Ryan Debarr of xIFBx presents a great post dealing with a common objection to theology and theologians. “Just get back to the Bible, please.” His first and last paragraphs below should tease you into checking out the whole article for yourself.
I often hear people criticize theologians by saying that they need to get back to “just the Bible.” Nobody can study “just the Bible” and understand God….
Too many people need to stop being like the little kid who tells the algebra teacher that X isn’t a number. They should first learn what X means and only then argue.
∼striving for the unity of the faith for the glory of God∼ Eph. 4:3,13 “¢ Rom. 15:5-7