Everyone's a Theologian- whether you think so or not

Coffee and a book review seem like two things that are made to go together. Recently, I was reading "Everyone's a Theologian" by R.C. Sproul. It was one of those books that you wish you would've had in your library when... I'll let you fill in the blank. My personal experience was one of growing up in church and being surrounded by Christianity- yet, having a hard time accepting it for myself.

The problem was that I had so many questions and no idea where to go to get those questions answered. To ask the question, "Well, how do you know God is actually real?" or "How do you know the Bible is the Word of God?" to a leader at church just didn't seem like a good idea to a teenager. Ultimately, those are just the basic questions because the more you read what is actually in the Bible, you start to come up with more questions. Finally, you start to meet people from every walk of life whether religious or non-religious and you start to wonder- well what really is the difference between Christianity and everything else?

Amidst all those questions- Jesus brought me to himself and humbled the sinner to bring me to himself and to justify what I could not make right with my own strength. Justify or Justified these were the words I used to skip past in Bible reading and not understand the significance of what it was declaring. Then I went to University and took a class called Systematic Theology, there was never a class that changed my life more than this one. It gave me the chance to ask my questions and to find the place I could go for the answers- the Word of God. It even helped me understand multiple reasons why we can have assurance that the Scripture we read and study truly are the Words of God. 

In this book, R.C. Sproul lines out basic Systematic Theology- he does it in a straightforward and simple manner. You might think a work like this would be boring or unnecessary but it may be of vital importance for your life. This is the kind of book that you read and find yourself worshipping Jesus Christ with a renewed spirit and understanding of what He accomplished when He died, was buried, and rose again. I would encourage anyone to read this book, study it, and enjoying a renewed and refreshed view of the mighty power of God.

~For writing a review I will be given a free copy of the book.