Danger of Self Derived Theology

......even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.(2Pet 3:15-16)

Theology, unfortunately can be a self developed belief system or conclusion from readings of books, including the Bible. Most of the time, it is fitting what is read to within the confines of the self understanding instead of being renewed in the mind (Rom 12:2), we filter and interpret 'truth' according to our heart's desire or even according to personal or moral defeats or perhaps even ignoring the God given conscience. There is only One truth, not a thing by itself, truth is the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, The Way. Our eternal life is based on the relational reality 'that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent' (John 17:3). There is only One standard of life that requires our total yielding to, not that Life complying to our convenience.