Ten Steps to Avoiding Knee-Jerk Theology
Lisa Robinson from Reclaiming the Mind Ministries writes:
I probably don’t need to explain what knee-jerk theology is. We all know it and we all do it, to varying degrees. Somebody makes a comment or pontification on some doctrinal point or passage in Scripture that is an affront to how we’ve understood it. The knee-jerk response instantly rebuts, refutes and refuses to acknowledge any of the merits. After all, if that person saw things as we see it, they wouldn’t hold that position, right?
But the reality is there is no such thing as two truths at the same time. Somebody is missing it. Somebody is wrong. I do believe in our human nature, we most likely will assign that blame on the other person and respond accordingly. But another reality is…we could be wrong.
So how do we overcome the knee-jerk reaction and treat each dissent fairly, objectively and with truth as the end goal. Here is a quick list that I think might help.
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