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If we ultimately appeal to human reason, or to logic, or to historical accuracy, or to scientific truth, as the authority by which Scripture is shown to be God's words, then we have assumed the thing to which we appealed to be a higher authority than God's words and one that is more true or more reliable.
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You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you. http://www.albertmohler.com/2010/09/23/what-would-luther-say-a-church-apologizes-for-church-discipline/
A Bible that's falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn't.
Unless I am convinced by scripture or by clear reason - for I do not trust the Pope or Church councils, since everyone knows that they can make mistakes and contradict themselves - I am bound by the scriptures I have quoted. My conscience is held captive by the Word of God. I cannot and will not take back anything, because it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. Here I stand, I can do no other. God help me. Amen. Diet of Worms, Defense against Catholic accusations
it must be answered that in God's own mind, and in the nature of reality itself, true facts and ideas are all consistent with one another. Therefore if we have accurately understood the teachings of God in Scripture we should expect our conclusions to "fit together" and be mutually consistent. Internal consistency, then, is an argument for, not against, any individual results of systematic theology.Systematic Theology, 31
Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy. Knowing Scripture (Page 20)
Some scholars look with suspicion at systematic theology when -or even because -its teachings fit together in a noncontradictory way. They object that the results are "too neat" and that systematic theologians must therefore be squeezing the Bible's teachings into an artificial mold.... this objection is sometimes made by those who -perhaps unconsciously -have adopted from our culture a skeptical view of the possibility of finding universally true conclusions about anything, even about God from his Word.Systematic Theology, 30
we all have areas like that, areas where our understanding of the Bible's teaching is inadequate. In these areas, it is helpful for us to be confronted with the total weight of the teaching of Scripture on that subject, so that we will more readily be persuaded even against our initial wrongful inclinations.Systematic Theology, 28
The basic reason for studying systematic theology, then, is that it enables us to teach ourselves and others what the whole Bible says, thus fulfilling the second part of the Great Commission.Systematic Theology, 28
When Paul lists the qualifications for elders, it is significant that he combines requirements concerning character traits and heart attitudes with requirements that cannot be fulfilled in a short time but will only become evident over a period of several years of faithful Christian living.Systematic Theology, 916
there is quite a consistent pattern of plural elders as the main governing group in New Testament churchesSystematic Theology, 912
The Bible appears like a symphony orchestra, with the Holy Spirit as its Toscanini; each instrumentalist has been brought willingly, spontaneously, creatively, to play his notes just as the great conductor desired, in full harmony with each other, though none of them could ever hear the music as a whole. God Has Spoken (99)
This skeptical viewpoint must be rejected by evangelicals who see Scripture as the product of human and divine authorship, and therefore as a collection of writings that teach noncontradictory truths about God and about the universe he created.Systematic Theology, 31
The task of fulfilling the Great Commission includes therefore not only evangelism but also teaching. And the task of teaching all that Jesus commanded us is, in a broad sense, the task of teaching what the whole Bible says to us today. To effectively teach ourselves and to teach others what the whole Bible says, it is necessary to collect and summarize all the Scripture passage son a particular subject.Systematic Theology, 27
"The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the only way to God." "The Bible says that Jesus is coming again." These are all summaries of what Scripture says and, as such, they are systematic theological statements. In fact, every time a Christian says something about what the whole Bible says, he or she is in a sense doing "systematic theology" Systematic Theology, 24
Biblical theology gives special attention to the teachings of individual authors and sections of Scripture, and to the place of each teaching in the historical development of Scripture.Systematic Theology, 22
Systematic theology is any study that answers the question, "What does the Bible teach us today?" about any given topic.Systematic Theology, 21 (John Frame cited)
The fact that man is in the image of God means that man is like God and represents GodSystematic Theology, Ch 21
A miracle is a less common kind of God's activity in which he arouses people's awe and wonder and bears witness to himself.ST, 355
God's holiness means that he is separated from sin and devoted to seeking his own honor."Systematic Theology, 202
The clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are able to be understood by all who will read it seeking God's help and being willing to follow it.systematics theology 108
No detail was too insignificant to be used for the instruction of New Testament Christians. There is no indication that they thought of a certain category of scriptural statements that were unreliable and untrustowrthySystematic Theology, 94
The inerrancy of Scripture means that Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact.Systematic Theology, 91
Repentance is a heartfelt sorrow for sin, a renouncing of it, and a sincere commitment to forsake it and walk in obedience to Christ.Systematic Theology
To come in the name of someone means that another person has authorized us to come on his authority, not on our own.Systematic Theology (379)
If there is any verse that you would like left out of the Bible, that is the verse that ought to stick to you, like a blister, until you really attend to its teaching.
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