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b"Introducing Theology Gals.\\nMeet Coleen and Ashley. On this episode the ladies discuss why theology is important for women too.\\nCheck out Coleen's article, Theology is for Women Too\\nEpisode Resources:\\n\\u201cWhether you realize it or not, you are a theologian. You come to a book like this with a working theology, an existing understanding of God. Whether you are an agnostic or a fundamentalist \\u2014 or something in between \\u2014 you have a working theology that shapes and informs the way you think and live. However, I suspect that you are reading this book because you\\u2019re interested in examining your theology more closely. You are open to having it challenged and strengthened. You know that theology \\u2014 the study of God \\u2014 is more than an intellectual hobby. It\\u2019s a matter of life and death, something that affects the way you think, the decisions you make each day, the way you relate to God and other people, and the way you see yourself and the world around you.\\u201d\\n\\u2015 Michael S. Horton, Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples\\n\\n\\u201cMany Christians assume that we can just experience God in a personal relationship apart from doctrine, but that\\u2019s impossible. You cannot experience God without knowing who he is, what he has done, and who you are in relation to him. Even our most basic Christian experiences and commitments are theological. \\u201cI just love Jesus,\\u201d some say. But who is Jesus? And why do you love him?\\u201d\\n\\u2015 Michael S. Horton, Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples\\n\\nReasons to study theology:\\n\\n1 To know God, the object of our worship, the one we are to love\\n\\n2 For discernment and protecting ourselves from false doctrine\\n\\n3 For obedience\\n\\n4 For comfort and wisdom in trials\\n\\n5 To defend our faith\\n\\nActs 17:11\\xa0Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.\\n\\nPhilippians 1:9-10\\xa0And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;\\n\\nHebrews 5:14 \\u201cBut solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.\\u201d\\n\\nDiscernment Sites\\n\\nThese sites have articles about various women teachers:\\n\\nBerean Research\\n\\nMichelle Lesley\\n\\nWise in His Eyes\\n\\nWomen can join our Facebook Group Theology Gals-Ladies Theology Discussion and Encouragement\\nFollow us:\\nOn Facebook\\nOn Twitter @TheologyGals\\nOn Instagram theologygals\\nEmail us at theologygals@gmail.com\\n\\nIf you'd like to ask Theology Gals a question which may be answered on a future episode, you can text or leave a voicemail at (951) 407-0234. You may also send an email.\\n\\nConsider supporting Theology Gals with just a few dollars a month\\n\\n."