My good friend Micah Thornton is a student at Boyce College in Louisville. He is extemely busy balancing school and work so he doesn't get to blog very much. However, when he does he always has good things to say. I encourage you to read this post from his opening class in Christian Theology. It stems from his professor's thoughts on the study of theology. Good stuff Micah. Below are some of the best quotes:
"You do not study the Bible as a textbook. We do study the bible but we study it not only to grow in knowledge of God but also to be transformed in our lives."
"So the challenge in our Christian ministry is to engage our minds and our hearts in the study of God."
"This is ultimately what we are after; the exaltation of Christ, in our study of theology, in our proclamation of the gospel and the truth of the bible, and in our daily Christian lives."
"The moment you say that Jesus is Lord, you are making a most profound theological statement. And the moment you start living in such a way that proclaims that Jesus is Lord, you are living your life in the most profound theological way."
"You do not study the Bible as a textbook. We do study the bible but we study it not only to grow in knowledge of God but also to be transformed in our lives."
"So the challenge in our Christian ministry is to engage our minds and our hearts in the study of God."
"This is ultimately what we are after; the exaltation of Christ, in our study of theology, in our proclamation of the gospel and the truth of the bible, and in our daily Christian lives."
"The moment you say that Jesus is Lord, you are making a most profound theological statement. And the moment you start living in such a way that proclaims that Jesus is Lord, you are living your life in the most profound theological way."
2 comments:
Eric,
Good to see such words being spoken. I've changed the quotes to what seems to be reality.
"You study the Bible as a textbook. We study the bible to find what matches our system of theology and to be transformed into sound advocates for that position."
"So the challenge in our Christian ministry is to engage our minds and our hearts in the study of our theological presuppositions."
"This is ultimately what we are after; the exaltation of our denomination, in our study of theology, in our proclamation of the gospel and the truth of the bible, and in our daily Christian lives."
"The moment you say that Jesus is Lord, you are making a most profound theological statement, and denying the supremacy of your theological position, the moment you start living in such a way that proclaims that Jesus is Lord, you are living your life in a way which is extremely difficult to reconcile with our theological position."
John,
It looks like you are doing something like Alan's "Scripture as We Live It." Sadly, your quotes are far too true in many cases. I'm glad to see Micah's prof. beginning the class this way.
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