Theological Triage Worksheet

Learn to think biblically about the important issues Christians face in culture and within the church. This worksheet is designed to help you think critically and discern what is worth dividing over as Christians. Start ranking the issues now. 


Tier - Your response to the belief statement


1 - I disagree, and I'm not sure you're a Christian.

2 - I disagree, and our disagreement means we'll have to be in different churches; you may be a Christian but you'll be in an unhealthy church.

3 - I disagree, and our disagreement means that we should not be members together but this belief may be allowed in another healthy church.

4 - I disagree, but in spite of our disagreement, we can be members in the same healthy church together.

5 - I disagree, but in spite of our disagreement, we can pastor together.

6 - I agree. 


Statement                                                                                                                                                                                                        Response

  1. Baptism must be done by full immersion
  2. The frequency of the Lord's Supper should be four times a year or less often 
  3. The frequency of the Lord's Supper should be taken once a year or less often
  4. Christians should homeschool their children
  5. Christians should send their children to public school
  6. Christians should only consider private or homeschool for their children
  7. Christians must speak in tongues
  8. Mature Christians will speak in tongues
  9. Speaking in tongues is not a requirement to be a Christian
  10. Believers cannot watch Veggie Tales
  11. Believers cannot play Pokémon
  12. Believers cannot watch Game of Thrones
  13. Believers cannot watch The Chosen
  14. Mature believers can watch R-rated movies
  15. Believers can play Call of Duty video games
  16. You don't need to believe in biblical inerrancy to be a Christian
  17. Your church must believe in biblical inerrancy
  18. God is able to lie in His Word
  19. The Earth is very young (~6,000-10,000 years old)
  20. The Earth is very old (Millions or billions of years old)
  21. Christians can disagree on the age of the earth
  22. Jesus will return bodily to judge the world
  23. Christians can participate in surrogate pregnancies
  24. Birth control (abortifacient, morning after pill, etc.) should be allowable in Christian family planning
  25. Birth control (non-abortive) is allowable for Christians
  26. Christians can participate in Halloween in any form
  27. Christians can participate in Halloween in some forms
  28. Christians must protest Halloween in some forms
  29. Christians must protest Halloween in all forms
  30. Churches can have a national Flag in the gathering space
  31. Churches must have a national Flag in the gathering space
  32. Churches should sing patriotic music on national holidays
  33. Churches must include a pledge to national flag during worship service
  34. Christians must vote in national elections
  35. Christians must not vote in national elections
  36. The sermon must be Christ-centered
  37. The text is always Christ-centered
  38. Sermons must never be topical
  39. Churches do not need to have church membership
  40. Christians must attend corporate worship
  41. Christians must be members of a church
  42. Churches must have diversity (ethnicity, age, economic, etc.)
  43. Churches should have diversity (ethnicity, age, economic, etc.)
  44. It is a problem if Churches don't have diversity (ethnicity, age, economic, etc.)
  45. The church must be active in justice and social concern issues corporately
  46. Racism is a sin
  47. Racism is normal and endemic in America
  48. Head coverings are required for women in church
  49. Head coverings are required for women if they are to be up front in church
  50. Churches can have a Political Party Affiliation
  51. Churches must have a Political Party Affiliation
  52. Christians can vote Republican
  53. Christians cannot vote Republican
  54. Christians can vote Democrat
  55. Christians cannot vote Democrat
  56. It isn't necessary to believe in a historical Adam to be a Christian
  57. Women can teach men outside of Sundays
  58. Women can teach men during Sunday schools
  59. Women should remain silent during teaching
  60. Christians should never date prior to engagement
  61. Psalms and hymns are the only acceptable worship style
  62. Drums and electric guitars have no place in church
  63. Transubstantiation occurs during the Lord's Supper
  64. The blood and flesh of Christ is present spiritually in the elements 
  65. A faithful sermon will be more than 30 minutes
