Piece of Word to save the world (Efforts theology)

     Any person from time to time until now, consciously or unconscious and intentional or unintentional conduct an act of theology. In other words that everyone until now theology. One simple example that when a phrase or the spoken life to bring change for the better or generate a blessing to other people then that's theology. Theology is not simply take from the Bible, but lifestyle, speech, thought and action both for themselves and other people's theology. Various sections of the community include: educated, uneducated, rich, poor, civilian, officer, not the theology or theology, children up to adults and so forth have the opportunity to theology. 

     Theology is not just certain circles within the Church, nor only those who have formal theological education, not only those who have theological literature, not only owned by a church or church leader and which is more dangerous that the theology of the church is not forordinary citizens. Some of it may have the truth, when theology is seen only as science. The term "theology" comes from two Greek words are: "THEOS" and "LOGOS", which means: "the human words about God." Theology can also be interpreted as the human effort to speak about God. As a human endeavor, it is natural that one day or the future of theology is to serve as a science subject scientifically, deliberate, critical and logical. 

     Theology is nothing more than an effort to learn the man himself. There is also a theology interprets as a human effort to give direction and basic provisions of the Lord according to his faith., As long as people can accept and understand it. Theology as a human effort to understanding the how the role of God in human life, but also how the role of human to another human being in accordance with his faith in God. The phrase "human effort in doing theology", gives us an understanding that humans are referred to in this expression is a universal human. In the theology of human effort can’t be restricted in terms of position, status, social status, gender, culture, language and others. 

     Theology is the human effort in terms of faith to understand and do God's will in the context of human life itself. Thus also be said that the effort does not belong to theology or theology, or specifically for the clergy or a formal theological background only. But as the efforts of the believers in Allah in order to receive, understand and practice the word of the Lord in the context of human life itself. All the actors are the faithful efforts of theology (church people). 

     When a person tells experience of life and faith to others, then this is where he has been carrying out a theology of work or effort. Endowed with reason and the human mind to express his faith experience as an effort to theology. The experience of faith as part of efforts to theology, can be described by way of writing and expression. With these efforts of others will also do the same thing as part of a theology of work and effort. 

Happy to be a blessing to others around you or that there is much with you as part of efforts to theology.

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Confidence among Religions and Denominations: "Do not impose our will."

     Before I reviewed at length about this topic, let us examine a bit "Why scientists find things that are beneficial to humans and publish it?". We know together that the discovery made by experts worked diligently and carefully. The work carried out diligently and carefully this, surely will produce something very useful for people and life. The discovery sought by experts should be accompanied by the publication or proclamation of something that's found it. Publications and preaching it as an attempt to introduce to the world about things that are found, so the world or the whole of humanity will find out the invention. 

     Each discovery is studied, analyzed and published to the public or the world at large is to convey that there are new discoveries that benefit mankind. We can imagine if the discovery of these experts are not published but hidden. Surely this useful invention will not be known by everyone. Examples of discoveries in the field of health or medicine, if the findings are not published so that new treatments will not be known to the world or humanity as a whole. But if the discovery by the experts proclaimed or published, then the world will see whether the invention is very beneficial to human life or not. 

     The experts who preach or publish their findings only as a business publication or proclamation and not as an attempt coercion. In other words, the experts did not urge or force their findings .. They only publish or preach, but it is accepted or rejected depending on the choice of the man himself. The experts only publish or announce the discovery. Some explanation of the above have in common is intrinsic to the publication or preaching in the religious field. Any belief or religion has the vision and mission of preaching or evangelism. Thus, every religion has the nature or character of the missionary or publication to the outside world or the public. However, the nature or character of the missionary is very dependent on the public or the outside world itself to accept or reject it. 

     A publication or proclamation is merely a proclamation and not be force of will. That is also the essence of an evangelical (gospel = good news). If we read and look at the Supreme command of the Lord Jesus Christ who witnessed in Matthew 28:19 and 20 which says that: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of time." 

     Supreme Command of the Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples is part of efforts to publication or proclamation, and not as a proclamation orders that impose the will to the people at that time even until the world today. Business or publication of this proclamation all depends on who hears and ultimately accept or reject the proclamation itself. Lord Jesus Christ is the symbol of the evangelism of that. Lord Jesus Christ would bring good news of salvation (New Life), a life to all mankind through His love. 

