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What is the difference between Biblical Theology, Systematic Theology, and Historical Theology?

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Obvious Themes
Overall System
Our Heritage

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BT approaches

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Cross-cut approach: focused and specific (e.g. light/darkness, love/hate)

Long-cut approach: broad themes across scripture (e.g. covenants)

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Bibliology

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the doctrine of the Bible itself

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Theology Proper

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the doctrine of God himself

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Christology

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the doctrine of Christ’s nature/works

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Pneumatology

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the doctrine of the Holy Spirit

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Anthropology

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the doctrine of man

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Hamartiology

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the doctrine of sin

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Soteriology

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the doctrine of salvation

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Ecclesiology

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the doctrine of the church

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Eschatology

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the doctrine of last things/end times

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Importance of Systematic Theology (ST)

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structure allows theology to be effective

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Confession

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affirms what a group believes at any given time or place, inclusive

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Creed

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prescribes what members must believe, exclusive

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Importance of Historical Theology (confessions and creeds)

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Helps the church distinguish orthodoxy from heresy
Provides solid biblical interpretations and theological formations
Presents stellar examples of faith, love, courage, hope, obedience, and mercy
Protects against individualism so prevalent today
Enables it to express its beliefs in a contemporary form
Encourages focus on the essentials (main areas emphasized repeatedly throughout its history)

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Passage about Scripture being God-breathed

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2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

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Scripture about men being carried along by the Holy Spirit (inspiration)

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2 Peter 1:20-21 “knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

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Definition of Theology

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reflection and articulation of knowledge from God in the Scriptures to grow in our relationship with Him and glorify Him in all we do

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4 pillars of Christian worldview

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Authority/Truth: people/writings
Creation: origins
Fall: evil/suffering
Redemption: destiny/solution

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Correspondence

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how well a truth claim aligns with observed reality

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The correspondence theory

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The correspondence theory suggests that truth can be clearly known and stated

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What are three ways we can understand the nature of and know truth as a Christian?

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TRUTH: known exhaustively by God
Truth: known by Christians as humans and through Scripture
truth: known by humans through experience, reason, etc.

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Proposition

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a declaratory statement/claim that can either be affirmed or denied - testing for veracity

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The Protevangelium & significance

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when the Gospel was first revealed in the OT
Significance: the OT is incomplete, but no less true. The new revelation did not contradict the old, but fulfills it, expands it, or causes it to fade away.

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Dispensationalism
God has worked in history through defined time periods (dispensations or administrations); history is salvation history Promises in Scripture are to be interpreted literally Israel and the Church are two distinct administrations/dispensations
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Dictation Theory
emphasizes the divine authorship of Scripture to the exclusion of the human (i.e. God dictated the exact words)
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Partial Inspiration Theory
inspiration only extends to the doctrinal teachings of Scripture (i.e. only some parts of the Bible are divinely inspired, while others are human errors)
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Conceptual Theory
God inspired human authors with the general concepts of the passage, but left the words and details to the author
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Intuition Theory
the authors of the Bible very wise individuals with heightened spiritual insight, meaning their writings were inspired by their own natural understanding rather than direct divine intervention
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Illumination Theory
the Bible is written through intensifying or elevating the religious perceptions of special Christians, but not fully divinely inspired
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Neo-Orthodox Theory
the Bible is an imperfect document, since God is so above humans that He cannot be tied to words on a page; the Gospel accounts are not literal or factual since they are written by imperfect humans
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Verbal Plenary Inspiration
Verbal: every word of Scripture comes from God Planery: every part of Scripture comes from God
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Importance of understanding Inspiration Theory
Communication: the Bible communicates God’s Word to us Variety (unity vs. uniformity): a variety of different genres allow us to see the humanity in Scripture, since God is speaking in a way we understand Accurate preservation Repeated inspection Greater accessibility
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Inerrancy
the Bible is authoritative and trustworthy God’s authoritative Word is wholly truth and trustworthy in everything it claims about what was, what is, and what will be
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Presuppositions of Inerrancy
Assuming that the unexplained is not explainable Presuming the Bible guilty until proven innocent
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Textual Criticism
forgetting that only the original text, not every copy of Scripture, is without error
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Harmonization
assuming that a partial report is a false report
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What are implications of denying inerrancy?
If we deny inerrancy, a serious moral problem confronts us: may we imitate God and intentionally lie in small matters as well? If inerrancy is denied, we begin to wonder if we can really trust God in anything He says. We essentially make our own human minds a higher standard of truth than God’s Word itself. If we deny inerrancy, we must also say that the Bible is wrong not only in minor details but in some of its doctrines as well
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Cosmological Argument
The universe is an observable effect which requires either an infinite regress of causes tracing back to its origin which is impossible or else a sufficient uncaused Cause for its existence, thus God exists. The cause argument
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Teleological Argument
The highly complex universe not only implies a Cause/Maker but also an intelligent designer. General revelation from Romans 1:18-20 The design argument
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Moral Argument
Everyone has a sense a moral obligation (conscience), so an Ultimate Lawgiver and Judge must exist. Same argument used by C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity The designed way of living argument
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Three strands of Triunity
There is one God God is three persons Each person is fully God
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Unitarianism
Father: Creator Son: Creature Holy Spirit: Impersonal (separate)
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Sabellanism (modalism)
Father: OT Son: NT Spirit: present
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Tritheism (three gods)
Claim by Muslims against Christians
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Docetism
denied human nature Superman
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Ebionitism
denied divine nature Batman
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Arianism
diminished divine nature Thor
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Apolollinarianism
diminished human nature, denied human spirit The Hulk
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Nestorianism
denied union of natures Gollum and Smegol
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Eutychianism (or Monophysitism)
denied distinction of natures Spider-man
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Adoptionism
union based on baptism Green Lantern
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Natures and Person (what and who)
Nature = essence, “what-ness" (2) Person = ultimate center of activity, responsibility, volitionality, intentionality (1)
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Chalcedonian Summary
The incarnate Christ is: Two “whats” in one “who” Two objects in one subject Two natures in one person
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Athanasian Equation
God Saves + Jesus Saves = Jesus is God
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Kenosis
Philippians 2:6-7: “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Christ emptied Himself of the exercise of divine prerogatives (exclusive rights, etc.)
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Peccability
because of Christ’s human nature, He was both temptable and able to sin Implies susceptibility
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Impeccablity
because of Christ’s divine nature was joined to His human nature, He was temptable but unable to sin Does not imply susceptibility
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Foundational Ministries of the Holy Spirit
Indwelling: Romans 8:9-10 “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” Baptism: 1 Corinthians 12:13 “For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.”
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Relational Ministries (Holy Spirit)
Filling: Eph 5:18 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit” Walking: Gal 5:16 “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Grieving: Eph 4:30 “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Quenching: 1 Thess 5:19 “Do not quench the Spirit.”
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Historical theology can study the significance, meaning, and cultural context of ...?
Creeds and confessions
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Christ’s “whatness” (a term coined by N. Geisler) refers to His
natures
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