Why One Presbyterian Appreciates a Baptist Systematic Theology

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Review of Stephen J. Wellum’s ‘Systematic Theology’ – “Healthy theology involves both reading Scripture and thinking about how to follow it. Therefore, Wellum refuses the false choice sometimes posed between biblical theology and systematic theology.” - TGC

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Scripture Over Systems

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“We will gravitate to one system or another, and this is not necessarily a terrible thing, if we are gracious with those who differ with us and acknowledge the difficulties with our own positions.”- P&D

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Is Systematic Theology Helpful?

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“1. Read theology to feed your love, not your pride…. 2. Read theology with an open Bible…. 3. Read theology prayerfully….4. Read theology with faith in Christ. Christ is the Word, the revealer of God” - Ligonier

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Wait, You’re Not Deconstructing?

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“I felt, for a time, unmoored. Like many seminary students, I had been praying for years to a God who I had pictured as being just like me, only larger….What happened during those early years of my academic study of theology was a kind of deconstruction. More properly, it was a correction.” - C.Today

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9 Things You Should Know About Catechisms

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“…the Westminster Larger Catechism, which was completed 347 years ago this week. The Westminster Catechisms—both the Larger and Shorter versions—would become some of the most influential catechisms in Christian history.” - TGC

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