Systematic Theology
Since no man is perfect in theology, all man-made approaches to bible interpretations have their flaws.
The simplest and clearest approach to systematic theology, however, is not what we learn from men, but from Jesus Himself ------ Jesus exegeted God by the way (John 1:18). The method is actually given in the Bible, instead of some theological textbooks (of which I have also studied).
If anyone's ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ is to do God's will, he will know whether the ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. - John 7:17
The word 'teaching' means 'doctrine', where the Greek word 'didaskalรญa' is derived from. 'Didaskalรญa' is where the word '๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ' comes from.
True Christian theology leads to life applications. The head knowledge must translate to the hands in action. Because Jesus emphasizes on doing the will of God.
How does one know if the doctrine/teaching is of God? The answer is simple ------ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ.
The word 'will' means 'desire; intend'. If we desire to do God's will when studying His Word, the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truths (John 16:13; 1 John 2:20). Because spiritual truths from God must be spiritually discerned (1 Cor 2:10-16). Otherwise, non-believers can simply apply human methods to interpret the Bible. If spiritual truths can be interpreted that way, then you don't need the Spirit of God.
But the anointing that you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in Him. - 1 John 2:27
This passage is to guard the Ephesians against deception and false teachings by the way.
In a nutshell, if we study the Word for the sake of more knowledge, we open ourselves more to deception and false teachings than someone who studies the Word so that he can obey and do God's will.
Disclaimer: This is not an excuse not to study the Word diligently (2 Tim 2:15).
P.S: The disciples of Christ were unschooled, ordinary men (Acts 4:13) who did great exploits. They didn’t go to the School of Great Bible Studies. Today, those who are scholars remain as scholars, but those who study and obey the Word literally do great exploits.
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