My favorite: Quod non est biblicum, non est theologicum
After watching my seminary profs spin wild-eyed fantasies that ran directly counter to Scripture under the pretence of "theological exegesis," discovering this line was an epiphany for me. If it isn't biblical, it isn't theological!!!
My theo prof in a leading evangelical college and then at a leading evangelical seminary (he moved from the one to the other) argued that during his pastorate, he would invite non-believers (even atheists) to participate in communion. His argument was that if they took part in church/church activities, they were part of the "body of Christ" and had every right to partake of communion. "You wouldn't allow an intellectual problem (like unbelief) trump solidarity with the Body of Christ, would you?" When he was challenged that this view was unbiblical, he replied that it was "theological exegesis" and that the spirit is more important than the letter. To argue that the Bible forbade it was "gnostic" he opined!
