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Never show your daughter physical affection.

In Leadership, PersonalTags Guerrilla Parenting, kids, problems, responsibilityJanuary 11, 201633 Views15 Comments

If you want to ensure your kids will be on the “The Bachelor” 1. Never show your daughter physical affection. 2. Teach your kids that connections are more important than commitment. 3. Teach your kids there is no consequences for their behavior. 4. Give your kids whatever they want. 5. Teach your kids that their self-worth is tied to people’s acceptance of them. One of the biggest problems in our country is fatherlessness. Now am I advocating that every girl that comes …

Christians today are Theological idiots.

In Leadership, MinistryTags kids, music, responsibility, trustFebruary 8, 201215 Views14 Comments

samluce

It’s true. I ashamed to admit that for a long time in my life I looked at Theology as an obstacle to “real” ministry. I started working with kids in my early 20’s and shamefully thought that Theology …

14 responses to “Christians today are Theological idiots.”

StaffordG

February 8, 2012

Fantastic post, Sam! I would love to see the final product of your book!

1. samluce
  
  February 8, 2012
  
  Thanks Stafford! You are too kind. I hope to have the book done around this time next year.
  
Tom Bump

February 8, 2012

AMEN! Sam, We've never met in person(maybe we can at Orange this year?) but I've enjoyed your posts, I agree with you brother that we must help children make decisions based on who God is not on their feelings, on experiences etc. Faith is not about what we know its about WHO God really is and what he has said to be truth in his word. I'm afraid sometimes that Kidmin peeps are intimidated by theology and are afraid to break it down but I believe it can and should be done.
Thanks for challenging us!

samluce

February 8, 2012

Tom, totally would love to meet in person. I don't think I am going to orange this year. Thanks so much for reading my blog and for breaking down theology for kids. They need it now more than ever.

Barbara Graves

February 8, 2012

Nail on the head. Again. Kinda good at that, aren't you?

1. samluce
  
  February 9, 2012
  
  My boss is a Jewish carpenter. lol
  
Jonathan Williams

February 9, 2012

Great post because the Bible teaches us in 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
Have you had a chance to read David Jeremiah’s new book “I though I Would Never See the Day”? It addresses the issue.
We are living in an era of increasingly Biblical ignorant Christians. We all too often rely on feeling or personal opinion about major issues. I’ve been to several conferences where scripture seems to take a back seat to personal opinion or cultural theism. I encourage you to stand on the rock that is the Word of God and not to deviate! We need to build a generation that understands and knows how to use scripture and that starts with us as leaders and parents. Never make the assumption that your audience knows the implicit scripture. Stand on the Rock of Scripture and proclaim it!

1. John
  
  March 11, 2012
  
  With idiots like you teaching our children, I have little hope for the future.
  
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john mullis

December 31, 2012

Hi, I do not know how I arrived at this site. But I am confused. You write “thinking that Jesus is my personal Genie in a bottle is devastating” and “Christians today are Theological idiots”.

Jesus burst into my life when I least expected it. I was in college, I had become an athiest several years earlier, At the time I believed there was no rational reason to believe in God. We were the product of a big bang and time. Nothing more.

I agree that we as Christains are stupid in what we believe at times. I changed the Bible Study Fellowship Curriculum when I wrote to them that they were idiots for saying some insane things about the early texts of the bible. I showed them a picture of the 19 words on a papyrus, that they said were the words written by John the Apostle. Insane. And Christians continue to try to put the world into 6000 years. Insane. Why would a loving God hide dinasours in the dirt and fake out millions of years of errosion on things like the Grand Canyon. We can be idiots in our belief. And I have gone down that road. And it is stupid, it makes us and God look like idiots.

God doesn’t need our help in proving who he is. And we often become idiots in not accepting that He can use millions of years in accomplishing much more than what we can know.

I think the proof for God, and the wonder of Jesus are absolutly true. Good books to read if they are still in print are Josh McDowell’s book “Evidence that demands a reason”, Paul Littles books “Why am I a Christian” and “What do I believe”. CS Lewis Mere Christianity. Don’t read books about Luther, Augustine, Calvin, Wesley.

Read Luther, Augustine, Calvin,Wesley, the early fathers. It will amaze you at what they really believed.

Get the Greek put together with Alands and teammates and learn why and how they pieced together the text that we all read as the Bible. And why the KJV from the latin is inferior.

There is good reason to believe in my Jesus and it is not just the mystical experience I had looking out over the fireworks on July 4th when I was 21.

Terry Weaver

February 27, 2013

Sam I gotta be real I saw you post this on twitter and the title rubbed me the wrong way and after read it, it still does. What you wrote however was awesome. Im gravely concerned that we talk more about theology than we do about Jesus. But I have lots of friends that list themselves as “theology nerds” in their twitter bio. Its critical that we know what we believe and wrestle through that, but when i hear folks talk theology it normally means, “lets try and but God in a box that he does not fit in.” We have to balance that wreck less faith of a child with studying to show ourselves approved.

1. samluce
  
  February 27, 2013
  
  Terry thanks for your comment. I think I am actually going to respond with a blog post. I think we mostly agree. I got push back from a few others so for the sake of clarity I am going to do a blog post on it. Thanks for taking time to read my post and comment appreciate your voice.
  
Joel Smith

March 4, 2013

Sam, I too, was drawn in by your post on twitter. Having attended the CPC in Orlando, I made an interesting observation. In the past when I’ve made the trip I have dutifully researched restaurants, hotels and locations of interest to print out maps ahead of time. However, on this trip I had a GPS. I plugged it in, typed where I wanted to go, and then my mind went to autopilot. One day when driving to the Waffle House (a great treat for someone living in the NW), I thought this is taking me the long way, but I trusted the GPS and arrived, eventually. Also true of my cell phone. I used to have everyone’s number memorized. But now there is no urgent need and I just find them in contacts and press call…if I ever lost my phone I would be in trouble.
How does this apply to one’s lack of theology? Technology, though beneficial has also incurred some unintended consequences…it’s too easy. For my theology I’ve studied, taken tests, listen to lectures and heard 1000s of sermons, but only to gather information. But like Sheila Walsh said, my mind also leaks, especially when I don’t use it, I lose it.
Just the other day a child asked me if Adam would be in heaven, without trusting in Jesus for his salvation. My mind was momentarily blank…I vaguely remembered answered this question with Abraham and how his faith was credited as righteousness. I however, definitely was not up to debate status, especially as a pastor. OUCH! I quickly utilized some key words and Siri did an internet search, which helped to dust off the dark file cabinets in the back of my mind. I knew I had studied it before but hadn’t actually been called “out” on it.
I have a lot more thoughts on how we can fix this and keep our technology…but I too am writing a book…someday. 😉

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