
About this episode
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley kick off Season 9 talking about what doctrine is and why the doctrine of God matters.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
- Why does the doctrine of God matter?
- What is a doctrine? When we say the “doctrine of ______,” what are we saying?
- How do we come to doctrine? (Bible, history, experience, etc.)
- What role does community play in doctrine?
- What are some of the crucial issues in considering the doctrine of God?
Helpful Definitions:
- Doctrine: A belief, a creed, or a commonly held belief by a group of people.
- Revelation/Apocalypse: Disclosing or a veil being opened.
- Doctrine of God: The basic belief about who God is, what He is like, what He is doing and acting in the world, so that we can appropriately know Him.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Matthew 5:1-12, Romans 9-11, 1 Timothy 1:13, Romans 1:20
- “Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion” by John Calvin
- Knowing Faith Season 8
- “The Knowledge of the Holy” by A.W. Tozer
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