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The Bible's doctrines inform our faith.What is the role of doctrine in your faith experience?
The term "faith experience" is not sitting well with me. Help me understand why I should consider my faith to be an experience, if you would be so kind, please.What is the role of doctrine in your faith experience?
Ahhh my favourite quote. That my doctrine is written in pencilWhat is the role of doctrine in your faith experience?
And doctrine needs to be flexible so that as we learn and grow by following the lead of the Holy Spirit, our 'doctrine' changes anywhere according to God that it needs to be changed!Doctrine is the teaching or the belief. Its what your Church (or you) teaches and believes. Its pretty much the most important part of any religion and that includes Christianity.
Some may look to argue that point, but its hard to say that its wrong without a doctrine that says its wrong.... Thus, you have a doctrine.
"Love! Love is more important than doctrine!" Well if you believe that, then you have a doctrine.
"Belief in Jesus is more important than doctrine!" Well, if you believe that, 1. Jesus had a doctrine, and 2. Why? Because he died for our sins and resurrected? Well, that's what all Christians are taught and believe, so... Its a doctrine.
I suppose IF ANYTHING could be more important than doctrine it would be truth... Because without it, a doctrine is spiritually worthless. Then again, when you are taught truth, comprehend it and accept it, it becomes doctrine, and good doctrine at that.
Another possible thing more important is adhering to it. If you have proper doctrine but don't follow it, it doesn't help you. But of course, you have to have it before you follow it.
So doctrine is not the end all, but it is the beginning with the exception of truth. The ending is to abide in the truth that becomes your doctrine.
So then if we seeing through a glass still darkly are in error in any point, are you saying that we then have no doctrine?Doctrine is correct true Bible teaching.