Sep 26, 2013

The Anchor of Theology

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Here's an excerpt from The Anchor of Theology, Janet Mefferd's contribution to the September issue of Tabletalk:

"Why aren't Christian women interested in theology?" I often hear that question (usually from men), and I'm never sure how to answer. That's likely because I can't relate to the premise that Christian women aren't interested in theology—the study of God.

This wasn't always true of me. If I'd heard that question when I was a college student, I probably would have answered, "Theology is for pastors. The most important thing is to have a relationship with Jesus Christ."

I had a lot to learn.

At the time, my thinking about Christianity was influenced heavily by my interest in contemporary Christian music. And one of my favorite songs was the Twila Paris tune, "Do I Trust You?" Twila had written the song to express her grief after her friend and fellow Christian singer, Keith Green, was killed in a plane crash. The song really resonated with me. I'd lost my best friend to leukemia just a few years before, so I knew exactly how Twila felt as she poured out her honest grief to the Lord: "Shaken down to the cavity in my soul, I know the doctrine and theology. But right now they don't mean much to me."

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