Man Shall Not Live on Polemics Alone

Tim Keller:

Lloyd-Jones was standing in the tradition of Gillespie and Alexander. Polemics is medicine, not food. Without medicine we will surely die—we can't live without it. This is why "polemical theology" must be a required part of every theological curriculum. Yet we cannot live on medicine. If you engage in polemics with relish and joy—if polemics takes up a significant percentage or even a majority of your time and energy—it is like trying to live on medicine alone. It won't work for the church or for you.

Read the whole thing, and keep your eyes on this ongoing series. It's worth the read.