Job 15:14
What is man, that he could be pure? And he who is born of a
woman, that he could be righteous?
Theology is the science of religion, an intellectual
attempt to systematize the consciousness of God…[If my theology has taken the
place of God], I have to say [to someone else’s construct], “That is
blasphemy.” Theology is second, not first; in its place. it is a handmaid of
religion, but it becomes a tyrant if put in the first place. The great
doctrines of predestination and election are secondary matters; they are
attempts at definition, but if we take sides with the theological method, we
will damn those who differ from us without a minute’s hesitation. Is there any
form of belief that has taken the place of God with me? We only believe what we
conceive of God, and when things happen contrary to that line, we deny the
experience and remain true to our theological method. Job is on the right
trail.
Excerpts from Oswald
Chambers
Daily Devotional Bible, Reading
224 (8/10)
From Baffled to Fight Better
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