo when someone says they are going to church, don\u2019t think, \u201cbuilding\u201d \/ think, \u201cpeople.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, what I would do is show the picture to the kids and say: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat do you see in the picture? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOf course, here is a pyramid of children\u2014three on the bottom, and then two on those, and then one on top. I would say:\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>That\u2019s<\/em> the building of the church\u2014it\u2019s not the stone walls, but it\u2019s the people inside. Now, what is most special about our church? What do you like the most? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd if you ask kids what they like the most about church, invariably, they\u2019re going to talk about their friends: \u201cI like seeing my friends.\u201d Then you can say: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, you didn\u2019t mention the stones. You didn\u2019t mention the wooden trim. You didn\u2019t mention the carpet. Why?\u2014because the most important thing in the church is the people who gather there. And what\u2019s most important about what they do? Why are they there? Are they just there for themselves, to have a fun time? Or is there something bigger that we go to church for?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd, of course, the answer there is, \u201cJesus\u201d; because we don\u2019t want them to stop at their friends. We\u2019re gathered there to sing, and praise, and study and learn about our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> In addition to a picture and to what you just read, each page also has a Scripture passage\u2014so in this case, Ephesians 2, talking about \u201cbeing fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets\u201d; and it continues from there. The idea is\u2014you\u2019re pointing kids, not only to what the Bible teaches, but you\u2019re showing them that this is what the Scriptures have to say about this.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Well, the Scriptures are critically important; because why else do we believe what we believe?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> \u2014except the Scriptures teach us. You\u2019re going to find that there are hidden verses as well around the picture. So around that picture of the kids in the pyramid, there\u2019s Ephesians 2:22; 1 Peter 2:5-6; and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll of those Scripture references actually form the teaching that is on the page. For an older child, they can go to the back of the book\u2014where it says, \u201cThink Theology\u201d and \u201cDo Theology\u201d\u2014and they can answer the questions. But they can only answer the questions if they look up those Scripture references\u2014which is also, by the way, why I put the Word of God as the last section in this book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNormally, in a theology book, we <em>start<\/em> with the Word of God; but here, I wanted to end with it. Why?\u2014so that I\u2019m sending the kids back to the Bible at the end. At the end of the story, Timothy and Carla, as they\u2019ve completed the book, say: \u201cYou know what? There\u2019s more here. Look at these little references. What should we do? We should go back and re-read this book and look up all those references,\u201d because in doing so, the kids learn what I wrote from the Scripture itself.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You know, there are listeners, right now, who, I think, we may be assuming understand what a systematic theology is all about and why we select certain things to be in the systematic study of the truth about God and certain aspects of life. Would you, just real quickly\u2014and I wouldn\u2019t want you to take a lot of time on this, but just quickly\u2014go through the contents of your book \/ the major areas and explain why you have a section here about \u201cThe Promise and the Law.\u201d But start with the first one, and then get to that one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> The book begins with \u201cTheology of God.\u201d We need to know Who God is\u2014that He is holy. Else, if we don\u2019t know that\u2014when we get to who man is\u2014we\u2019ll think we can just chum up to God like He\u2019s just another guy. \u201cTheology of People\u201d tells us that God created us. Then it goes to \u201cTheology of Sin,\u201d which helps us to know: \u201cWell, we fell into sin. We were perfectly created, but now we\u2019re fallen.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cTheology of the Promise and the Law\u201d is that part of the Bible that gives the promise of God\u2019s redemption. A lot of years passed from the time people fell until the time Jesus came; and, in those years, there is the promise of the coming Lamb of God, who would take away the sins of the world. Then, of course, it brings you to \u201cTheology of Christ,\u201d who <em>is<\/em> that Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world! He is fully man, and He is fully God. If He weren\u2019t, He couldn\u2019t take away our sin. Then, \u201cTheology of the Holy Spirit\u201d\u2014who Jesus said, \u201cBetter that I go, and I will send you another.\u201d So, right from Jesus, we go to the Holy Spirit.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And I would just say there, a lot of people who are in the church today don\u2019t understand who the Holy Spirit is. They\u2019re going to find, as they study this with their children, that they\u2019re going to be perhaps instructed for the first time on \u201cWho is this third member of the Trinity?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Well, I\u2019ve actually had parents\u2014they pull me aside \/ in a hushed tone, they say, [whispering] \u201cMarty, I just want to let you know, as I\u2019m reading this book, I\u2019m learning stuff that I never knew myself!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Of course!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Absolutely.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I think that\u2019s why God\u2019s got us teaching it to our kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Well, in studying for it, <em>I<\/em> learned things in going through Grudem\u2019s <em>Systematic Theology<\/em> that I had forgotten or didn\u2019t know!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes. This next one is \u201cTheology of Adoption into God\u2019s Family.\u201d That\u2019s about salvation; isn\u2019t it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> It is; and, specifically in salvation, that we are grafted into a family. That is why we call God \u201cFather\u201d; and that is why we call one another \u201cbrothers\u201d and \u201csisters\u201d in the church. