Big Words - Revelation

<p>Good morning, Five Minute Families. It’s “big words day” here as we focus on theology for the family. We are going to wow you with spectacularly complex topics and bore you with their explanations. Our words are going to have almost as many syllables as Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, which of course is quite atrocious. </p><p>Wait right there, mister! We are not going for complex and boring! Five Minute Family is to help families understand God’s word and teachings. </p><p>Yes, that is true. Often we hear big words and concepts and want to know what their meaning, but we may not know how to learn them, let alone teach them to our families. We must realize that things like systematic theology (one of those big words) is not just for pastors. It is for families, too. I have heard about parents putting together in-depth presentations, having their children sit through hour long, or longer, lectures. Is that a reality for most of us? No, I don’t think so, though it could be a good thing depending on family members’ ages and learning styles. </p><p>So, that’s a big introduction to say that we will try to tackle deeper theological topics and make them easy for families to think about and discuss. Scott Swain states, “theology is wisdom about God and all things in relation to God.” Wow, that can be quite in-depth. So, where do we start?</p><p>Let’s start with the theology of how God makes Himself known to His creation. Revelation is our big concept for today. It’s simply how God shows Himself. We like to say that “God likes to show up and show off” and we can see this and discuss this in several ways: His character, His creation, His actions, His words, and His son</p><p>Character - the amazing creator of the universe is also a loving and caring God who reveals Himself through a personal relationship with the universe. Bob Kellemen loved to say, “Even before God created, He related.” That speaks of the concept we call the trinity: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (more about those three in a future FMF epi