Members Gorship Posted February 2, 2015 Members Share Posted February 2, 2015 While I do agree that the Bible the true 'systematic text' we use, I would like to have my hands on a solid systematic theology text book. I currently own wilmingtons guide to the Bible, however he is calvy. Does anyone know of a KJV, dispy, non calv auther of a systematic theology. Someone told me ryrie but he's def calvinist. Lol Appreciate your help. Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ukulelemike Posted February 2, 2015 Moderators Share Posted February 2, 2015 Might look at David Cloud's site, wayoflife.org as he has a lot of good books. dmedicinus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve Schwenke Posted February 11, 2015 Members Share Posted February 11, 2015 Lewis Sperry Chafer, although he leans towards calvinism - but dispensational approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Nicolaitans Posted February 11, 2015 Members Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hmmm...I was given a Wilmington's Guide to the Bible many years ago. I haven't spent a lot of time in it, but what little I did, I didn't get a sense of Calvinism from it. Not saying he's not one, because I don't have a clue if he is or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Nicolaitans Posted February 11, 2015 Members Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hmmm...I was given a Wilmington's Guide to the Bible many years ago. I haven't spent a lot of time in it, but what little I did, I didn't get a sense of Calvinism from it. Not saying he's not one, because I don't have a clue if he is or not...  Curiosity got the best of me, so I dug the book out...looked at "The Doctrine of Salvation"...and...  From page 747...  4. Some conclusions on salvation's origination. In light of all we have just discussed, what position is the correct one? What are we to believe and teach? a. The Bible clearly presents in the strongest language both the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man. Furthermore, these two simply cannot be totally reconciled in the mind of man. To do so would be like attempting to pour the Atlantic Ocean into a small bucket.  So...he either believed this way, or he didn't want to alienate those who hold to Calvinism and those who don't hold to Calvinism.  I know that was just a cursory overview, and I didn't read much more than that. Just by what little I did read, I wouldn't consider him a Calvinist. A Calvinist sympathizer maybe...?  I don't know...I'm not trying to prove he's not a Calvinist, because I don't know if he is or not, and I'm not going to spend any more time investigating it to find out. And though this might sound bad, it doesn't matter to me what he is/was/will be. ThePilgrim and LindaR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LindaR Posted February 11, 2015 Members Share Posted February 11, 2015 I've had a Willmington's Guide to the Bible for 12 years and I've never found anything Calvinistic in it.  God is Sovereign....that's biblical. However Calvinism stretches God's sovereignty past the point of man's responsibility, making man a "rOBot" and God the author of sin.   heartstrings and No Nicolaitans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post Ukulelemike Posted April 8, 2015 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2015 When I began to think on i, I neber had an issue with a sovereign God sovereignly giving His creation the ability to choose between right and wrong, and to be responsible for his decisions. As Linda says above, Calvinism takes the biblical truth of God's sovereignty, and turns it more into a philosophy, full of men's non-biblical assumptions based on the inital fact. Otherwise, indeed, God is the author of Sin, and God in fact, FORCES man to sin, so that he purposely CANNOT be saved. Thus, John 3:16 is a lie, because this means God DOESN"T love the world, and DIDN'T send His Son that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish. Instead, God loves the minority, and sent His Son to die for just a few, and to cause all others to perish.As well, God IS willing that MANY should perish, that A FEW ONLY should come to repentance. AND, God IS pleased with the death of the wicked, and that the wicked might perish in hell.So, is our soverign God soverign enough to ALLOW His creation to choose between right and wrong, between good and evil? Well, according to the BIble, many commands were given to them for this particular purpose:"Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;" (Lev 10:9, 10)The laws of separation were designed not just for those specific things, but to teach Israel generally to learn to separate between good and evil, between clean and unclean. They were also told time that they were to CHOOSE, which according to Calvinism, isn't even possible: "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." (Josh 24:15)"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:" (Deu 30:19)    One command given by Joshua, the other given by God. Okay, I went off topic here, sorry, got carried away. Back to the OP! 2bLikeJesus, Miss Daisy, heartstrings and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheSword Posted May 28, 2015 Members Share Posted May 28, 2015 My graduate classes in systematic theology used Millard J. Erickson's Christian Theology. He leans Calvinist in places and I furiously wrote notes in the columns in several places, but he does give a pretty fair treatment of all sides on most issues. The problem is that not many IFB's go on to undertake large works like that and then subsequently go through the effort to get published; so I don't think you're going to find a faithfully IFB systematic theology that is on the same academic level in print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heartstrings Posted May 29, 2015 Members Share Posted May 29, 2015 The Holy Spirit and the King James Bible has all the theology anyone needs. mkrishna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gorship Posted June 1, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2015 Amen, I like Sorenson, just gives a good overview of what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheSword Posted June 1, 2015 Members Share Posted June 1, 2015 The Holy Spirit and the King James Bible has all the theology anyone needs.​True and accurate statement. However, some people have difficulty connecting all the dots and working out how everything fits together. Reading a quality systematic theology book can greatly benefit someone seeking to learn; though, with everything in life, must be done with discernment. A good one will only reflect the theology drawn from the bible. Truly, it's no different than sitting down with a pastor and going through everything or sitting through a Bible study on fundamentals. ThePilgrim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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