Is the driving force of your theology, God or man?
Cover of Basic Theology (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Of course, the answer should be God . Yet I can't tell you how often I've heard well-meaning preachers talk about the gospel without mentioning God's glory and His gracious sovereignty in salvation. We're swimming against the tide to remain God-centered, as the pull to ignore God's glory has been strong since our first parents fell in Eden. Man-centered theology leads to emotional manipulation wherein thousands are coerced into making false professions of faith. It minimizes our radical corruption as sinners and God's power to save His people for His glory. Man-centered theology also sets Christian living in the wrong direction and gives us no grounds for assurance. We start believing the kingdom cannot survive without us, and we base our relationship with the Lord on our performance instead of His grace. Related articles Reformed Theology: The Basics (dcharvest.org) The Necessity of Preaching Obje