In Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin referred to the world as "a theatre for the display of the divine goodness, wisdom, justice, and power" of God. If the world is God's stage, then we, those who live and work and sleep on the stage, operate within the framework of the theatre. So we live in a theatre that displays and works for the glory, greatness, and power of God. As Maltbie D. Babcock wrote,
And so we live in a theological playhouse, a world of God. Therefore, there is no option for the Christian to not be a theologian. We, in the likeness of our Creator, are theological beings. We were made to know God. For through him, we know ourselves and the rest of the world. And so not only is everyone a theologian, but everything suddenly becomes theological. Where we choose to go for supper becomes theological. The walk to the park is theological. Life and all of its facets, down to the seemingly inconsequential, become theological.
But perhaps Adam4d can explain it better:
This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget/
That though the wrong seems oft so strong/
God is the ruler yet.
And so we live in a theological playhouse, a world of God. Therefore, there is no option for the Christian to not be a theologian. We, in the likeness of our Creator, are theological beings. We were made to know God. For through him, we know ourselves and the rest of the world. And so not only is everyone a theologian, but everything suddenly becomes theological. Where we choose to go for supper becomes theological. The walk to the park is theological. Life and all of its facets, down to the seemingly inconsequential, become theological.
But perhaps Adam4d can explain it better: