<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/7b0cf992-05c6-4e98-bf3e-9841af9e625c/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/7b0cf992-05c6-4e98-bf3e-9841af9e625c/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" width="40px" /> Executive Summary - The restoration of humanity's likeness to God is a central theme in the study of the 7 churches, reflecting a deep longing for a connection with the master plan for restoration. Theologians have debated the concept, with some viewing it as a process of moral and spiritual transformation, while others see it as a mystical experience. The original manuscripts provide evidence of an epic battle that originated in the unseen realm of angels and demons, with the roots of evil and corruption lying outside of creation history. The restoration of the image of God in humanity at Pergamum is a reflection of this theme.
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Systematics - integration chart
(1.) Ephesus - Learning the eye
(2.) Smyrna - Learning the hand
(3.) Pergamum - Learning the ear
(4.) Thyatira - Learning the tongue
(5.) Sardis - Learning the neck
(6.) Philadelphia - Learning the neck
(7.) Laodicea - Learning the heart
<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/d85540e1-2d74-4571-ad83-be804bef37aa/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/d85540e1-2d74-4571-ad83-be804bef37aa/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" width="40px" /> Footnote: The original threefold “classical” goals of theology are “orthodoxy” (eye), “orthopraxis” (hand), and “orthopathos” (heart). However, this traditional triad has been expanded to include four additional goals in the study of Theology: “orthodactics” (ear), “ortholinguistics” (tongue), “orthodomi” (neck) and “orthoistemi (head). These goals describe how the image of God can be fully restored in individuals who are entrusted with the task of "redeeming the wastelands."
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