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> [“We need theology in addition to Scripture because God has authorized teaching in the church, and because we need that teaching to mature in the faith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/we-need-theology-in-addition-to-scripture-because-god-has-authorized/)

[John M. Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-frame/)

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## More by John M. Frame

> [“To cut ourselves off from the past is to rob ourselves from understanding the present.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/to-cut-ourselves-off-from-the-past-is-to-rob-ourselves-from/)

[John M. Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-frame/)

> [“Getting the past wrong is almost as problematic as not getting the past into our minds at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/getting-the-past-wrong-is-almost-as-problematic-as-not-getting-the/)

[John M. Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-frame/)

> [“In a truly free society, people in every field would be free to express their views whether called religious or not, and the marketplace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/in-a-truly-free-society-people-in-every-field-would-be-free-to/)

[John M. Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-frame/)

> [“There is a circularity here I do not doubt. I am defending the Bible by the Bible. Circularity of a kind is unavoidable when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/there-is-a-circularity-here-i-do-not-doubt-i-am-defending-the-bible/)

[John M. Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-frame/)

> [“We need theology in addition to Scripture because God has authorized teaching in the church, and because we need that teaching to mature in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/we-need-theology-in-addition-to-scripture-because-god-has-authorized/)

[John M. Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-frame/)

> [“So I offer my definition of theology: theology is the application of Scripture, by persons, to every area of life.11”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-frame/so-i-offer-my-definition-of-theology-theology-is-the-application-of/)

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