WHY?
God created us so that everything we are and do ought to be motivated by this.
What is LOVE?
This is the process by which we come to a doctrinal conclusion.
What is DOCTRINAL FORMULATION (or DOCTRINAL FORMATION)?
Over the years, theologians have divided the study of doctrine into these.
What are HELPFUL CATEGORIES?
This term refers to a false teaching so severe that if someone knowingly and willingly follows it, he cannot be considered a genuine follower of Christ.
What is a HERESY?
This term refers to the application of the Bible's principles to a situation by a person (with the proper motives).
What is WISDOM?
The Bible is not about us; it's about this Person.
Who is GOD?
There is grave danger in this.
What is DISCONNECTING THE STUDY OF BIBLICAL DOCTRINE FROM OUR LIVES?
This lays the foundation for systematic theology.
What is BIBLICAL THEOLOGY?
This term refers to the loves or inclinations (formed by your values) that direct your soul (mind, will, and emotions).
What is AFFECTIONS?
This term refers to selecting all relevant data and fitting it together; more specifically, this term is rightly ordering all Bible knowledge on a given topic and coming to a conclusion about what the Bible teaches.
What is HARMONIZATION?
Right affections and right knowledge are both necessary for this.
What is RIGHT BEHAVIOR?
This is simply information gleaned form the Bible.
What is BIBLICAL DATA?
We glorify God in our study of biblical doctrine in these two ways.
What is PERSONAL CHRISTLIKENESS and DISCIPLESHIP OF OTHERS?
This term refers to reading one's own ideas back INTO the text of Scripture.
What is EISEGESIS?
This terms refers to reading OUT OF the text what the writer intended to communicate.
God doesn't want Christians to fall prey to "every wind of doctrine." Instead, He wants them to know this, which comes from sound doctrine.
What is STABILITY?
Religion that begins with this often leads to hypocritical pharisaism.
What is CHARACTER BUILDING?
These are the four steps of doctrinal formulation.
What is GATHER, ORGANIZE, HARMONIZE, & RELATE?
This term refers to a methodically organized way of studying God's Word according to topical categories.
What is SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY?
This term refers to the study of the unfolding of the Bible's unified storyline, the study of a book's or biblical author's themes, or the study of themes as they develop throughout the Bible.
What is BIBLICAL THEOLOGY?
The Holy Spirit can do this to us as we study the Word.
What is ILLUMINATE?
This is our formal definition of "doctrine."
What is A CONCLUSION THAT WE'VE DRAWN BASED ON BIBLICAL DATA OR NECESSARY LOGICAL INFERENCE FROM THAT DATA, OFTEN IN ANSWER TO PRESSING QUESTIONS?
This term refers to the study of the origin and development of a true Christian understanding of the truths of the Bible.
What is HISTORICAL THEOLOGY?
This term refers to the science and art of biblical interpretation.
What is HERMENEUTICS?
This term refers to how Christians should be able to identify which doctrines must be most urgently defended.
What is THEOLOGICAL TRIAGE?