     That means evangelism preached by Lord Jesus Christ is a proclamation LOVE about the good news, but not a proclamation that will enforce. Because until now there is a trust, but also there are who do not believe in Him. That means that until now no preaching or evangelism who receive the Lord Jesus Christ, but also any who refused or did not receive Him. Until now, evangelism can be done with a variety of form or manner, in accordance with the circumstances of the object of preaching it. 

     There is a preaching or evangelism through song, paintings, plays, dances, books, sermons, behavior, pattern, friendship, movies and others. Proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is not done or are urgent or compelling especially done in a way threatening. It is like that delivered by the Lord Jesus to the apostles in Matthew 10:14 that: "... if one does not accept you and not hear your words, get out and leave the house or town and shake off the dust from your feet." Evangelism is not proper if it contains elements of coercion, especially in terms of threatening one or more people. Evangelism should not be deceptive or accompanied by the lure (promise). 

     Evangelism that is part of the proclamation, nor can it be done in a way to scare or fool. Evangelism as part of the proclamation should respect the rights of every person who is the purpose of such preaching. That means in the evangelism of people should not be forced, pressured or threatened to believe in something. Instead the public also should appreciate the preachers or evangelists. During the Evangelists still upholds freedom among individuals, maintaining the relationship between religion and do not harass religious life, every religion or denomination right to proclaim his faith. 

     Proclaiming the Gospel also has the advantage to overcome the ignorance among adherents of different religions. In other words serve as a means to know each other and respect one religion or belief in religion or other beliefs. Once again in this paper, I want to stress that: 

1. Proclaiming a belief or religion can’t be done by vilify or insult any other religion or belief, 

2. Proclaiming a belief or religion can’t be done by force, urge, cajole or threaten people. 

3. Preaching should be done by way of mutual respect and appreciate one another. 

     If both these expectations materialize, it will create the atmosphere of evangelism or proclamation of mutual respect and appreciate the freedom of inter-religious life. 

Final words: 

"Let us not fight, judge, kill or violate human rights, only to impose our will especially about religion or belief".

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Church's witness and to preach in the unity call

     Every church that is on this earth has a mission as a responsibility towards its members and to God. The church must become a witness in preaching the love of God for this world that are designated in a concrete to human or believers in Jesus Christ in an absolute expectation that someday there is salvation and life eternal. Whatever things that should be performed and observed by the church for the sake of success and success in preaching the word of God?. One of the main factors to be considered by the church in evangelism is all about love. When implementing the preaching in the evangelical church to draw in as many people outside the church without love, the preaching and the mission fails because it is not desired by the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

     There is no telling which is mandated by the Lord Jesus Christ which was conducted not on the basis of love. Or in other words there is no preaching of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ who is independent of love. Love is something that unites, for the love that unites the church where it serves. Preachingabout the love of serving can we read in James 2:14-17 (cf. 1 John 4:20, etc.). Certainty in the life of a church or Christian community should do everyday accurately, correctly, clearly and concretely. In the life of believers (of believers in Jesus Christ as Savior) is meant as a concrete reality of life of people who experience hardship, suffering, pain, hunger, poverty and others. 

     When the church discovered there are people who are experiencing a spiritual hunger, then this is where the church to feed. This way the church gives meaning to life, so hungry people can be fed spiritually beyond material satisfaction. In addition, the church also faces the reality of social life in society which include: injustice, oppression and other discriminatory. This condition required the church to not only voice but the church seek liberation, equality, conciliation and Conditioning.

     Everything we do whether we are the church as an institution or individual in terms of feeding the spiritual to those who hunger and thirst for spiritual, whether we fight politically to fight for justice and a human rights, or whether we as a preacher who always voiced and called people to believe and back onto the right path. Let this be done within the framework of responsibility for the integrity of human life. In other words, the church can not claim anything for the sake of truth and its own interests, because it is often sparked disunity among the churches. But the Church is a witness of truth is the church who let the Holy Spirit to control us to struggle for the sake of problem issues in all aspects of human life for the safety of humans and all creation in accordance with the will of God himself.

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