Loading…

Andrew Fuller: Model Pastor-Theologian is unavailable, but you can change that!

In his day, practicing English pastor Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was also the most prominent Baptist theologian on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. He remained influential via his thoughtful writings up until the American Civil War. Since then, however, the emphasis on theological and doctrinal depth in Baptist preaching (and preaching generally) has been in decline. Now scholars are looking...

Fuller recognized that even the most carefully constructed theological system was bound to contain imperfection and needed to be constantly subject to revision. When truth from the Scriptures was discovered that did not fit the system, it was a sign the system needed to be corrected. The Role of a Theological System in the Discovery of Truth In reaching theological conclusions, Fuller believed that consistency with God’s written revelation was a vital checkpoint on one’s grasp of truth: “The best