[mlqurgw]

Not being a "theologian" myself and no longer aspiring to be one I must ask this question; What good is studying theology to gain answers to pointless questions? Are we not to be about the Lord's buisness?
In my experience, people uaually ask questions of no real importance to the souls of men and women to give themselves a platform by which they can give their own answers. They usually do this because they do not wish to deal with the one question that will make the diffference in eternity: Who is Christ and what do you think of Him? People would rather deal with periphial things than to deal with the claims of the Gospel. Theology ought to be about God and His salvation, Christ Jesus the Lord, instead of questions about insignificant things. The Gospel is the power of God to salvation to them that believe. The only way we can possibly have an impact on the world in which we live is by the preaching of the Gospel.

Any comments?

[Travis]

I would say that most of the questions asked in the sphere of Christian theology are not useless. Some may be, but most aren't since we're arguing over what the Bible teaches. And if God thought it necessary to tell us something in the Bible, then it has to have some importance.

[mlqurgw]

Originally Posted by Travis

I would say that most of the questions asked in the sphere of Christian theology are not useless. Some may be, but most aren't since we're arguing over what the Bible teaches. And if God thought it necessary to tell us something in the Bible, then it has to have some importance.

Certainly there are many things that are important. There are an inumerable amount of things that we interpret from Scripture that have eternal consequences. The point is that they all have to do with Christ and His work. I would submit that He is all the council of God. So much of what we argue about has no eternal consequences. They are unimportant to me. It seems to me that we are to be concerned about the glory of God and the souls of men/women. I see so little of Him in Theology.

[mlqurgw]

I must be honest, if it doesn't have do do with Christ and His work I am done with it. I simply don't have the time nor the inclination to argue anything else.

[+Donny]

Originally Posted by mlqurgw

Not being a "theologian" myself and no longer aspiring to be one I must ask this question; What good is studying theology to gain answers to pointless questions? Are we not to be about the Lord's buisness?
In my experience, people uaually ask questions of no real importance to the souls of men and women to give themselves a platform by which they can give their own answers. They usually do this because they do not wish to deal with the one question that will make the diffference in eternity: Who is Christ and what do you think of Him? People would rather deal with periphial things than to deal with the claims of the Gospel. Theology ought to be about God and His salvation, Christ Jesus the Lord, instead of questions about insignificant things. The Gospel is the power of God to salvation to them that believe. The only way we can possibly have an impact on the world in which we live is by the preaching of the Gospel.

Any comments?

Ultimately, I think the reason you see so little of Him in theology is because theology can reduce to either impersonal abstractions (a horribly inaccurate, useless view of God and His Word) or pride and division (one of the sins condemned most in the NT). When theology is approached charitably, recognizing that the issues are not essential, then it is very enjoyable, and, even in the face of disagreement, promotes unity and a deeper understanding of God as we see His Word approached from different perspectives. It obviously can reduce to error and sin, though, and the temptation to divide and by unloving to those who disagree with you is very hard to resist.

As evidence of this, I actually have had some great conversations with both of my pastors over our theological differences (they are reformed baptists) and am much closer to them having done this. Being able to call the London Baptist Confession of Faith an abridged version of the Westminster in front of baptists and not offend anyone is a beautiful thing.