Systematic theology is a systematic study of what the Bible teaches about a topic. Can we justly call doing systematic theology research? The answer depends on how we do it, the method we use. If we begin with the presupposition that the task of theology is to systematise the teachings of scripture, the manner in which we proceed should meet all the criteria of research. In this chapter, I shall discuss the presuppositions and steps of evangelical theology. Based on these presuppositions and steps, I shall present two models for doing evangelical theology.

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