Lesson 17

Question 1

What is a systematic theology?

Answer 1

An ordered account of what the Bible teaches organised by a topic

Question 2

What is the first mention principle?

Answer 2

Is to seek out what the Bible says about a topic the first time (chronologically) it is mentioned.

Question 3

True or False: The first mention of a topic can be determined by looking at the first time a word is used in the Bible.

Answer 3

False, it has to be mentioned first “chronologically”

Question 4

What does the progressive mention principle teach us?

Answer 4

Teaches us that the truth of God’s message will become (increasingly) clear as you continue to read the bible

Question 5

What is the full mention principle?

Answer 5

Is that God will give us all we need to know about a given subject that is vital to our spiritual lives.

Question 6

How is a systematic theology developed?

Answer 6

By applying the three (the first, progressive and the full mention principles) correctly