Which Christian Theologian are You?
Just finished my paper that is due in the morning, need to look over the sermon I will preach tomorrow afternoon, time for a little diversion…
| “[To] serve God properly we must learn to give up our own wills, thoughts, and desires. Why? Because otherwise we will be wise in our own conceits and will imagine that we can serve God with this or that, and thus spoil everything.” |
| You are John Calvin! You’re the most intellectual and thoroughly intense theologian on the block. You know what you’re talking about and you recommend people to ignore you at their own risk. Yeah, baby, you know your stuff. You speak in riddles and confuse people for fun. Still, this hurts your social skills a lot… and you end up always appearing arrogant and rude. |
November 16th, 2004 at 1:24 am
I’m Luther.
November 16th, 2004 at 5:08 am
I’m Augustine
November 16th, 2004 at 3:38 pm
I’m also Augustine
November 16th, 2004 at 3:56 pm
This time I am Luther. I have been Augustine on this thing before and I think I have been Calvin. Today it is Luther.
November 16th, 2004 at 6:18 pm
Augustine
November 16th, 2004 at 6:27 pm
Hmmm, everyone is orthodox so far…
November 16th, 2004 at 6:58 pm
And if I answer the questions in ways that generally either disgust me or are just very much NOT my way of thinking… I’m Desiderius Erasmus. Who the heck is that?
November 16th, 2004 at 7:07 pm
Erasmus was kicking it during the time of Martin Luther. He wrote some stuff, then Luther told him he was wrong, but Erasmus stayed in the Catholic church. He was a humanist, and is responsible for the re-emergence of the Greek New Testament. For this he is to be thanked. For remaining in the Catholic church he is to be regarded as a softy.
November 16th, 2004 at 8:22 pm
Thanks! Good to read I’m on the right track. Though really, all that shows is I’m NOT on ONE of the wrong tracks… which isn’t really a very spectacular statement. Oh well. Bummer. But I’m wearing my kilt at work right now, so I’ve got that going for me.
November 16th, 2004 at 9:02 pm
But the real question is, Ken, are you wearing your kilt like a true Scotsman? And what’s the reaction to wearing a kilt in southern California? I mean you obviously wouldn’t get a second look over here in one…
November 16th, 2004 at 11:08 pm
Well, as my standard response goes (stolen from my kilt wearing cousin), “There’s only one way to wear a kilt!” So take that for what it’s worth. As far as reactions go, everyone at my office thinks it’s really cool. In general the responses to the kilt in So Cal are either a double take and a strange look or, if someone goes as far to say something it’s pretty much either “cool kilt” or “nice kilt” or something along those lines. All in all, it’s a great experience!
November 17th, 2004 at 12:01 pm
I’m Augustine as well. Not only am I one of the Good Guys, but it seems to fit me exactly…
November 17th, 2004 at 11:50 pm
I was Augustine too, but in my natural self-confident way, I was sure that must be wrong when I read the qualifications, so the second time I was Barth(?). I have to question the validity of this survey because of the absence of “none of the above” as a choice. It was kind of an attack dog or door mat option!