Systematic Theology Book Review

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Foundation for Faith Review

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A Foundation for Faith: An Introductory Study of Systematic Theology with References to the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 by Stanford E. Murrell, Th.D., is a massive work consisting of 6 parts.  Part I focuses on theology proper—i.e., the study of God, which examines the definition, method, and source of theology and looks at the arguments for the existence of God. The arguments include the ontological, cosmological, teleological, moral and historical arguments. In response to these arguments, Murrell gives the anti-theistic—i.e., anti-Christian—arguments, which include atheism, polytheism, materialism, and pantheism. Murrell discusses at length the arguments against materialism and identifies the promises of God in response to these rebuttals. The argument against materialism is tersely summarized thus: “Logically, life must come from life. No spontaneous generation has ever been proven.”[footnoteRef:2] The promises of God in opposition to pantheism, which Murrell explains is an illogical belief because personality cannot come from the impersonal, are summarized in this one quote: “‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not’ (Jer. 33:3).

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”[footnoteRef:3] This section is followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature of God, the decrees of God and the works of God, all of which have been given to man through both the use of natural reason and revelation. Murrell essentially brings faith and reason together in this section, which is a necessary union.[footnoteRef:4] [2: Stanford E. Murrell, A Foundation for Faith: An Introductory Study of Systematic Theology with.....

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