Why Doctrine Must Be Tested Discernment, Apostolic Warning, and the Duty to Examine What Is Taught Doctrine must be tested because not everything taught in the name of Christ comes from Christ. That statement may sound severe, but it is one of the clearest assumptions of the New Testament. Jesus warned about false prophets. The…
What is the Apostolic Pattern? When the apostles preached, people responded. And when they responded, their responses, account after account, followed the same recognizable shape. The “apostolic pattern” is simply this: the consistent way the apostles taught people to come to salvation, as recorded in the New Testament. It is not a system imposed on…
The Faith Once Delivered Apostolic Doctrine, Covenant Faithfulness, and the Church’s Responsibility to Guard the Deposit The Christian faith was delivered. It was not invented by later theologians. It was not created by councils. It was not formed by denominational systems. It was not discovered through academic reconstruction. It was not given to be endlessly…
