tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post1005409013111584285..comments2024-03-15T04:45:39.805-05:00Comments on Take Your Vitamin Z: A Good Reminder on DoctrineVitamin Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327369978082172135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post-24893848886069259912009-03-16T20:18:00.000-05:002009-03-16T20:18:00.000-05:00Good post Z- and good comment also, Chris. I am ...Good post Z- and good comment also, Chris. I am really thinking about these issues in regards to my preaching at our mixed-crowd church in Japan. These were helpful thoughts for me to consider!M&M in Japanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792526827928895846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post-6731236147384291382009-03-16T19:26:00.000-05:002009-03-16T19:26:00.000-05:00Sorry-- I meant to type, "There simply is no 'Jesu...Sorry-- I meant to type, "There simply is no 'Jesus without doctrine.'"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post-52668889803932396322009-03-16T19:24:00.000-05:002009-03-16T19:24:00.000-05:00Michael's basic point here has much validity. Thr...Michael's basic point here has much validity. Throughout history, doctrine often has been, and still is, abused in many churches. Too often, Christians do not show the love that Biblical doctrine should inspire. Too often, I have been guilty in this way. For this reason, some Christians shy away from "doctrine" or even claim to dislike it.<BR/><BR/>However, there are also many people who use the word "doctrine" in a negative sense simply because they want to believe in the God in whom *they* want to believe, i.e. not the God of the Bible but the God of their imaginations, without all of the Biblical "baggage." This can be (not always, but sometimes) a danger when one hears people say things like, "I don't care about 'doctrine'-- just give me Jesus." <BR/><BR/>However, it is important to ask questions to find out-- which Jesus do they want? The one of the Bible, or another one (a false Jesus)? <BR/><BR/>One thing is certain-- whichever Jesus people do want, everyone ultimately holds to some sort of "doctrine" about Him. There is no simply is no "Jesus without doctrine." Is the doctrine true or false though? <BR/><BR/>Michael's main point does still hit home. May Christian doctrine *always* inspire us to sincere, evident love for God and for people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com