This is a Systematic Theology work that has the inerrant, infallible, verbally inspired word of God as its sole authority. Baptists, by definition, have the Holy Bible as their sole authority for all faith and practice. They should have a systematic theology book that does as well. Dr. Rice's staunch belief in the preserved accuracy of the inspired Scriptures and his extensive background in systems engineering make him uniquely qualified to assemble a systematic theology. This book contains volumes 9 and 10 of "A Systematic Theology for the 21st Century" covering the Bible doctrines of Ecclessiology the Doctrine of the Church, and Angelology the Doctrine of Angels.

Vol 9 Ecclesiology The Doctrine of the Church
Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the ecclesia, translated to English as the Church. Three integral parts of a Church is it is "called out", it is "assembled", and it is "a body." The origin of the word Church comes from the Greek word kuriakos, meaning "the Lord's house." The English definition was extended to some extent to make it capture the full concept of Christ's Ecclesia. It had to capture that the Ecclesia is "a called out and assembled body of believers, " i.e. believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Three integral parts of this basic definition need to be emphasized. The Church is "called out", it is "assembled", and it is "a body."

Vol 10 Angelology The Doctrine of Angels
Angelology. Much has been written about angles, more has been presumed and misunderstood. The Holy Bible has no dissertation or thesis on the subject, but it does provide tremendous insights to angels. Even though it is not a theme of the Bible, there is much that could be learned about angels, and that learning can greatly benefit the believer. "Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great, thou art clothed with honour and majesty....Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire..." Psalm 104:1, 4.