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I think the best quality of doctrine is to bring clarity about what the scriptures are saying. Not everything about any valid doctrine is only found in one scripture. Nor should it be. Doctrine should be a collection of all the key thoughts boiled down into a useful form. IMHO [

I don't connect Holy Spirit baptism as prerequisite to being in the Elect. It's a separate issue. IMO I think there are many in the Elect who don't have the baptism with the Holy Spirit. I agree that one has to be part of the Elect to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit. (though it could...

I'm not discounting what you wrote. I just have a different perspective. Between the two of us we pretty much nailed it. Why would you say that "Pentecost was about the Holy Spirit indwelling one without confession." ??? Peter told them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you... And you will...

This is where doctrines fail us. Church history and salvation stories reveal that God is not bound to our formulas. The Apostle Paul did not come to the alter on the road to Damascus. But He did meet Christ there. - On Pentecost three thousand were baptized. (assuming with manifestations of...

Over the years I have noticed a shift away from the embarrassment of the hell doctrine. It had always seemed like the "fly in the ointment" of Christianity to me. But we had biblical evidence that it was sad, but true. The solution was evangelism. We are in the business of "saving souls from...

Can we actually call the Ten Commandments doctrine? Certainly they were law. But law needs interpretation. IMHO - What does it mean to have no other gods? Aren't the heavens full of signs (elohim) to follow? - What does it mean to have no graven images? No art? - What does it mean to not bow...

Here's something I find interesting. My views on Ultimate Redemption (Universalism) are typically dismissed for not aligning with "a whole Bible view". Seems that saw should cut both ways. What happens if your "a whole Bible view" includes my scriptures rather than dismisses them? - Then what...

Yes, I would add that from my perspective, doctrine is an attempt to codify what the Bible says. These doctrinal OPINIONS about what the Bible might be saying can easily be contradictory. But most Christians won't allow for doctrinal contradictions. "They can't all be right." And so we argue...

Doctrine is man-made and no one can be saved by it. [

If you stopped reading the Bible, would you ever hear from God again? You should try it for a week. [

St. SteVen said: When they take the power tools to you and begin cutting off your limbs, will you not deny the Lord? Did the Apostle Peter end up in hell? I'm pretty sure you would deny the Lord long before the power tools came out. [

St. SteVen said: We don't have to agree with a doctrinal position for it to be biblical. If they can support it with scripture then it is biblical. It's not unbiblical simply because you don't agree with it. [

Would rather read a book, or hear the author speak? [ cc: @One 2 question

Say what? [

The problem isn't with the Bible. The problem is with those who worship it as a false god. (Nehushtan) [

Are you familiar with the story about Nehushtan? 2 Kings 18:4 NIV He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called...

Yes. It seems very strange, the anthropomorphic terms used when speaking about a book. I cringe when my Pastor asks everyone to grab their copy of the Word of God. [

Why has your knowledge of the book exceeded your knowledge of the author? Shouldn't your knowledge of the author have outpaced the knowledge of the book? The book says, "... no other gods before me." [

Par for the course around here. [

A follow-up to my Bibliolatry topic. Doctrine becomes an idol when it is used to support tribalism and cause division in the Body of Christ. Since doctrinal unity is impossible, allowing others to hold their own doctrinal opinions may be the only way to prevent division...