  66. Sermons must be 30 minutes or less
  67. KJV Bible translation is the only translation allowed in the church
  68. A pastor can preach from The Message during the Sunday sermon
  69. Christians must abstain from all forms of alcohol 
  70. Christians can regularly gamble with money online and in casinos
  71. Sports betting is allowable for Christians
  72. Stock Market Investments is gambling and Christians must not partake
  73. Medical Marijuana is an allowable medication for Christians
  74. Abortions are allowable if needed to save the mother
  75. Medical life-support should never be removed until after natural death
  76. Euthanasia is acceptable for incurable diseases
  77. Paedobaptism is biblical so believers baptism is unnecessary if baptized as an infant 
  78. Working on the Lord's Day is sin
  79. Believers are never allowed to take life in the military
  80. The church must follow a liturgical calendar
  81. The doctrines of Grace are necessary as beliefs to be a Christian
  82. It isn't necessary to hold the view of the virgin birth of Jesus to be a Christian
  83. Churches do not need to subscribe to the Christian Creeds (Apostles, Nicene, Chalcedon)
  84. Women can be pastors in the church
  85. Women can be deacons in the church
  86. Christian wives should never be working outside the home
  87. Women should serve in the military and be included in the draft
  88. Churches should observe Messianic Judaism (observe feasts, festivals, etc.)
  89. Elders children must be believers
  90. Elders must have children
  91. Elders must be married
  92. Elders can be previously divorced
  93. Elders must be disqualified if a child (in the home) denounces Christ
  94. Elders must be disqualified if an adult child denounces Christ
  95. Church discipline is not a necessary element of church governance 
  96. Christians should never get a divorce
  97. Christians can identify as gay and practice homosexuality 
  98. Christians can identify as gay as long as they don't practice homosexuality 
  99. Dancing is not allowed for Christians
  100. Christians can wear bikinis
  101. Christians can listen to secular music
  102. Christians should eat vegan only
  103. Littering is sin
  104. A church must have a widow and orphan care ministry
  105. Churches should always take in refugees
  106. Christians must tithe 10% of their gross income
  107. Christians must tithe 10% of their net income
  108. Christians who give less than 10% are in sin
  109. Christians must give to the church financially
  110. For Christians all giving must go through the local church
  111. Christians can choose whether to give to local church or parachurch     ministries
  112. Vaccinations are not allowable for Christians
  113. Referring to God as a woman is acceptable
  114. The Apocrypha should be in the canon of Scripture
  115. The Church can promote Black Lives Matter and its initiatives
  116. Oneness Pentecostalism is an acceptable belief for church members to hold
  117. Congregationalism is the only allowable church polity
  118. Elder rule is an acceptable form of church governance
  119. Socialism is biblically permissible
  120. Capitalism is biblical
  121. Polygamy is allowable for Christians depending on the culture
  122. Repentance is essential for salvation (not free grace)
  123. Christians can kiss while dating or engaged
  124. Christians must fast
  125. Christians must not fast
  126. The church should send members to Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous meetings if needed
  127. Christian families must have family worship daily
  128. Christian families must have family worship (regardless of frequency)
  129. We must never support policies against Israel
  130. Christians should boycott Starbucks and Disney
  131. Christian are not allowed to use social media
  132. Jesus is eternally subordinate to the Father
  133. The Bible teaches Double Predestination
  134. 134.The book of Jonah is a parody or historical satire 
  135. A belief in a literal Heaven and Hell is not necessary to be a Christian
  136. Unbelievers suffering in Hell will not be eternal but for a definite time and then be extinguished 
  137. The resurrection of Christ was not in a literal bodily form
  138. Satan is not a personal being
  139. A believer can be truly saved and then lose your salvation
  140. Christians should never receive secular psychological counseling
  141. Christians are sinning if they take antidepressants or other forms of psychological medication
  142. A multi-site church model is allowable and healthy
  143. A church must never adopt a multi-service church model