--- title: "12 Study Theology Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 12 Study Theology quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Study Theology sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/thomas-paine-267_age-of-reason_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-th_2518262.png" --- > [The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-the-christian-churches-is-the-2/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/thomas-paine-267_age-of-reason_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-th_2518262.png) > [I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-potocki/i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creation-and-find-in-it-new-reasons/) [Jan Potocki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-potocki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/jan-potocki-55875_creation_i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creatio_1928163.jpg) > [I didn't study theology out of piety. I studied it because I wanted to know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-daly/i-didn-t-study-theology-out-of-piety-i-studied-it-because-i-wanted-to/) [Mary Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-daly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/mary-daly-12589_because_i-didn-t-study-theology-out-of-piety-i-s_2495771.jpg) > [I had a place at university to study theology and philosophy. I got the divinity prize at my school two years in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lloyd-hughes/i-had-a-place-at-university-to-study-theology-and-philosophy-i-got/) [Ben Lloyd-Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lloyd-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/ben-lloyd-hughes-42684_because_i-had-a-place-at-university-to-study-the_2042737.jpg) > [The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-the-christian-churches-is-the/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/thomas-paine-267_atheism_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-th_1678420.jpg) > [We can study the whole history of salvation, we can study the whole of Theology, but without the Spirit we cannot understand.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/we-can-study-the-whole-history-of-salvation-we-can-study-the-whole-of/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e6/pope-francis-85_history_we-can-study-the-whole-history-of-salvat_330376.png) > [“The study of theology is simply the study of the character of God, whose crowning virtue is love. Sound theology actually teaches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul-2/the-study-of-theology-is-simply-the-study-of-the-character-of-god/) [R.C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/r-c-sproul-2-1477_bible_the-study-of-theology-is-simply-the-stud_1558767.jpg) > [“To study theology involves entering into a long, ongoing conversation, one that we did not begin. Others have been talking about God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-s-horton/to-study-theology-involves-entering-into-a-long-ongoing-conversation/) [Michael S. Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-s-horton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/michael-s-horton-7082_bible_to-study-theology-involves-entering-into_109431.jpg) > [I do not believe that God intended the study of theology to be dry and boring. Theology is the study of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-grudem/i-do-not-believe-that-god-intended-the-study-of-theology-to-be-dry/) [Wayne Grudem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-grudem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/wayne-grudem-20093_application_i-do-not-believe-that-god-intended-the-s_1428665.jpg) > [“The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-christian-churches-is-the-study/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/thomas-paine-267_charlatanism_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-ch_1382815.jpg) > [“If God were a theory, the study of theology would be the way to understand Him. But God is alive and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-heschel/if-god-were-a-theory-the-study-of-theology-would-be-the-way-to/) [Abraham Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-heschel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/abraham-heschel-58103_education_if-god-were-a-theory-the-study-of-theolo_1521279.jpg) > [“The study of theology is not merely a theoretical exercise of the intellect. It is a study of the living God, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-grudem/the-study-of-theology-is-not-merely-a-theoretical-exercise-of-the/) [Wayne Grudem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-grudem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cc/wayne-grudem-20093_bible_the-study-of-theology-is-not-merely-a-th_1735682.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/study-theology/#itemlist", "name": "Study Theology Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Paine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-the-christian-churches-is-the-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/thomas-paine-267_age-of-reason_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-th_2518262.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/thomas-paine-267_age-of-reason_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-th_2518262.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/thomas-paine-267_age-of-reason_the-study-of-theology-as-it-stands-in-th_2518262.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing.” — Thomas Paine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jan Potocki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-potocki/i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creation-and-find-in-it-new-reasons/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/jan-potocki-55875_creation_i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creatio_1928163.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/jan-potocki-55875_creation_i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creatio_1928163.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/jan-potocki-55875_creation_i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creatio_1928163.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.” — Jan Potocki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't study theology out of piety. 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Horton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-s-horton/to-study-theology-involves-entering-into-a-long-ongoing-conversation/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/michael-s-horton-7082_bible_to-study-theology-involves-entering-into_109431.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/michael-s-horton-7082_bible_to-study-theology-involves-entering-into_109431.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/michael-s-horton-7082_bible_to-study-theology-involves-entering-into_109431.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To study theology involves entering into a long, ongoing conversation, one that we did not begin. Others…” — Michael S. Horton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do not believe that God intended the study of theology to be dry and boring. 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But God is alive and in need of love and worship. This is why thinking of God is related to our worship. In an analogy of artistic understanding, we sing to Him before we are able to understand Him. We have to love in order to know. 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