Theology Has Consequences | Richard Jett

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/theology-has-consequences/  This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Theology has consequences. What we believe about Jesus will always show up in how we live. Our theology shapes our anxiety, our purpose, our priorities, our relationships, and our mission. That is why studying Scripture is never just an intellectual exercise. After we study a passage and understand what it meant to the original audience, we ask a simple question: So what? Because theology has consequences. Years ago, Build-A-Bear was a big deal. You could customize everything about the bear—its fur color, voice, clothes, softness, accessories, even the heart inside it. You built the version you wanted. Left on our own, that is exactly what we do with Jesus. As authors Kyle Idleman and Mark Moore put it, we create a “Build-A-Jesus.”[1] We customize him into someone who looks like us, thinks like us, votes like us, approves of what we approve of, and never says anything uncomfortable. We put the voice box in him so he only speaks the words we want to hear that make us feel good. And then we wonder why we feel spiritually weak, anxious, purposeless, and exhausted. Good theology has good consequences. Bad theology has bad consequences. The reason we so easily drift toward a false Jesus is because of sin. Ever since Eden, humanity drifts toward remaking God in its own image (maybe that’s why it’s at the top of the Ten Commandments). That is why we desperately need Scripture. The Bible—and especially Paul’s letter to the Colossians—exposes the Jesus we want and confronts us with the Jesus we need. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get the RENEW.org App -- https://renew.org/app-download/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW