--- title: "8 Systematic Theology Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 8 Systematic Theology quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Systematic Theology sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/d-a-carson-4044_bible_biblical-theology-refers-to-something-mo_228412.jpg" --- > ["Biblical theology" refers to something more precise than theology that is faithful to the Bible. It might be helpful to draw a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/biblical-theology-refers-to-something-more-precise-than-theology-that/) [D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/d-a-carson-4044_bible_biblical-theology-refers-to-something-mo_228412.jpg) > [Just when I get my church all sorted out, sheep from the goats, saved from the damned, hopeless from the hopeful, somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out-sheep-from-the-goats-saved/) [William Henry Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-willimon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/william-henry-willimon-58582_america_just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out_819442.jpg) > [“I am convinced that there is an urgent need in the church today for much greater understanding of Christian doctrine, or systematic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-grudem/i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-need-in-the-church-today-for/) [Wayne Grudem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-grudem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/wayne-grudem-20093_bible_i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-n_903869.jpg) > [Systematic theology will ask questions like "What are the attributes of God? What is sin? What does the cross achieve?" Biblical theology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/systematic-theology-will-ask-questions-like-what-are-the-attributes/) [D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/667/d-a-carson-4044_achieve_systematic-theology-will-ask-questions-l_1064335.jpg) > [Systematic theology - be careful how you tie down the Word to fit your set and final creeds, systems, dogmas, and organized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-elliot/systematic-theology-be-careful-how-you-tie-down-the-word-to-fit-your/) [Jim Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/jim-elliot-7510_be-careful_systematic-theology-be-careful-how-you-t_1480888.jpg) > [It's better to emphasize biblical theology, partly because there are fine Study Bibles already available that lean into systematic theology, and partly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/it-s-better-to-emphasize-biblical-theology-partly-because-there-are/) [D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/d-a-carson-4044_available_it-s-better-to-emphasize-biblical-theolo_1747572.jpg) > [“Defining systematic theology to include "what the whole Bible TEACHES US today" implies that application to life is a necessary part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-grudem/defining-systematic-theology-to-include-what-the-whole-bible-teaches/) [Wayne Grudem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-grudem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/wayne-grudem-20093_bible_defining-systematic-theology-to-include_2258545.jpg) > [Some fundamentalists go so far as to reject psychology as a disciplined study, which is unfortunate and polarizing. By definition, psychology is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-t-anderson/some-fundamentalists-go-so-far-as-to-reject-psychology-as-a/) [Neil T Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-t-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/neil-t-anderson-32308_definitions_some-fundamentalists-go-so-far-as-to-rej_3032376.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/systematic-theology/#itemlist", "name": "Systematic Theology Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "\"Biblical theology\" refers to something more precise than theology that is faithful to the Bible. It might be helpful to draw a contrast: at the risk of oversimplification, systematic theology tends to organize theology topically and with an eye cast on its contemporary relevance, while biblical theology tends to organize the same biblical material so that it is easier to see the distinctive contribution of each biblical book and human author, and to trace the trajectories of themes across the Bible so we see how the books of the Bible hold together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "D. A. 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So you and I can give thanks that the locus of Christian thinking appears to be shifting from North America and northern Europe where people write rules and obey them, to places like Africa and Latin America where people still know how to dance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Henry Willimon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out-sheep-from-the-goats-saved/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/william-henry-willimon-58582_america_just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out_819442.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/william-henry-willimon-58582_america_just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out_819442.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/william-henry-willimon-58582_america_just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out_819442.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just when I get my church all sorted out, sheep from the goats, saved from the damned, hopeless from the…” — William Henry Willimon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I am convinced that there is an urgent need in the church today for much greater understanding of Christian doctrine, or systematic theology. Not only pastors and teachers need to understand theology in greater depth -- the WHOLE CHURCH does as well. One day by God's grace we may have churches full of Christians who can discuss, apply and LIVE the doctrinal teachings of the Bible as readily as they can discuss the details of their own jobs or hobbies - or the fortunes of their favorite sports team or television program.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wayne Grudem" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-grudem/i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-need-in-the-church-today-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/wayne-grudem-20093_bible_i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-n_903869.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/wayne-grudem-20093_bible_i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-n_903869.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/wayne-grudem-20093_bible_i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-n_903869.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am convinced that there is an urgent need in the church today for much greater understanding of Christian…” — Wayne Grudem", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Systematic theology will ask questions like \"What are the attributes of God? 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It's free to say what it will to the individual, and no one can outline it into dispensations which cannot be broken.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-elliot/systematic-theology-be-careful-how-you-tie-down-the-word-to-fit-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/jim-elliot-7510_be-careful_systematic-theology-be-careful-how-you-t_1480888.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/jim-elliot-7510_be-careful_systematic-theology-be-careful-how-you-t_1480888.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/jim-elliot-7510_be-careful_systematic-theology-be-careful-how-you-t_1480888.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Systematic theology - be careful how you tie down the Word to fit your set and final creeds, systems…” — Jim Elliot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's better to emphasize biblical theology, partly because there are fine Study Bibles already available that lean into systematic theology, and partly because biblical theology is particularly strong at helping readers see how the Bible hangs together in its own categories: that is, God in his infinite wisdom chose to give us his Word in the 66 canonical books, with all of their variations in theme, emphasis, vocabulary, literary form, and distinctive contributions across time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "D. 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