{"id":2482,"date":"2006-12-05T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-05T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/12\/interview-wayne-grudem-part-two-systematic-theology-and-controversy\/"},"modified":"2018-07-06T10:49:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T09:49:48","slug":"interview-wayne-grudem-part-two-systematic-theology-and-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2006\/12\/interview-wayne-grudem-part-two-systematic-theology-and-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW &#8211; Wayne Grudem, Part Two &#8211; Systematic Theology and Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #009900\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayne_Grudem\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixseminary.edu\/Portals\/0\/faculty\/grudem_wayne.jpg\" align=\"right\"><\/a>This interview is being serialized over several days. So far I have published part <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/12\/interview-wayne-grudem-part-one.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">one<\/a>. Today we continue with a discussion about the role of a theologian, his book <em>Systematic Theology,<\/em> and begin to move on to his most recent book. Towards the end of today\u2019s portion of the interview, Grudem introduces us to his charge that feminism inevitably leads to liberalism. The interview is summarized in my post\u00a0<a title=\"Wayne Grudem\" href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/12\/interview-dr-wayne-grudem-highlights.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Dr Wayne Grudem Interview \u2013 Highlights and Reflections.<\/em><\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\"><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\">Adrian <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Perhaps I should let my readers know how I first heard of you. It was a number of years ago at a charismatic Bible week in the UK. <img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/uploaded_images\/IMG_5188-792700.JPG\" width=\"50%\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"20\"> I am not at all sure that you knew it would happen, but at that event <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/10\/terry-virgo-leader-of-newfrontiers.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Terry Virgo<\/a> strongly en-dorsed and recommended your then brand-new <em>Systematic Theology (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2005\/04\/books-every-christian-should-read_01.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">which I have pre-viously reviewed<\/a>). I was one of hundreds of UK charismatics who bought the book that week, and I read it avidly from cover-to-cover. I believe that the publisher sent someone down that week to the <em>newfrontiers<\/em> Stoneleigh Bible Week to figure out why so many of us wacky charismatics were buying your book! How soon did you get to hear of <em>newfrontiers<\/em> and how keen we all were on your <em>Systematic Theology<\/em>, and did it surprise you?\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br>I can\u2019t honestly remember how I heard of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/10\/terry-virgo-leader-of-newfrontiers.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">newfrontiers<\/a><\/em>, but I did eventually hear about this mass purchase of books, and I was thankful to God. As you probably know, on two occasions now, Terry Virgo has invited me to address his leaders\u2019 conferences in Brighton (including July of 2006), and Margaret and I have loved the fellowship and worship times during those weeks. We are so thankful to God for the ministry of <em>newfrontiers,<\/em> and particularly of Terry Virgo, whom I think of as a godly, wise man who faithfully teaches and follows God\u2019s Word. This year we also got to meet Stuart Townend, whose music I have appreciated so much.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\">Adrian<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br>Were you surprised at just how successful that book was generally? For some reason I got the impression that early-on most people thought it would just sell to theological students.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br>I am surprised, and thankful to God for the way the book seems to continue to be a blessing to people \u2013 and not just to pastors and seminary students, but lots of other Christians from all walks of life. As you know, I believe that God intended His Word to be understood, not just by specialists, but also by ordinary Christians. The \u201cblessed man\u201d in Psalm 1 is held up as an example for all of us: <em>\u201cHis delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 1:2)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\">Adrian<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Well, I want to thank you for saving me from having to read some of the other more turgid volumes of systematic theology my older Christian friends tell me about. Should I feel guilty for not having wrestled with one of them? Is there a single Systematic Theology, old or new, other than yours, that you would most recommend us to read?\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">There are several excellent ones. I think first on my list would be John Calvin\u2019s <em>Institutes of the<\/em> <em>Christian Religion<\/em> (the two-volume Battles translation is best, and I strongly recommend that people read it in the unabridged form, not a condensation, which seems to me to rob the \u201clife\u201d from Calvin). The volumes by Louis Berkhof and by Charles Hodge (three volumes) are also outstanding Reformed treatments of systematic theology, and there are many others as well. (I list and cross-reference many of them in the back of each chapter of <em>Systematic Theology<\/em>).\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/uploaded_images\/IMG_5168-731463.JPG\" width=\"50%\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"20\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\">Adrian<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">One of the things I most liked about your <em>Systematic Theology<\/em> was the way it brought together two strands \u2013 the Reformed and the Charismatic. I get the feeling that this combination is rare in the USA. It seems, though, that biblically humble people from both reformed and charismatic camps find your <em>Systematic Theology<\/em> attractive \u2013 was that part of your purpose in writing the book \u2013 to bring the church together?