1,043 Quotes About Theology

Theology is nothing else but grammar engaged with the words of the Holy Spirit.

It follows that most people would very much like science to prove the existence of God but not to take the measure of His capacity.

O MY FORGETFUL SOUL,Awake from thy wandering dream;turn from chasing vanities,look inward, forward, upward,view thyself,reflect upon thyself,who and what thou art, why here,what thou must soon be.Thou art a creature of God,formed and furnished by him,lodged in a body like a shepherd in his tent;Dost thou not desire to know God’s ways?

We would do our theology better if more was at stake in what we said.

Thanks to God, I'm an atheist.

Here truth is employed as a means to personal triumph and at the same time as a means to kill. It produces a few years later that sort of minister who operates not to instruct but to destroy his church. And if the elders, the church, and the young people begin to groan, if they protest to the church authorities, and finally stay away from worship, this young man is still Pharisaical enough not to listen one bit.

If our mission is to share good news, we need to be good news people. If we preach transformation, we need to show some evidence of what transformation looks like.

Theology is bestdone in the context of the Church at worship and as reflection onScripture.

It's fascinating how often theological throwaway comes back to haunt you.