Definition Systematic Theology

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DefinitionSystematic Theology

• Systematic Theology is any study that answers the
  question What does the Bible teach us today?
  about any given topic?

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Why Study Systematic Theology?

• We use it everyday

The Bible says Matthew 71 "Judge not, that
you be not judged Luke 637"Judge not, and you
will not be judged condemn not, and you will not
be condemned forgive, and you will be forgiven
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Why Study Systematic Theology?

•  John 5
• 25"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming,
  and is now here, when the dead will hear the
  voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will
  live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself,
  so he has granted the Son also to have life in
  himself. 27And he has given him authority to
  execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
  28Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming
  when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
  29and come out, those who have done good to the
  resurrection of life, and those who have done
  evil to the resurrection of judgment.

John 724 Do not judge by appearances, but judge
with right judgment." John 1248The one who
rejects me and does not receive my words has a
judge the word that I have spoken will judge him
on the last day. Timothy 48Henceforth there is
laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which
the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me
on that Day, and not only to me but also to all
who have loved his appearing. Peter 223When he
was reviled, he did not revile in return when he
suffered, he did not threaten, but continued
entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
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Why Study Systematic Theology?
What is sin?
Who is Jesus? When is Jesus coming back?
Trinity?
What is the Church?

• Life is short!

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Systematic Carefully Organized

• Consistency in methodology
• Comparing and Balancing
• Christs Deity and Humanity
• Gods sovereignty and mans responsibility

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Systematic Carefully Organized

• Greater detail
• The Bible says every one who believes in Jesus
  Christ will be saved

Believes in Jesus Christ
be saved
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Systematic Carefully Organized

• Fairly treat all relevant passages
• Judge not lest you be judged

• Genesis 130
• Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird
  of the air, and to everything that creeps on the
  earth, in which there is life, I have given every
  green herb for food and it was so.

Corinthians 1023All things are lawful for me,
but all things are not expedient all things are
lawful for me, but all things edify not.
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It is inevitable that someone studying a
systematic theology text for the first time will
have many of his or her own personal beliefs
challenged or modified, refined and enriched. It
is of utmost importance therefore that each
person beginning such a course firmly resolve in
his or her own mind to abandon as false any idea
which is found to be clearly contradicted by the
teaching of scripture. But it is also very
important for each person to resolve not to
believe any individual doctrine simply because
this textbook or some other textbook, or teacher
says that it is true, unless this book or the
instructor in a course can convince the students
from the text of scripture its self. It is
scripture alone, not a conservative evangelical
tradition or any other human authority that must
function as the normative authority for the
definition of what we should believe.
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Why should we study Systematic Theology?

• 2 Timothy 314-17
• 14But as for you, continue in what you have
  learned and have firmly believed, knowing from
  whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you
  have been acquainted with the sacred writings,
  which are able to make you wise for salvation
  through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture
  is breathed out by God and profitable for
  teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for
  training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God
  may be competent, equipped for every good work.

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Why should we study Systematic Theology?

• 1 John 212-14
• 12I am writing to you, little children,   because
  your sins are forgiven for his names sake.13I
  am writing to you, fathers,   because you know
  him who is from the beginning.I am writing to
  you, young men,   because you have overcome the
  evil one.I write to you, children,   because
  you know the Father.14I write to you,
  fathers,   because you know him who is from the
  beginning.I write to you, young men,   because
  you are strong,   and the word of God abides in
  you,   and you have overcome the evil one.

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Why should we study Systematic Theology?

• Titus 21
• 1But as for you, teach what accords with sound
  doctrine
• Titus 27-8
• 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of
  good works, and in your teaching show integrity,
  dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be
  condemned, so that an opponent may be put to
  shame, having nothing evil to say about us.