Hmmm. I think there is a difference between doctrine and faith.
We believe in God. We have faith in Jesus. That is, our faith is in a person or a being, if you prefer. This is the Good News.
The Good News is God has made a pathway for our salvation through his son. The Good News is our salvation does not depend on living out any doctrine. And I believe sincere people can have different doctrine. Today's devotional reading guides me.
John (to Jesus): 38 Master, we saw another man casting out unclean spirits in Your name, but he was not one of our group. So we told him to stop what he was doing.
Jesus: 39 You shouldn’t have said that. Anyone using My name to do a miracle cannot turn quickly to speak evil of Me. 40 Anyone who isn’t against us is for us.
Mark 9:38-40 (Voice)
50 Salt is a good thing; but if it has lost its zest, how can it be seasoned again? You should have salt within yourselves and peace with one another.
Mark 9:50
Hey Wrangler,
Your “salvation does not depend on living out any doctrine” teaching is not in line with scripture. Today's devotional reading guides me:
In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness,
he is proud, knowing nothing. He is sick concerning doubts and arguments, from which comes envy, strife, evil speakings, evil suspicions,
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.
If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself
Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
Bible study Mary