Folk Theology

A few weeks ago I started a series in Sunday School on the subject of "Folk Theology". Folk theology is doctrinal beliefs that are built not on biblical truth but on tradition and or Religious Folk-lore. This theology has been passed down through the ages and many defend it quite vehemently. Such things as the belief in Ghosts, what Jesus looked like, and what the devil looks like are some of the more benign beliefs. Yet Folk theology has an extreme detrimental effect when it comes to important things like how we view God, Salvation and Heaven. In this short blog I challenge you to make sure that what you believe gets its foundation in biblical truth and not in your traditional folk-lore.