Not everyone needs to be a Theologian; But every one has a Theology

Well like normal this post is on a topic that I feel our generation is completely lax on and one that has immersed my thoughts for a time. I am writing out of conviction and concern. The topic is Theology.
Now I know what some of you are thinking “Oh no here Ryan goes on another Theology tangent.” Well hopefully it is not a tangent. But in all seriousness our generation and society in general has “Theology” very confused.

Not everyone needs to be a Theologian; but everyone has a Theology. If you don’t believe in God than that is your Theology. If you think God is your neighbor’s dog that is your Theology. If you know that Christ is the center of your life, the Bible, history itself that is a part of your Theology. Everyone has a Theology this statement cannot be argued or refuted.

What is Theology? Very simply it’s the Study of God. So what’s Ryan’s issue? Well my issue is this we are hypocrites, but more than that my issue is why we are hypocrites. We say things like I trust God or God is sovereign. That is a part of our Theology. But then we say things like I trust God but I want to know “this” or God is Sovereign but I don’t think he should do “that” what is that “but”? (Romans 2:17-24)

And here is where I get to my point. That “but” is what we say all too often and everything that follows it is our humanity, it is our flesh. So we, who are depraved (Romans 3:9-18) incorporate our humanity in to our study of a perfect God. This is my main issue. We cannot allow our humanity to enter into our Theology. Why? Because if we do where does it stop? Does it stop at God promoting abortion? Or how about condoning homosexuality? Does it stop with God thinking all roads lead to heaven? Or that sex outside of the context of marriage is permissible? The fact is that it would not stop. If we allow humanity to enter into our Theology somewhere in our Theology it is possible for God to be sinful and that simply cannot be.

I will end with this the other day I was thinking about what I would like people to say about me at my funeral. I thought will people say he was a great theologian, or a wonderful father, how about a devout husband, or a loyal friend. No I don’t want any of that to be said. I simply want people to say to each other “God was glorified” that’s all. I am on a search for truth my friends and all I know is that truth cannot come from me. My greatest desire is to glorify God I cannot do that properly with a Theology salt and peppered with humanity. Let us be the Righteous Heralds of the Gospel that we are called to be.

Philemon 1:3
-Ryan