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\"Ben<\/p>\n

Ben Irwin wrote recently on his blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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If your theology\u00a0leads to\u00a0behavior that is unloving or unkind, chances are there\u2019s a problem with your theology.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Belief informs behavior. Your actions are shaped in part by your theology.<\/p>\n

In which case, the ultimate test of any rule or doctrine is not, \u201cDoes it cohere intellectually?\u201d but, \u201cDoes it encourage me to be more loving to others?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

If\u00a0\u201clove is the fulfillment of the law,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0then any law which does not lead us to be more loving\u00a0is not worth fulfilling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Click through<\/a> to read more of what he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ben Irwin wrote recently on his blog: If your theology\u00a0leads to\u00a0behavior that is unloving or unkind, chances are there\u2019s a problem with your theology. Belief informs behavior. Your actions are shaped in part by your theology. In which case, the ultimate test of any rule or doctrine is not, \u201cDoes it cohere intellectually?\u201d but, \u201cDoes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":31208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,101],"tags":[1097,3667,6383,6741,9854,12508],"class_list":["post-31201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-progressive-christianity-religion","category-theology","tag-ben-irwin","tag-fulfillment","tag-law","tag-love","tag-quote","tag-theology"],"yoast_head":"\nBelief informs Behavior<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ben Irwin wrote recently on his blog: If your theology\u00a0leads to\u00a0behavior that is unloving or unkind, chances are there\u2019s a problem with your theology.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/07\/theology-and-behavior.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belief informs Behavior\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ben Irwin wrote recently on his blog: If your theology\u00a0leads to\u00a0behavior that is unloving or unkind, chances are there\u2019s a problem with your theology.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/07\/theology-and-behavior.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. 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