Systematic Theology

17th September 2022

We study theology (“theos”= God, “logos”= word) so that we can know about God and so that we can know God.

If we don’t know about Him, we can’t really know Him.  We may have encountered Him in passing when we made the decision to repent and put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, but we know little of Him unless we study His Word to get to know Him in a more intimate manner.

This is where systematic theology comes in helpful in our spiritual growth.  It organizes into a “systematic” way the knowledge of God as revealed in His Word and how all this knowledge relates to us.  Our fellowship with God is dependent on how well we know Him.

Topics covered under Systematic Theology includes the following :

The Bible

God

Jesus Christ

Holy Spirit

The Devil

Angels

Anthropology

Sociology

Man

Hamartiology

Soteriology

The Church

Eschatology

It helps put you on a firmer foundation regarding tough questions like the Trinity, election, predestination, end-times, etc, that we so often wrestle with in our Bible studies.

I encourage you to get a copy of Systematic Theology for your library.  It will enrich you in your study and understanding of God’s Word.

Thiessen’s Lectures in Systematic Theology has followed me since my student days in 1979.

http://ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/Derickson's%20Notes%20on%20Theology.pdf

Derickson’s Notes on Theology is also quite good.  It is only available in digital format.  I find it uncomfortable reading long on the computer, so what I did was I downloaded the entire book and bound it up for easy reading.

Hope that helps...