Wake Up!

Gentlemen, here is a post that truly will convict me the next time I get drowsy in Dr. Robinson's New Testament class. Dr. Mohler has written the first section of a three-part commentary on The Pastor as Theologian. Here's a brief excerpt from today's post, and I'm including a link to the whole article here.

The transformation of theology into an academic discipline more associated with the university than the church has been one of the most lamentable developments of the last several centuries. In the earliest eras of the church, and through the annals of Christian history, the central theologians of the church were its pastors. This was certainly true of the great Reformation of the sixteenth century as well. From the patristic era, we associate the discipline and stewardship of theology with names such as Athanasius, Irenaeus, and Augustine. Similarly, the great theologians of the Reformation were, in the main, pastors such as John Calvin and Martin Luther. Of course, their responsibilities often ranged beyond those of the average pastor, but they could not have conceived of the pastoral role without the essential stewardship of theology.

Let's give ourselves whole-heartedly once again to the difficult task of truly understanding God's Word!

Sola Scriptura!