Food Sacridiced to Idols, Part 1

I must admit that there have been many times in my life that my knowledge of God caused me to think I was something. I could recite all the books of the Bible, I could quote verses of Scripture, I could tell you what so and so theologian had to say about a particular subject and for goodness sake, I have a seminary degree, so of course, I am a part of the Spiritual Elite. I can tell you what TULIP stands for and how many points I believe. I can defend creationism, break down a word into the Greek or Hebrew (using computer software!), write a devotional, teach a class, and speak in front of a group about the Word. I had a quiet time at the same time everyday and read one chapter and prayed the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication) prayer.

Yeah for Me!

When my knowledge of God, outweighs my love for Him and others, then I have my priorities in the wrong place. When my adherence to my theology negates my love for Jesus and seeing His Glory made known to the nations, then I am nothing more than a puffed up follower of one man’s idea of God. God has given us a glimpse of Who He is and any understanding we have is through His divine ordination,His Word and through the working of the Holy Spirit. But what good does a lot of head knowledge do me, if I am not living it out? I have seen way to many people and churches who are so inward focused in their beliefs. I even know of one man who did not want to reach the community because, “They’ll come in wearing flip-flops and shorts.” Unless you forgot, God has a dress code to enter the gates of Heaven. Evidently, I missed the Scripture reference where Jesus died for a suit and tie.