Biblical Systematics

by F. Leroy Forlines

Publisher:

Randall House

, 1975

Overview

In recent times, humanity has embraced natural rather than spiritual truth. Biblical Systematics takes a journey through the Bible and shows that God's truth is the most logical answer in the universe. F. Leroy Forlines presents here one of the strongest defenses for spiritual truth ever written.

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Key Features

• Includes subject and author indexes
• Contains an introduction by Douglas J. Simpson and a preface by the author

Contents

Top Highlights

“I believe the answer is found in looking at repentance and faith as one condition because both are presented in the Scripture as the condition of salvation. They both speak of the same experience.” (Page 200)

“The four basic values are holiness, love, wisdom, and ideals. Man is a value oriented person.” (Page 6)

“It is a self-evident truth that a book that would be a Divine revelation would be indestructible. The fact that the Bible has withstood up to this point means that it passes this test in the only way it could. From this standpoint, the Bible is safe for believing as a Divine revelation.” (Page 83)

“The four basic relationships are: (1) Man’s relationship with God. (2) Man’s relationship with other people. (3) Man’s relationship with the created order. (4) Man’s relationship with himself. Man is a relationship creature.” (Page 6)

“His miracles attest to the fact that His Divine nature did not set aside omnipotence. It is a mistake, as some do, to have His miracles and His whole life lived out in the strength of the Holy Spirit in the same manner that the Holy Spirit works in us. If the miracles of Christ had been performed solely in the power of the Holy Spirit, they would not attest to His deity (Acts 2:22). A view that places the total success of Jesus’ life on dependence upon the Holy Spirit would have a dormant Divine nature during His life on earth. The evidence is too strong to the contrary for such a view to be taken seriously. I am not denying that He had a relationship to the Holy Spirit, but I am saying that much of what He did reflected the action of His Divine nature.” (Page 142)

Product Details

• Title: Biblical Systematics
• Author: F. Leroy Forlines
• Publisher: Randall House
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 248

About F. Leroy Forlines

F. Leroy Forlines, a prolific writer, is the author of Romans Commentary, Biblical Systematics, The Quest for Truth, and Biblical Ethics. His monthly column “Christian Doctrine” was published in Contact magazine for 15 years. Forlines taught at Free Will Baptist Bible College for 50 years, where he continues to serve as adjunct professor. He has also served on the National Association of Free Will Baptists’ Commission for Theological Integrity since its 1962 inception. Under the auspices of Free Will Baptist International Missions, he is an adjunct professor of theology at Russian Baptist Theological Institute at the Chelyabinsk Affiliate of the Moscow Theological Institute. Forlines earned his BA from Free Will Baptist Bible College, his MA from Winona Lake School of Theology, his BD from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his ThM from Chicago Graduate School of Theology.

J. Matthew Pinson is president of Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee. Before he took his his current position, he worked as a pastor, teacher, and writer in Alabama, Connecticut, and Georgia. A native of Pensacola, Florida, Mr. Pinson holds degrees from Yale University and the University of West Florida, and he completed his doctorate at Vanderbilt University. He is author of other Randall House books, such as A Free Will Baptist Handbook and The Washing of the Saints’ Feet. He lives with his wife, Melinda, and their children, Anna and Matthew, in Nashville.