Monday, March 18, 2013

Doing Theology


Though defending the faith is important, I consider it secondary compared to knowing the things of God, putting that knowledge in the heart, and rendering to God glory by expressing that knowledge in worship and lifestyle. This, I am convinced, is the goal of theology. We read in Scripture that the early Christians “were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and prayer” (Acts 2:42). They were doing theology. Again, doing theology involves studying about God and expressing in our lives what we learn.

 Stephen Tsoukalas, Christian Faith 101: The Basics and Beyond, pg. xiv, italic in the original.
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2 comments:

  1. JoeMarch 19, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    "They were doing theology."

    So much of what passes for theology today is nothing more than vague philosophy or vain opinion (imaginations).

    Would that we would learn to "do theology," DEVOTING ourselves to God and His word.

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  2. Shari EnglandMarch 20, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    This was also Paul's concern for new believers in Colossae. The antidote for heresy is "to be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding". Col. 1:10. Believers must refuse to accept the lie that "the Bible is too hard to understand", opting for the vain, feel good philosophies of man. "Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things from Your law."

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