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Theologian vs. Dogmatist

  • 3 months ago
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  • ghp
excerpt One of my pet peeves is when folks trot out the old chestnut of, “Well, I’m not a theologian, I’m just a simple layman…” Sometimes, they even mean it in a truly self-effacing way. Usually, however, I’ve found that i ...

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    frankgillespie 3 months ago with 1 point
    My missus often makes the statement “I’m not “into” theology, you’re the theologian in the family.” It’s all I can do not to laugh when she steps up to the plate and takes on folks who think infant baptism ruins the experiential aspect for teenagers who want to make their decision for Jesus. I’m clearly not the only theologian in the family.

    I have one friend that fears that I do get lost in the minutiae. I do my best to set her straight by saying it is my love of Scripture that makes me want to know and to learn every bit of minutiae. It can be a fine line….

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