Stop Studying Theology

Stop studying theology if it fails to change your life. If it's a mere academic pursuit, then just stop it. It's worthless. Worse than worthless, it deceives you into thinking you are right about something. That you've found the way when you haven't. Academic knowledge is never the way. Following Jesus is the Way.

Stop talking about your beliefs if you don't act on them. So what if you understand the Trinity. You don't have the love of the Father, the leading of the Son, the fellowship of the Spirit. Admit you don't believe that God is good if you are going to repeatedly fail to do good when you have the power to act.

Don't tell me you believe people are made in God's image if you are going to walk out the door and ignore the people you pass by every day. Cease your rants about man's sinful nature if you do not mourn the sin in your own life.

Don't tell me about the doctrine of God's sovereignty and then go worry and fret, as if everything depends on you. Don't explain how man has freewill and then live as if you have no control over your own body.

Your knowledge sows death as you parse Greek tenses and debate textual differences. You are quick to condemn those who interpret your Bible differently than you. And the dying world looks on in wonder, glad to keep their distance from you and your theological correctness.

Don't deceive yourself into believing your lofty  teachings are a service. Avoid the delusion that correcting bad theology is a benefit to God and others. Don't fool yourself into thinking you can write a blog about following Jesus in place of actually following Jesus. More often than not our talk is just a waste of time. Our study is an exercise in futility.  Our teaching is hypocrisy.

God does not need any of us to explain Him, as if we even could. Here is what he wants from us.

"Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don’t take yourself too seriously—
take God seriously."
(Micah 6:8, The Message)