My first blog…

So what is Theology and Steak?  It is a Jesus Christ-centered blog from a person whose heart is burdened more and more by a need to evangeize those actually in the church.  This blog was born out of two things that have happened in my life, one positive and one negative, so to speak.  One was the frustration at chuches, at least that I have attended and even ministered in, that are light on doctrine and theology and big on entertainment, felt needs, and fluff.  Don’t get me wrong; we have to communicate the gospel in such a way as to actually be understood by our audience.  But many times King James English just doesn’t do the trick.  And Jesus and his apostles ministered to people’s needs out of love and compassion. However, the message is king, and theology is what differentiates Christians from other attempts to “seek God.” Yes, theology divides, because truth divides. Truth also unites.  God’s Word should reign in churches, not some pop-psychology nonsense.  God’s Word points to salvation in Christ; pop psychology felt-needs marketing points to man. 

The second thing was a discovery of the doctrines of grace and the five solas of the Reformation.  Scripture alone, grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone, and to the Glory of God alone.  I have been a professing Christian for 25 years, but it was only recently that the Holy Spirit used these doctrines and a few close friends to literally revolutionize my life.  Through Bible study that was illuminated by the Spirit, I have made the journey from Semi-Pelagian Pentecostal (ordained Assembly of God minister) to Reformed non-cessationist Calvinist.  And very limited non-cessationist at that.  I am pursuing a ThD at Whitefield Theological Seminary because I still feel the call of ministry and need a strong Biblical education.  It’s as though my eyes have been opened to the truth for the first time. 

 Much of this blog will come from my experiences, analyses, and thoughts.  Please feel free to comment.

Soli Deo Gloria 

Brett