Doctrines & Supplemental Materials

What are doctrines?
Do we need to know doctrine?

The church is in desperate need at this time to learn, understand and teach concerning the doctrines for which many have died, including our Lord.

Our Lord and Savior taught doctrine constantly. He saw the value in working it into the fiber of His followers, so we must guard this teaching as well.

For believers today, the importance of doctrine is just as crucial as it was in the times of the early church. Each generation passes to the next a more corrupt version of truth or a more uncontaminated rendering of the gospel. Without sound doctrine, we are at the mercy of those with a superior rhetoric regardless of their virtue and accuracy.

The great safety in studying doctrine is the surety that truth will always substantiate truth in the scriptures. In other words, one teaching will complement and never contradict another teaching. If there appears to be a contradiction, there must be an inconsistency in the interpretation because scripture will bear out scripture.

Doctrine protects the believer from error, but there is an error even when one knows sound doctrine that must be avoided. Doctrine must always be combined with practice. When one thinks rightly, his belief must be reflected in his behavior.

The study of doctrine is a lifelong pursuit, not of knowledge, but of the Teacher Himself.

In this study, you will not only find several doctrines on subjects such as angels, forgiveness, marriage, Satan, and the Trinity. The supplemental materials include content such as handling difficult passages, parables, feasts of Israel, and baptism.