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  1. John of Japan

    Is there a standard Systematic Theology for IBF churches then?

    Maranatha Baptist Seminary uses Erickson, and the seminary I teach in (Baptist Theological Seminary) uses Erickson, 3rd ed. Back in 1976 I took a systematic theology course at Temple Baptist Seminary before Erickson wrote his textbook (first ed. was 1981), and they used the one by old time...
  2. John of Japan

    Questions about John R. Rice

    My mother, his second daughter, never cut her hair from age 14 until she died. She had long beautiful hair that she kept in a bun. However, a couple of my aunts cut their hair after their father died. ;)
  3. John of Japan

    Questions about John R. Rice

    "According to the teaching of Jesus, divorce...is not now permissible except where one party has been guilty of fornication (which means practically the same as adultery, except that fornication is a little stronger term meaning harlotry or continued adultery" (King of the Jews, Rice commentary...
  4. John of Japan

    Questions about John R. Rice

    Hi, Salty. I saw this once, but forgot all about it. Sorry about that! Here are your answers. 1. He opposed a divorced man being a pastor. I don't know about the wife. He believed that divorce was always wrong, except for there being one exception: continued moral sin (fornication). Having...
  5. John of Japan

    Is there a standard Systematic Theology for IBF churches then?

    I have that one and it is useful. I consult it often, but at 7 volumes it's not meant to be a textbook.
  6. John of Japan

    Would you recommend this school?

    I meant to comment on this post, but couldn't find where I had put it. :confused: Anyway, thanks for sharing. I'd be the last in the world to criticize a Bible institute, since I taught in one for years in Japan. Also, my Dad taught in a couple. (Preached for 60 years before Alzheimer's got...
  7. John of Japan

    Is there a standard Systematic Theology for IBF churches then?

    I use Ryrie in my Bible Docterines course. I don't agree that most fundamentalists decry systematic theology. I've taken courses in 3 different IFB seminaries, and all use systematic theologies. The main one now is Erickson, 3rd ed. Amen!
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