PUETT'S GUIDE TO SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY BOOK 1

What is theology? - Theology is the discovery, systemizing and presentation of the truths about God. It is made up of two words "Theos" meaning God and "logeo" meaning study. This is therefore the mind of God. "Prolegeo" means before we speak. There are certain things that need to be clarified before we study theology. Empiricists say that you cannot speak about God at all. The issue however is getting to know God and specifically getting to know Jesus Christ better. We should not get side-tracked by theological disputes such as those between the viewpoint of Calvin and Arminius. We are going to know the plan of God well enough to thank God for election as well as free will. Acts 17: 22-34. As we go through we will see most disputes have a solution between the extremes.