A Long Rant About People Obsessed Wth Theology

I’ve decided that theology completely annoys me most of the time. Why? Mainly because many people can become obsessed with their particular theological viewpoint – and instead of focusing on drawing nearer to God, they focus on drawing nearer to their viewpoint and become blinded to God along the way.

It bothers me. The last time I checked, Jesus said that the two greatest commandments were love God with your whole heart, mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Well --- who is your neighbor you say? According to the good Samaritan story Jesus told – everyone.

Now I don’t meant to pick on Calvinists – but sorry to say they often are the most likely breed to become obsessed with their theology – denouncing Armenians, open-theists, post-moderns and charismatic’s of “heresy.” People – Jesus’ biggest prayer is that we would be united. How is burning bridges with other denominations who still worship Christ as Savior creating unity??? IT’S NOT. Let’s take this lovely conversation I recently found on a blog. Larry King is interviewing Rick Warren – who has brought God to so many people.

Rick Warren said that there are five “Global Goliaths” that need to be immediately addressed in the world: spiritual emptiness, egocentric leadership, extreme poverty, pandemic diseases and illiteracy and education. Now, how does it work?

Now this is how the blogger responds:
“There are few things as grievous as hearing a pastor describe the greatest problems facing humanity without coming anywhere near sin and the need for a savior. The closest he comes is 'spiritual emptiness, people don't know they have a purpose.'"

Are you freaking KIDDING ME?!!!? Why?! Can’t you address the good he said in that statement? Those are ALL things that Jesus commands – but just saying that “well, the problem with the world is that everyone’s a sinner and needs Jesus,” on secular TV will most likely make him a joke. No – he wants to SHOW people the gospel and introduce it to them in a way they understand and that will draw them in. He’s being shrewd. He’s loving others. In my opinion anyway.

I don’t know – I’m also catching myself as I write this and wondering if perhaps it is my intentions that are warped. What do others think. Should he have mentioned that as number one on his “global goliaths” list?

Regardless I think weird blogger needs to get a grip of reality – and start following Jesus himself by loving others instead of putting them down. And yes, this guy was a Calvinist – and you know he didn’t even say that – I assumed that he was from his statement and when I looked around the site, I found my assumptions to be true. I don’t want to become like this guy and dis all Calvinists because yes they do a lot of good for Christ – but theology debates in general are getting on my nerves.