A Battle That Wastes Our Time

Posted on March 7, 2024June 3, 2025 by John Mwafise Woloko

Give Us The Chance To Assess And Validate Your Theology

I came across two Christian theologians from different denominations with contrasting theological beliefs. They both discussed the topic of human freewill. One believes that we have a significant amount of free will to make choices in life. The other believes God is in control and predetermined all our actions from before we were born. I stumbled upon a YouTube debate between two Christian scholars on the subject. Despite arguing for hours and cross-examining each other, they could not present sufficient supporting arguments to convince each other. I realized they will never come to an agreement, despite both claiming to be Christians. Would you like to find out the reason?

It’s a simple and clear-cut answer. Both preachers hold on to inauthentic theological beliefs and approaches in their attempt to interpret God’s authentic Word. The Holy Spirit inspired the content of the Bible, but the theologies of these preachers lack sufficient inspiration from Him. Bias, prejudice, and subjectivity tainted their theological thoughts. Hence, they can’t agree.

When God commands or mandates you to preach His Word, you are merely His vessel. The Holy Spirit takes control of you and delivers His message to His audience. Preaching is acceptable in this situation, since God’s Word is genuine and the Holy Spirit empowers the preacher. Theological thoughts often veer off in various directions because of bias and subjectivity. We teach them so that people can have the opportunity to analyze the evidence.

Preaching lacks interactivity, whereas teaching involves interaction. Who can oppose the Holy Spirit when He preaches through a vessel? However, a teacher is still responsible for presenting facts and addressing student inquiries. It’s even possible for a teacher to be proven wrong in some situations.

What’s the final verdict? We preach what is authentic but teach what needs authentication to allow for its evaluation through reason. Please, preachers, refrain from preaching your theology. Teach it to us so that we can assess, verify, authenticate, or dismiss it. But preach God’s Word.

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Preach what is authentic, teach what needs authentication to allow an evaluation through reason.

Interpreting The Scriptures

Posted on March 3, 2024June 3, 2025 by John Mwafise Woloko

”Remember, the Old Testament prepares the way for the New. Prophets in the Old Testament looked up to Jesus, even though they didn’t understand His ministry. All they knew was something better was coming. Those of us who enjoy this better faith today look back at what Jesus did for us on the Cross of Calvary. Our faith for the future is strong because we look back at His finished work on the Cross of Calvary and the promises that follow.”

Jesus Is The Focus

Does The Bible’s Content Differ From Theology?

Posted on February 23, 2024June 3, 2025 by John Mwafise Woloko

Eleven Differences

If you’ve read the article before, then you already know the answer is yes. Our misunderstanding of theology has led to confusion regarding its true meaning and purpose. Let’s examine a more comprehensive definition of theology that highlights both its true significance and its intended purpose. In the book The Bible Vs Theology, I define theology as ‘‘The method we use to interpret what God reveals in the Bible and universe by presenting pieces of evidence in an organized manner.’’ I describe the Bible as the ‘‘Book that contains God’s Word and will for humanity.’’

Among the eleven differences I discovered between the Bible’s content and theological thoughts, let’s examine five of them.

The Holy Spirit inspired the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 2:21, Romans 15:4). Theology isn’t always inspired by the Holy Spirit. Bias, subjectivity, and prejudice can corrupt our theological analysis. Theology is pure and reliable only with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

The authenticity and truth of the Bible are unquestionable. Not every theological thought can be considered genuine and accurate. Some are human suggestions, opinions, and suggestions to fill in certain knowledge gaps.

The Bible is sufficient. Even without theology, we can still lead a fulfilled Christian life. Theology cannot exist independently. To be considered genuine, it needs to draw inspiration from the Bible. Furthermore, one can never have enough theological knowledge. There are no limits to how far we can take its development. At some stage, you grow weary of theology.

The Bible is known for its consistency and trustworthiness. It perfectly interprets itself from Genesis to Revelation. Our lack of knowledge about ancient times might pose some minor challenges. However, the knowledge we gain from the Bible’s content far outweighs the struggles we face. Moreover, we are continuously learning and uncovering additional evidence to shed light on those challenges. Often, theological ideas lack logical consistency, reliability, and truth. Theologians make topics more difficult by using complicated terms and terminologies, resulting in confusion.

The Bible was inspired by God through the Holy Spirit, but any trustworthy theology stems from the Bible. Have you grasped the rationale behind some denominations rewriting the Bible? Instead of starting from the Bible and expanding, their theology takes a different approach. They have their own individual ideas and interpretations of God’s nature. They must revise the Bible and manipulate certain biblical terminologies to fit their viewpoint, since it doesn’t support their position.

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Give Us The Chance To Assess And Validate Your Theology

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