Let there be truth!

Is it possible to preach the gospel, or teach the Bible at all without being dogmatic?  It seems, in this day, that Bible teachers and preachers seem to inundate their sermons with their own theological leanings to the extent that it can become confusing to us. It seems as if we have adopted a post-modernistic mindset within our thinking (I have MY theology, and you have YOUR theology, and I am not any more wrong than you are.). Does this necessarily have to be so? 'Just wait a second there Zeke!', screams a voice inside your head. 'Are you about to suggest that all those who call themselves 'Christians' unite under one giant ecumenical canopy regardless of any doctrine?' I am most certainly not suggesting that ... however, I am merely suggesting that we as Christians go to the scriptures prayerfully, asking the Spirit to guide us into all truth, and lead us to shun false doctrine.  There have been, and will be, many lengthy and verbose discourses defending and rebutting every theological position out there, but are we really called to play theological ping-pong all the time?  I am not saying that doctrine doesn't matter. It most certainly does! But what I will say is this: There are better ways of learning true doctrine and shunning false doctrine than playing an endless match of scripture ping-pong.  Instead of going to the scriptures with a preconceived notion of what we believe about certain matters, should we not go to the scriptures with an open heart to the Spirit of God?  Are we willing to accept that, no matter how persuasive our arguments are, perhaps we are wrong?  This goes for me as well - I am one who is inherently very eager to debate theology with someone. But we are told very explicitly to trust in the Lord with all our heart, and lean not on our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). Trusting in the Lord and leaning not on our own understanding requires us to be willing to bend to God's will, contrary to our own. However crafty our logic and arguments may be, if they disagree with God, then we must be willing to allow our views to be brought in line with the truth. The Church today is, as it seems, hopelessly divided, and unbelievers look on with glee, as if it were absolute proof to them that the Bible is wrong.  If we listen to the voice of the enemy, so to speak, we would be told that there is no such thing as absolute truth, and thus the quest for any sort of unity of the Body of Christ is an impossible, and rather laughable endeavor.  For if the Bible is not true, then we are indeed beyond hope in this matter, for we would then bicker on for all eternity with no hope of ever resolving any issues.  But, praise God, the Bible is true, and knowing that, there is hope. We must understand that the Kingdom of God is more than theology, and furthermore, we serve Him who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). He has given us His Spirit to guide us into all truth, and therefore the reason we have for becoming so divided is that we have been leaning on our own understanding, just as the sinners do.  As I said before, we must not neglect doctrine and move under a big ecumenical umbrella with all those who profess to have some form of Christianity, but we must prayerfully come to the scriptures knowing that God has given us His Spirit to guide us into all truth.  In Christ, we have victory.  He who bought us with His own blood will not leave us nor forsake us. He will not leave us to believe lies.  Let us therefore come to Him, swallowing our pride and trusting Him with our whole heart, that He may be able to lead us into all truth, and direct our paths. (Proverbs 3:6). Let there be truth!