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What Is Meant By "Systematic Theology?"
EAR / CCC |
EAR the teaching of Scripture (CCC)
1) Expressing it in a contemporary form 2) Arranging it in a coherent fashion 3) Relating it to issues of practical Christian concern |
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What Is The "Reformed Faith?" (Explain As To A New Christian.)
NECC SAG |
Approach that stresses what the Bible stresses (7):
1) need of man 2) Effectual work of the Holy Spirit 3) centrality of the Bible to all of life 4) Covenantal doctrine of Scripture 5) Sufficiency of the work of Christ 6) absolute sovereignty of God 7) grace of God |
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Systematic Theology: God
BAW |
Includes God's:
1) Being 2) Attributes 3) Works |
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Systematic Theology: Humanity
IFRR |
Includes humanities:
1) Imago Dei 2) Fall 3) Redemption 4) Restoration |
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Systematic Theology: Person & Work of Christ
POS |
Includes Christ's:
1) Person 2) Office 3) States |
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Systematic Theology: Person & Work of Holy Spirit (pneumatology)
PW |
Includes the Holy Spirit's:
1) Person 2) Work |
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Systematic Theology: Church (ecclesiology)
I&M |
Identity of Church and the means of Grace
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Systematic Theology: Scripture
NAC |
God revealing himself
neccesarily authoritatively clearly through His Word |
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Systematic Theology: Salvation
AWR |
Application & Work of Redemption
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Name eight divisions of Systematic Theology
GH CH SC SE |
1) God
2) Humanity 3) Person and Work of Christ 4) Person and Work of the Holy Spirit 5) Salvation 6) Church 7) Scripture 8) Last Things (Eschatology) |
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What is Total Depravity
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total corruption of the whole being (at birth)
lost communion with God (unable to reach / restore) Gen 6:5, Rom 3:10, (6/2=3 5x2=10) Romans 3:10-18 - None is righteous, no, not one…. Cited from Ps. 14 & 53 Gen. 6:5 (God’s assessment in the days of Noah) |
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Unconditional Election
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God out of his mere good pleasure (not our merit) elected some from all eternity to everlasting life and did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of their estate of sin an misery and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a redeemer.
Romans 3:4, 9:11 Rom 3:4-5: saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy… Rom. 9:11-13: God’s purpose in election…. Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated… |
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Limited Atonement, Particular Redemption
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1) Christ saves those the Father gives Him.
2) Christ’s atoning death effectual for the elect. 3) God draws the elect to Himself. 4) Christ's work sufficient for all, effectual for elect. Jn 6:37&39, 10:14 Jn 6:37,39: All that the Father gives to me will come to me…. Jn 10:14-15: Good Shepherd… I know my own, my sheep know me…. |
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Irresistible Grace
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The elect will come to faith & salvation by the Spirit’s effectual call.
He convinces of sin & misery, enlightens in the knowledge of Christ, renews will... persuades and enables... Jn 6:37, Jn 10:26, Acts 13:48 Jn 6:37: All that the Father gives to me will come to me…. Jn 10:26-27: you don’t believe because you’re not my sheep… my sheep here and come… Acts 13:48: “as many as were appointed to eternal life believed…” |
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Perseverance of the Saints
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Genuine believers are preserved in their faith (despite their weaknesses) to the end by God’s grace .
Philip 1:6, Jn 10:28, Phil. 1:6: He who began a good work… will be faithful to complete it…. Jn 10:28-29 I give them eternal life… they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand… [nor] out of the Father’s hand. |
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List The “Five Points Of Calvinism.” Where Did They Come From?
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1) Total Depravity
2) Unconditional Election 3) Limited Atonement 4) Irresistible Grace 5) Perseverance of the Saints They are a summary of the Synod of Dort's response to the (5) Remonstrance's of Jacob Arminius. |
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What is Covenant Theology?
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The understanding that God relates to mankind through covenants.
God chose to use that covenants (in all ages) to show how He relates to His people. Unlike human covenants, God’s covenants are based on grace. Ex 19:5–6 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.” |
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Why is Covenant Theology Important?
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Maintains Continuity of: Covenant of Grace, People of God, Signs, Households
1) Covenant of Grace – one and the same way of salvation in both Testaments, despite different outward requirements – Rom 4:16-19 2) People of God – one continuous people of God (the church) in both Testaments – Rom 4:16-19 3) Covenant Signs – Baptism is the sign of the covenant in the New Testament, just as circumcision was the sign of the covenant in the Old Testament - Col 2:11 4) Households – Whole households are included in God’s redemptive covenant – Acts 16:31. |
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What is biblical theology and how does it relate to systematic theology?
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Biblical theology focus on progressive redemptive history of entire scripture, uses language "biblically" not systematically.
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What is historical theology and how does it relate to systematic theology?
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Development of church doctrine - polemical in nature
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What is pastoral theology and how does it relate to systematic theology?
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Is experiential / practically applied theology
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