“Systematic theology is that discipline which strives to give a coherent statement of the doctrines of the Christian faith based primarily upon the Scriptures, placed in the context of culture in general, worded in the contemporary idiom, and related to issues of life.” Again, we see with Erickson, he focuses on not just the biblical center of theology but also how it relates to culture, how it has to be expressed in language that’s appropriate, and how it has a practical implication—a practical