"I'm no theologian...," I heard the man say yesterday. For the sake of good taste, I cannot give you any more detail about him, but as I heard this I wanted to scream, "Oh, but you are! We all are!"
"..., but, here's what I think this scripture is saying to us today." For the sake of proper decorum within the setting I found myself, I resisted the urge to scream, "You just proved you are!"
The fact of the matter is, every one of us has thoughts about God. Believer, non-believer, apathetic - whatever label you may choose to give yourself, we all are theologians.
Yes, some in this world may be what you might call 'professional theologians,' but that's no reason to minimize our God-given ability to ponder the Divine and the implications of God's presence in this world.
If you would like to know what your theology is, examine the thoughts, words, and deeds of your everyday life. For our true thoughts about God are reflected in how we interact with this world which was the result of God's hand. Do we "Love the Lord [our] God with everything we have, and love our neighbor as ourselves?" Do we desire for the Lord to "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us?"
The question is not, "Are you a theologian?" The question is, "What is your theology?"
See You Soon!
Lamar
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