\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">I honestly can\u2019t remember if that had any part in my decision to write the book. My primary purpose was just to teach what the Bible teaches about many theological topics, and to do it clearly and faithfully, as best I could understand the teaching of the whole Bible about these different topics. I\u2019m thankful, of course, that people from several different kinds of backgrounds have found the book helpful.\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\">Adrian<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Although your <em>Systematic Theology<\/em> was seen as a great unifying force, your recent works on complement-arianism have created quite a stir! I am sure that this new book \u2013 <em>Evangelical<\/em> <em>Feminism: A New Path to Liberal-ism?<\/em> \u2013 will add even more fuel to this fire. Do you think this twin task of being a unifying figure and at times being one who brings a clarity that actually leads to a division on certain issues is part and parcel of being a good systematic theologian?\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">I suppose it is. Again, I just want to teach faithfully what the Bible teaches about men and women, and that includes both that we are equal in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and that God has given us different roles in marriage (Ephesians 5:22-33) and in the church (1 Timothy 2:11-15).\n<p><strong><em><span>Adrian<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">That being so, how do you decide which issues you are going to be more strident about and which you are going to build consensus around?\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Well, I don\u2019t think of myself as being \u201cstrident\u201d about anything. I hold some convictions firmly and I write to persuade others about them, giving evidence and reasons to explain why I hold a certain viewpoint, and attempting to give evidence and reasons showing why I disagree with others. In all this, I\u2019m actually trying to build consensus in the church on these matters, rather than the confusion and misunderstanding that is found many places.\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #009900\">Adrian<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">What has led you to the conclusion that evangelical feminism is so dangerous to biblical Christianity? What precisely is it about the whole issue that is so important to the church today? I suppose that your latest book is all about answering that question \u2013 how would you summarise the message of that book for my readers?\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000099\">Wayne<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">This new book, <em>Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism?<\/em> (Crossway, 2006) documents at least 25 different arguments that are widely used by evangelical feminists today, and that deny or undermine the authority of Scripture. My point is not that every evangelical feminist follows the underlying logic of these arguments today (some don\u2019t), but rather that the younger generation of leaders takes the logic of those arguments further and it leads directly to undermining the authority of the Word of God, and therefore to liberalism.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><em>Continued in <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2006\/12\/interview-wayne-grudem-part-three.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part three<\/a> . . .<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This interview is being serialized over several days. So far I have published part one. Today we continue with a discussion about the role of a theologian, his book Systematic Theology, and begin to move on to his most recent book. 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Just not all at once. Healing takes time. Compassion and patience sustain us over a lifetime of change. These are the themes I explore in my books and in the articles I have written for Patheos since 2003. My writing draws on my scientific training as a doctor and psychiatrist, my work in the UK's National Health Service and the pharmaceutical industry, alongside more than twenty-five years as a member of a growing church where I served on the leadership team offering pastoral care. My perspective has also been shaped by chronic illness since 2017, when I developed life-threatening pneumonia that caused lasting damage to my body, triggered several further conditions, and uncovered a diagnosis of blood cancer. This was successfully treated, although doctors expect it to return in the future. Out of these experiences I founded Blood Cancer Uncensored, an online patient-led support community. I am the author of the Transformed by Jesus: Spiritual Renewal series of books, which ask: \u2192 What does Jesus\u2019 resurrection mean for you? Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything https:\/\/mybook.to\/raisedwithchrist \u2192 Why is change so difficult? What causes the resistance? The Traitor Within: Understanding and Healing Our Deceitful Hearts https:\/\/mybook.to\/traitorwithin \u2192 \u2028Why is change so slow? How does grace lead us over a lifetime? Amazing Grace: How Faith Grows in the Human Heart https:\/\/mybook.to\/amazinggrace \u2192 \u2028\u2028How do you become a Christian? How can you know if you really are one? Hope Reborn: How to Become a Christian and Live for Jesus https:\/\/mybook.to\/hope-reborn These books bring together medical, psychological, social, and faith-based insights, advocating for a biopsychosocial\u2013spiritual model of wellbeing. My qualifications and training reflect this integrated background: \u2192 British MB BS medical degree (equivalent to an MD in the USA) \u2192 Postgraduate qualifications in Psychiatry (MRCPsych) and Pharmaceutical Medicine (MFFM, DipPharmMed) \u2192 Theological training courses run by Newfrontiers","sameAs":["http:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adrianwarnockpage\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianwarnock"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/author\/awarnock\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}