Why Sound Evangelical Theology Matters

"Be dilligent to study yourself approved unto God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the Word of Truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).

"Til I come, give attention, to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine" (1 Timothy 4:12).


"Beware of false teachers, who come to you in sheeps clothing, for inwardly they are ravenous wolves" (Matthew 7:15).


Evangelical Christianity in America is in a grave crisis. In our slothful, inherently subjectivistic and anti-intellectual culture, very few people in and outside the church care much about having sound theology and communicating sound Evangelical doctrine to the greater society at large. Because of this, false teachers are ravishing the Church with destructive doctrines that are destroying peoples lives. The Apostle Peter warned of this when he wrote;

"But there were also false prophets among the people even as there will be false teachers amongst you who will secretly bring in destructive heresies" (2 Peter 2:1).


Because very few Evangelicals are engaging in the task of standing for the truth of the Christian faith and "earnestly contending for the faith once and for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3), I have once again taken to the internet hiways to stand for Jesus Christ, against all odds for the essential truths of the historic Christian faith such as the Doctrine of the Trinity, the authority, inerrancy, inspiration and infallibility of the Bible and the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone based on the authority of the Bible alone for the glory of Almighty God alone.

Christianity is a faith worth fighting for, as the late great Evangelical apologist Walter Martin once asked, "Will you do for the truth what the cults do for a lie?"


In the days ahead I will be focusing on sound Evangelical theology that exalts Jesus Christ for the glory of God and the edification of the Christian Church.

Christianity is a faith based on the authority of the Bible, it only follows that we as Christians should study the teachings of our faith. Sound Evangelical theology matters much because it it matters much to God (Acts 17:11 and 2 Timothy 3:15-17), Sound Evangelical theology is based on the Word of God, the inspired and infallible written revelation of God.


On December 30, 2005 I will be involved in a debate on the Doctrine of the Trinity, I will keep you posted as the day of the event draws near. Let us study the Word of God to draw near to God, to know God's will and to impact our world for the glory and gospel of Jesus Christ.