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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 faile to realize is that William Branham recognized that he had a theology and he knew that was what he was teaching.
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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=Lazy Theology=
=Lazy Theology=


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.