Saturday, April 2, 2016

Uneducated

When the rulers and elders and scribes saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men . . . 

 - Acts 4

Of all the harm that social media has done to society, none are much greater than the assertion that a person without a college education doesn't measure up. "Study shows Fox News Viewers are Less Educated than MSNBC Viewers." Such is rubbish, offensive, and possibly dangerous to society.

The Believer should not be at all persuaded by someone with an education, just because of the education. As a young adult I learned to shudder in theological discussions, when it was expected that you back off from disagreements with pastors and other ministers, since they had "studied the Greek," etc. 

Why even have a Reformation? Why not just keep it all in Latin?

If it is learned that someone does not have a college degree, our response should be: "Good - what can we learn from this person?"

I went to college to get some professional credentials. I did not go so that I would be smarter than others.

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