"I take systematic theology, therefore, to be the kind of reflection that takes place between yesterday's and today's proclamation. One who hears the proclamation reflects on it so as to say it again in a different time and context. It is a reflection that takes place between the ear and the mouth." (p.4, Gerhard Forde, Theology is for Proclamation)
If that is the case then good systematic theology will be:
- Listening to the Bible obediently and attentively.
- "not only [leaving] room for proclamation but [making] the move inescapable" (p.5)
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