“Systematic theology will ask questions like "What are the attributes of God? What is sin? What does the cross achieve?" Biblical theology tends to ask questions such as "What is the theology of the prophecy of Isaiah? What do we learn from John's Gospel? How does the theme of the temple work itself out across the entire Bible?" Both approaches are legitimate; both are important. They are mutually complementary.” DoeImportantAsksSinAchieveApproachCrossesTheologyThemeTemplesAttributesBiblicalProphecySystematicComplementaryAttributes Of God Author:D. A. Carson
“Study Bibles tend to circulate widely, so they play a disproportionate role in helping Christians and others understand holy Scripture. Further, many of our members have long used one or two other Study Bibles, and it is important that Christians not be tied too tightly to only one option, however good it may be.” MayLongTwoImportantPlayHelpingChristianUsedRolesStudyHolyMembersScriptureTiedHoly Scriptures Author:D. A. Carson
“The Bible is not interested in precisionism unless the context indicates that precision is particularly important.” ImportantNot InterestedPrecision Author:D. A. Carson
“You get into theological education and you're busy marking papers and getting into administration in raising funds and doing all the things that are part of life, but here we were talking about important theological, historical, gospel related, biblically centered things hour after hour after hour.” ImportantHoursTalkingPaperHistoricalBusyAdministrationRelatedFundPapersTheologicalParts Of LifeAfter Hours Author:D. A. Carson
“The important thing, Jesus is saying (in Matthew 5:33-37), is to tell the truth and keep one's pledges without insisting that a certain form of words must be used if it is to be binding. No oath is necessary for the truthful person... Their word is so reliable that nothing more than a statement is needed from them.” IfsPersonsImportantFormUsedCertainJesusNeededImportant ThingsStatementsTelling The TruthTruthfulPledgeOathBindingMatthewInsisting Author:D. A. Carson
“A billion years or so into eternity, how many toys we accumulated during this life will not seem too terribly important.” YearsImportantSeemsEternityBillionsThis LifeToys Author:D. A. Carson
