Introduction The prolegomena discussion now proceeds to how one must study theology. If we are to delineate any true theology, we need to understand how to study the discipline. In this article, I will discuss the motives to study theology, the students of theology, preparation for it, and materials necessary in the study. For one …
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Introduction Following discussion on the theological method employed, we need to further define some important methodology. Method provides a way through a subject; and therefore, it is necessary to understand how we are to “walk” through this body of knowledge. In this article, I will explain synthetic and analytic method and also note some important …
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Introduction In the previous article, literary genre and method typical of theological works were discussed. The scholastic genre and questions-disputation and commonplaces methods were considered the primary ones used in this series. After a discussion of literary purposes, the discussion flows to a consideration of different methods of theological study. Six methods will be explained: …
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Introduction In the last article, the introduction to prolegomena was given which showed the need for such discussion. Within that article, an outline was provided for the prolegomena section I wish to write which I will more or less base the following articles on. Moving from the understanding of what prologomena is and its purpose, …
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Introduction To Project I am beginning a long series of articles that will last for an indefinite time due to the breadth of which I wish to pursue. The goal of this series is to provide a complete systematic theology representing the Reformed tradition. Systematic (or dogmatic) theology is one of my favorite studies out …
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Introduction In today’s modern church, Christians have become apathetic to God’s law, especially the Mosaic Law. It is frequently misunderstood that Jesus came to be a new lawgiver; however, Christ came to be a fulfiller and interpreter of the already given law, which he says clearly: “I have not come to abolish them but to …
Introduction To understand the framework of Scripture, one must understand how covenants work. Covenants are the way the Scriptures explain how an infinite God can relate to finite creatures. Herman Bavinck says other religions cannot solve this dilemma because they “either pantheistically pull God down into what is creaturely, or deistically lift him endlessly above …
Introduction In today’s modern Protestantism, classical theism has eroded away and has been replaced with something foreign to the church: theistic personalism and social trinitarianism. Theistic personalism claims that the only way God can have a personal relationship with His creatures is that God must be affected to change by the creature. This belief rejects …
Introduction The right candidates for baptism have been debated ever since the Reformation with the radical reformers called the Anabaptists. The two main positions are called paedobaptism and credobaptism. Paedobaptism refers to the theological doctrine that affirms infants ought to be baptized. Credobaptism refers to the theological doctrine that affirms one must pronounce faith before …
Introduction In today’s modern world, anything that differentiates men and women is condemned. However, God’s word is clear that men and women, by nature, fulfill different roles in the church, family, and civil spheres of life, contrary to the feminist worldview. Even the more conservative branches of Christianity fail to observe the commands of the …
