Theological foundations intro ppt

1. Theological Foundations
Intro to Systematic Theology

2. Theology
 Simply the science or study of God and what God has
revealed of Himself in relationship to humankind.
 For the Christian it should be. . .
 Biblical – OT and NT Serve as primary source of its
content
 Systematic – it draws upon the whole of the Bible
 Must be contemporary – using the language and
concepts of the present time

3. Divisions in Theology
Historical Theology
Biblical/Exegetical Theology
Practical Theology (Philosophical
Theology)
Doctrinal or Systematic Theology

4. Doctrines of Focus in a Systematic
Theology
Scripture/Revelation
God
Man
Sin
Christ
Salvation
Church
Last Things (Eschatology)

5. Pentecostal Theology
Adding a focus of “Pneumatology” – the
study of the Holy Spirit. (The 3rd
portion
of Systematic Theology at BHU)

6. Protestant Theological Systems
Calvinism
Arminianism
Liberation Theology
Evangelicalism

7. Protestant Theological Systems
Calvinism
Arminianism
Liberation Theology
Evangelicalism