Getting Burned out on Theology?

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Re: Getting Burned out on Theology?

Post by darinhouston » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:01 pm

Jason wrote:...I'm very much in favor of studying the Scriptures, though I might have to set a partition between that and over consumption of theology since they are different categories.
To me, I'm not sure I can separate theology from studying and trying understand Scripture.

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Re: Getting Burned out on Theology?

Post by Jason » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:22 am

To me, I'm not sure I can separate theology from studying and trying understand Scripture.
Darin, I'm more edified in reading the Scriptures than in reading opinions about the Scriptues. I look to a number of people (including Steve) when I get stuck on something but generally I prefer reading the Scriptures and forming my own opinions. It's easy to slip into a routine where you devote more time to reading commentaries then to actually studying the Scriptures for yourself. I know this to be the case with me at times.

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Re: Getting Burned out on Theology?

Post by TK » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:27 pm

Oswald Chambers' reading for tomorrow ( i read ahead) brought to mind this thread:
Shallow and Profound
"Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God —1 Corinthians 10:31"

Beware of allowing yourself to think that the shallow aspects of life are not ordained by God; they are ordained by Him equally as much as the profound. We sometimes refuse to be shallow, not out of our deep devotion to God but because we wish to impress other people with the fact that we are not shallow. This is a sure sign of spiritual pride. We must be careful, for this is how contempt for others is produced in our lives. And it causes us to be a walking rebuke to other people because they are more shallow than we are. Beware of posing as a profound person— God became a baby.

To be shallow is not a sign of being sinful, nor is shallowness an indication that there is no depth to your life at all— the ocean has a shore. Even the shallow things of life, such as eating and drinking, walking and talking, are ordained by God. These are all things our Lord did. He did them as the Son of God, and He said, "A disciple is not above his teacher . . ." ( Matthew 10:24 ).

We are safeguarded by the shallow things of life. We have to live the surface, commonsense life in a commonsense way. Then when God gives us the deeper things, they are obviously separated from the shallow concerns. Never show the depth of your life to anyone but God. We are so nauseatingly serious, so desperately interested in our own character and reputation, we refuse to behave like Christians in the shallow concerns of life.

Make a determination to take no one seriously except God. You may find that the first person you must be the most critical with, as being the greatest fraud you have ever known, is yourself.
TK

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