Where to Begin?

They say a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single footstep. What they don’t tell you is that the first footstep is the most difficult, intimidating footstep you will take on the entire journey. This is where we begin. Step one…step one…step one… ok, I give up. What is step one? I guess before we begin we need to know where to begin.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:1-2). “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God” (John 1:1-2). I guess this tells us that we should start with Theology Proper—the study of who God is—otherwise known as Trinitarianism.

But did you notice the parentheses? We are beginning here by quoting Scripture. We are assuming Scripture is Scripture, so perhaps we should start with Bibliology—What is Scripture?” Even then, we have to determine what this Scripture means and so alongside Bibliology, we should study Hermeneutics—How do we interpret Scripture? How do we determine its meaning?” But even this assumes that it has a meaning, which leads us not down a theological road, but the road of Epistemology—the study of Knowledge, the study of Truth. The study of how Truth and Knowledge are acquired and whether it is even possible to attain Knowledge and Truth.

This is where it all begins. Is there Truth? Epistomology. Step 1: Determine where to begin…check.