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What they fail to realize is that the word "theology" simply means - “The study of God” and is also used as a general term for the study of all the teachings of the Bible.<ref>Systematic Theology: Revised Edition, ed. Stanley M. Horton, 652 (Springfield, MO: Logion Press, 2007).</ref> | What they fail to realize is that the word "theology" simply means - “The study of God” and is also used as a general term for the study of all the teachings of the Bible.<ref>Systematic Theology: Revised Edition, ed. Stanley M. Horton, 652 (Springfield, MO: Logion Press, 2007).</ref> | ||
What followers of the message also | What followers of the message also fail to realize is that William Branham recognized that he had a theology and he knew that was what he was teaching. | ||
=William Branham and Theology= | =William Branham and Theology= | ||
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William Branham's approach to theology could be considered "lazy" or perhaps "sloppy". | William Branham's approach to theology could at times be considered "lazy" or perhaps "sloppy". | ||
He often did not provide any (or inadequate) scriptural backing for his theological positions and seemed to have little or no proper understanding of differing understandings of scripture. | He often did not provide any (or inadequate) scriptural backing for his theological positions and seemed to have little or no proper understanding of differing understandings of scripture. | ||