Comments on: Your Theology (Doctrine) Drives Your Practice

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:37:07 +0000

Javetta’s question is one that I wrestle with on a consistent basis…Maybe i am reluctant to allow my practice to catch up with my theology but i would agree that my theology does drive it and drive it hard. Within in my own mind I am minimal in faith because at times i do have the notion what happens if i do everything that I know to do but nothing changes. Then God will be played to the left and I will be back a square one. But the complication comes because I know he will not let me down. So the constant hammering of theology is needed for my own growth as well as that of my personal faith journey.

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By: Javetta

Javetta — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:46:45 +0000

Yep, I agree.

I was just throwing the question out there for the quiet little blog lurker who has perhaps just come into correct theology from years of “playing church” and doesn’t feel confident enough to ask the hard questions (Heck, that person may not even know what questions to ask!), yet they feel like something is wrong with them because their lifestyle has yet to catch up with what they know to be true in their heads.

I’m passionate about those guys and gals. I used to be one of them

By: Lionel Woods

Lionel Woods — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:19:33 +0000

Give me an example Vetta. I think that poses a problem also, one Alan addressed in his comment. But here is what I argue. I think often time our practice catches up with our theology if we are genuinely motivated. Here is something I know for a fact your practice can never be right with wrong theology.

Jesus shows this by correcting peoples perception about the Kingdom and the Messiah. Paul does this by correcting people’s perception of the Gospel and the requirement to be saved. John even writes so that we might know.

However, unless a Judiazers doctrine changes, there is no way his practice can be right. There is no way a Jehovah Witness practice can be right apart from their theology being corrected and there is no way a Mormon can be right unless their doctrine is first corrected. Paul seems to be very adamant about the Gospel, protecting it, proclaiming it and even dying to propage the message about Jesus. Thoughts?

By: Javetta

Javetta — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:38:34 +0000

So, what about the person who does have a solid theology in their head but has trouble with the transfer to the real world?

By: Jon Paden

Jon Paden — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:17:15 +0000

To know God is the life (life of the ages or “eternal life”) that is promised in scripture. How will we get to really know Him if we don’t seek after Him with our minds and bodies. Our full spiritual prosperity can be somewhat summed up in the following scriptures:

Col 1:9-11
“…be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;…”

By: Larry Cochran

Larry Cochran — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:28:30 +0000

correction “if” should be “it”

By: Larry Cochran

Larry Cochran — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:23:47 +0000

If theology by definition is the study of God, then if may well be a good idea to study it.

By: Alan Knox

Alan Knox — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:22:28 +0000

And your practice demonstrates your true theology.

-Alan

By: Jon Paden

Jon Paden — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:32:29 +0000

I look forward to seeing where you go with these thoughts!