Sound Theology?Spurgeon, "Plain Words with the Careless"A man may know a great deal about truereligion, and yet be a total stranger to it.He may know that Jesus Christ is the Son ofGod, and yet he may be possessed by a devil;no, he may be a den for a whole legion of devils.Mere knowledge does nothing for us but puff us up.We may know, and know, and know, and soincrease our responsibility, without bringingus at all into a state of salvation.Beware of resting in head-knowledge!Beware of relying upon mere orthodoxy, for withoutlove to Jesus, with all your correctness of doctrine,you will be a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.It is well to be sound in the faith, but thesoundness must be in the heart as wellas in the head.There is as ready a way to destruction by the roadof orthodoxy as by the paths of heterodoxy.Hell has thousands in it who were never heretics.Remember that the devils "believe and tremble."There are no sounder theological believers thandevils, and yet their conduct is not affected bywhat they believe, and consequently they stillremain at enmity to the Most High God.A mere head-believer is on a par therefore withfallen angels, and he will have his portion withthem forever unless grace shall change his heart.
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Wonderful piece, brother!Here is one more in that direction from Spurgeon:"So my theological friend over there,who knows so much that he can split hairs over doctrines-it does not matter what you think, or what you know,unless it leads you to glorify God, and to be thankful.No, your knowledge may be a millstone about your neck tosink you down to eternal woe, unless your knowledge isturned to holy practice. "