Key Terms
The study of God
What is theology?
The study of the person and work of Christ
What is christology?
Soteriology
What is the doctrine of salvation?
Doctrines that are good for conversation and do not bare much on the thought and practice of a christian
What are tier 3/tertiary doctrines?
What are John 17:3 and Jeremiah 9:23-24?
The doctrine of God
What is theology proper?
Answers this question, "What does the whole Bible teach us about a given topic today?"
What is systematic theology?
The doctrine of sin
What is hamartiology?
Doctrines that determine whether you are in the faith
What are tier I/primary doctrines?
Everyone is a __________
What is theologian?
Uses tools and methods of philosophical reasoning
What is philosophical theology?
What is historical theology?
The doctrine of man
What is anthropology?
Determines that impact faith and practice but do not put someone outside of the faith
What are secondary/tier 2 doctrines?
Gives attention to individual authors/sections of Scripture and how a teaching developed historically through Scripture
What is biblical theology?
Theology is about _______________________
What is seeing God rightly so we can love and obey him?
Doctrine of last days
What is eschatology?
Head coverings
What are tier 3?
Pneumatology
What is the doctrine of the Holy Spirit?
Ecclesiology
What is the study of the church?
Way to categorize doctrines from most important to least important
What is theological triage?
The Trinity
What is primary doctrine?
This is how systematic theology helps us
What is:
- Understand the whole Bible
- Avoid false teaching
- Organize biblical truth
- Grow spiritually
- Worship correctly
- Teach others faithfully