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFrom there, \u201cTheology of Change\u201d; because when we\u2019re brought into that family, we\u2019re not perfect; but God works, by His Holy Spirit, to see change in our lives. \u201cTheology of Church\u201d\u2014we don\u2019t do that alone. We\u2019re called to be with other believers\u2014our brothers and sisters.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> If Barbara were here, she\u2019d be proclaiming this next chapter\u2014it\u2019s about the second advent of Christ or the second return of Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Marty:<\/strong> Yes; \u201cTheology of the End Times\u201d\u2014that\u2019s a really good one, because it\u2019s <em>so<\/em> misunderstood. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you ask kids, \u201cWhat\u2019s heaven going to be like?\u201d they give you this: \u201cWell, I think we\u2019re going to be floating on clouds. We\u2019re going to be playing harps.\u201d If I ask parents, \u201cWhat\u2019s heaven going to be like, really?\u201d there\u2019s actually a lot of people who don\u2019t know that Jesus is going to come back down to earth, recreate the earth, and we\u2019re going to be living <em>here<\/em> on earth\u2014not in some cloud-atmospheric kind of place\u2014but it\u2019s going to be the <em>new<\/em> creation. The Bible talks about that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, finally, we\u2019ve got \u201cTheology of God\u2019s Word\u201d\u2014that I said I put last.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And I just want to say, \u201cThanks for putting this together.\u201d I know what I\u2019m getting ready to do with this. I\u2019m getting ready to have you sign this to the Escue boys; because tomorrow morning I\u2019ll be up at the Escue house, not many miles from here, with seven of my grandsons. I\u2019m going to crack this book open a couple of times with those boys, and we\u2019re going to talk about some of the ologies. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI appreciate, Marty, you putting this together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBob, I\u2019ve got a feeling I know where one of yours is going to end up. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, you know, grandparents can play a role in the lives of their grandchildren. Whether it\u2019s sending a copy of a book like this to your kids and saying, \u201cI thought our grandkids might enjoy hearing these stories,\u201d or whether it\u2019s reading them to the grandkids when they come visit\u2014either way, you\u2019ll want to get a copy of Marty\u2019s book, <em>The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New. <\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can order it from us at FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to order. Again, the toll-free number is 1-800-358-6329\u2014that\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d Or you can order the book from us, online\u2014either on your laptop, or your mobile device, or your tablet\u2014whatever you\u2019d prefer. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, 27 years ago today\u2014that was the day that Robert and Amy Smith, who now live in Salem, Oregon, became husband and wife. I wish I could tell you Amy\u2019s email address, because it\u2019s really cute; but I\u2019m not going to give out her email address, here on the radio. \u201cHappy anniversary!\u201d to the Smiths as they celebrate 27 years together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnniversaries matter. We\u2019ve been celebrating our 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary all this year as we\u2019ve been reflecting on how God has used this ministry in the lives of hundreds of thousands, even millions, of couples all around the world. You know what? You\u2019ve been a part of that\u2014those of you who help support this ministry as Legacy Partners \/ those of you who provide funding for us\u2014you are part of the work that God is doing in the lives of so many couples and so many families all around the world. We appreciate your partnership with us in this endeavor.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBetween now and the end of the year, we\u2019ve got some significant goals in place when it comes to fundraising, because how we do during the month of December really determines how vibrant this ministry can be in the year ahead. We\u2019ve had some friends, who recognize that, who\u2019ve decided to provide a little incentive during the month of December, encouraging listeners to donate by offering to triple those donations. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMichelle Hill is here. Michelle has been keeping tabs on our matching-gift fund all-month long for us as our Match Monitor. Michelle, what\u2019s the latest?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Well we encouraged and excited about what is going on. Bob, as you mentioned, every donation that we receive this month is being effectively tripled\u2026so if a listener gives a fifty dollar donation, that will free up one hundred dollars of matching gift money\u2026and as of today we\u2019ve received three hundred and ninety nine thousand, twenty five dollars from one thousand two hundred and twenty two listeners!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo we\u2019re excited about that\u2026but there\u2019s still a long way to go to get to our matching goal of one and quarter million dollars.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So we hope listeners will go online, or call, or mail a donation to us. Again, your donation is going to be effectively tripled when you make a donation over the next couple of weeks. You can donate today. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014donate online\u2014or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and donate by phone. You can also mail your donation to <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we hope you have a great weekend this weekend. We know of several hundred couples who are in for a great weekend. They\u2019re going to be going to the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage getaways in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Phoenix, Arizona. I hope you guys have a great time as you get away for the next two-and-a-half days.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEverybody else, I hope you\u2019re able to worship together with your family in your local church this weekend, and then join us back on Monday when we\u2019re going to talk with John Stanley about a life lesson that he learned years ago. The life lesson is on the importance of learning generosity. He has a generosity game plan he wants to talk about. We\u2019ll talk with him about it on Monday. I hope you can be here for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We\u2019ll see you back Monday for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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