I can only speak for myself. I have used my systematics as resource materials to help me prepare to teach small group studies, to check myself to see if my understanding is orthodox, to flesh out doctrines, etc.

After reading your post, I can really see the strength and importance of reading "cover to cover" I shall endeavor to do that in 2005!

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence." - St. Augustine
Hiraeth