An important part of my work as a professor of systematic theology for students at The Bible Reformation College, familiarizing them with the grammar of our theological conversations. I am called to introduce you not only to the problems that theologians struggle with, but also the language they use when they have difficulty understanding these problems In the evangelical world in general, we have enough difficulty in interesting people in any theology study, let alone adding this somewhat strange adjective: systematic. Expression is as alien to our grammar as the concept is alien to our culture. All of us, professionals and lay people, must learn the basics of systematic theology.
We start from the basic principle that systematic theology is a systematic theology; it is less narrative, less history, less organic, all the key terms of our postmodern era; it is the study of god’s things systematically and orderly, where we not only consider what this and that text says, but we consider that everything the Word says sucks revelation, so everything the Word tells us about who God is, everything the Word tells us about who Jesus is , and then everything He has done. Systematic theology then examines the doctrine of man, sin, sanctification, the sacraments, the Church, and the end of time. Systematic theology is a way of looking at God’s revelation that strongly affirms the coherence and coherence of all that God reveals. this is an attempt to put all the texts in their final context: all other texts.
- Its importance is twofold.
- First.
- It keeps us safer.
- Because the Bible is true in everything it teaches.
- Because it is a book.
- One way to know if we misunderstand anything about it is to analyze whether our understanding contradicts understanding of another part of it.
- Like the truth police.
- Who stop us on the road when our guess puts us in danger.
- It’s the fence that keeps the sheep from walking.
The second reason why systematics are important is often overlooked even by those who love systematic theology: when done correctly, systematic theology has the ability to open our hearts and minds so that we can see more fully and rejoice more deeply in the glory of God. When we are more interested in the ingenuity of our system than in the glory of Theos, we do it wrong; In other words, it is good to study God’s holiness; but if our study ends with a proud intellectual position, if we leave The Studio thinking we were very intelligent, we did a bad study. While the rest of the evangelical world seems to be subject and determined to seek unstable zeal, I’m afraid we’ve learned to be skeptical of zeal rather than ignorance. knowledgeless zeal is never a knowledge without zeal, but a zeal inspired, guided and enlightened by knowledge.
The study of holiness must lead to repentance. The study of salvation must lead to gratitude; the study of recent times must lead to hope; we must study to improve ourselves, that is, to produce the fruit of the Spirit; systematics are not an arid company, but must be. fertilizer for the fruit of the Spirit, Knowing God is life. Studying it, then, is health.
By: R. C. Sproul Jr. © Highlands Ministries. Website: highlandsministriesonline. org. Translated with permission. Source: What is systematic theology and why is it important?
Original: What is systematic theology and why is it important?© Return to the Gospel. Website: voltemosaoevangelho. com All Rights Reserved. Translation: Alan Cristie.