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Essential Christian doctrines |
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Written by John Thomas OBrien
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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must hold to and understand what is essential Christian doctrine and reject
what is not.
Essential
Christian doctrines divide world thought between what is “Christian” and all
other thought. That is to say what belongs to the Kingdom of God and all else.
Christians
can, will, do and should discuss and explore the difference between the
non-essentials Christian doctrine. However this will not lead to division. There must be unity on essential
Christian doctrine. These discussions
must take place in love and clear talking.
The
compass point, the map quest, the GPS coordinates in Christianity is the
“essentials”; that is essential Christian beliefs we must set our course by and
for the essentials.
These tools are an unchanging reference point
used to safely guide the church though intellectual challenges to it’s faith
and belief
Never
lose sight of the act that the foundation on which the Gospel rests is the
Essential Christian Doctrine we should seek to understand and make our own.
These
range from the Deity and nature of Jesus the Christ, His return to earth and
the final judgment. These things are
the foundations the essentials. Everything else is foreign to Christianity.
For example Muslims hold that the doctrine of Christ's unique Deity is wrong.
Muslims do affirm the sinlessness of Christ; but do not accept His sacrifice
upon the cross. Thus, they cannot accept the resurrection and the hope of
salvation.
We must be passionate about essential doctrine. It is our faith, thus our life.
Those who see us must be able to see what we believe and how it affects
our lives. Essential Christian doctrine
is always under attack. If it were not
under attack, it would not be a threat to the enemy. If it were not essential
the enemy would not waste time trying to destroy it.
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