Theology For Teens (Part III)

But isn't theology an exercise in the esoteric? Of course it is! But that shouldn't stop us from trying. Theologians didn't coin those -isms for nothing. They express something in a single word what would require half a dozen sentences.

I admit I was initially lost in the maze of words like nomism, traducianism and the like. Not to mention those Greek words. But eventually I managed, and as a result I now entered a world of wonderful concepts and ideas that were expounded and believed by Christians since the beginning of the church. I have never looked back ever since.

Alright then. Enough of trying to justify my proposal. So let's assume that we should teach teens theology. And this brings me back for the last time to the first question: Will theology fit well with teenagers?

Well, it does fit wonderfully with this one here, though of course I might merely be a rare case; an anomaly. There really isn't a lot of Christian teenagers I know who express a deep understanding (or even regard) for theological study.

I certainly don't think the church should force theology onto its members, but it certainly should strongly stress its importance. So, then, how should we get our young generation to pick up the study of theology?

Well, I don't have all the solutions. But one that got me started was a challenge. It was a challenge that got me thinking about how little I actually knew about the faith I was suppose to trust my entire life with. And strangely enough, I found that despite all the years since I was first challenged, no pastor from all the churches I've been to ever talked about it. Sure, there were some seminars held, but those seminars were only here and there, once in a while. In fact, it wasn't until the Da Vinci Code hoo-ha got going did I see anything resembling a serious expounding of historic Christian beliefs being done in the churches here.

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