*Sarpali.us

I've been reading the biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas and it's outstanding. One phrase I read this morning resonated with me and I think it's worth sharing.

Bonhoeffer believed that "communicating what he knew theologically - whether to indifferent businessmen, teenagers, or younger children - was as important as the theology itself."

I place a high premium on knowing God (Theology). If He is to be the object of our worship and our affections and our allegience and our satisfaction, then we ought to know him.

But sometimes too great an emphasis is placed on knowing lots of facts without knowing the very Person these facts inform you of. We all can agree there are scholars and thinkers who know a lot about Jesus and his word but don't for one second confess him as Lord.

While knowledge is not ultimate per se, your knowledge of God is critical. At least it should be. One of the ways we can increase the value of what we know to be true about God is to work out our ability to communicate these truths.

There are many reasons I love teaching and writing, but one of the greatest joys to my soul is working hard to articulate what my heart and mind are after in terms of God and his will for my life. There is great value in being able to communicate what we're feeling and what we're thinking so that it will benefit those around us.

The good news of the grace and love and reconciliation of Jesus Christ is already "good". It's only "news" if you can share it with others.

"but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" - 1 Pet. 3:15

Communicating what we know theologically is as important as the theology itself.