Snippet: “I love you, but I don’t really want to get to know you.” (Thrill Series)

Snip·pet | ˈsnipit | noun a small piece or brief extract.

Another snippet from The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith by Trevin Wax.

“To those who say, ‘I just want to love God and leave aside all that theological stuff,’ we must reply: theology is the discipline of knowing and understanding the God we are called to love. It would make no sense to tell someone, ‘I love you, but I don’t really want to get to know you.’ The quest for knowledge is driven by the passion of love. Theology helps us better understand what it means to love God and others. Doctrine helps us distinguish true love from sentimental feelings that ebb and flow. Ethics help us see if, in the name of love, we may be harming someone else, no matter our good intentions.”

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