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Good Morning Friends & Fellow Seekers,
There is no doubt that sharing the message of the crucified and risen Christ, who is now our Intercessor with His Father, also implies a faithful teaching of the important doctrinal truths that God has revealed in His Word.
How important is it to teach and adhere to sound doctrine? Titus 2:1, 2 Pet. 2:1-3.
If we want to believe in the God of the Bible and have decided to follow Christ, we will want to know as much as we can about Him, about His character, and about what He expects from us. We try to summarize what we learn in the Bible in a series of doctrines and teachings. To some people, doctrinal statements are no more than irrelevant mental baggage. That is a tragic misunderstanding. Without sound doctrines our faith soon will become unfocused and shallow. Rather than growing in our faith, we eventually will discover that our faith becomes less and less meaningful. Unsound doctrines often will point us away from Christ, to ourselves or to something else that supposedly can contribute to our salvation. When we fail to ground our faith in sound biblical teaching, we are in grave danger of straying from the center of our faith: Jesus Christ our Lord.
What is to be the centerpiece of all our preaching and witnessing? 1 Cor. 1:23, 2:2.
The stress on the importance of sound doctrine must be complemented with the unconditional determination to anchor all we say in Jesus Christ. Everything we believe and state as doctrine must be related to the One in whom we are assured of our eternal salvation. If there is no connection with Jesus Christ, a doctrine will be no more than a piece of technical information, which may be interesting and intellectually challenging, but nothing more. But if rooted in Jesus Christ, a doctrine will help us better understand the plan of redemption and will enhance our relationship with our Lord.
Think about some of the false teachings that exist in the Christian world: eternal torment in hell; the predestination of some people to be saved and others to be lost; the belief that Jesus Christ was not divine but merely a great man. How could these and other false teachings negatively impact our understanding of God and the plan of salvation?
There is no doubt that sharing the message of the crucified and risen Christ, who is now our Intercessor with His Father, also implies a faithful teaching of the important doctrinal truths that God has revealed in His Word.
How important is it to teach and adhere to sound doctrine? Titus 2:1, 2 Pet. 2:1-3.
If we want to believe in the God of the Bible and have decided to follow Christ, we will want to know as much as we can about Him, about His character, and about what He expects from us. We try to summarize what we learn in the Bible in a series of doctrines and teachings. To some people, doctrinal statements are no more than irrelevant mental baggage. That is a tragic misunderstanding. Without sound doctrines our faith soon will become unfocused and shallow. Rather than growing in our faith, we eventually will discover that our faith becomes less and less meaningful. Unsound doctrines often will point us away from Christ, to ourselves or to something else that supposedly can contribute to our salvation. When we fail to ground our faith in sound biblical teaching, we are in grave danger of straying from the center of our faith: Jesus Christ our Lord.
What is to be the centerpiece of all our preaching and witnessing? 1 Cor. 1:23, 2:2.
The stress on the importance of sound doctrine must be complemented with the unconditional determination to anchor all we say in Jesus Christ. Everything we believe and state as doctrine must be related to the One in whom we are assured of our eternal salvation. If there is no connection with Jesus Christ, a doctrine will be no more than a piece of technical information, which may be interesting and intellectually challenging, but nothing more. But if rooted in Jesus Christ, a doctrine will help us better understand the plan of redemption and will enhance our relationship with our Lord.
Think about some of the false teachings that exist in the Christian world: eternal torment in hell; the predestination of some people to be saved and others to be lost; the belief that Jesus Christ was not divine but merely a great man. How could these and other false teachings negatively impact our understanding of God and the plan of salvation?
God Bless! Betty