SO WHAT REALLY WAS THE APOSTLES DOCTRINE? I want to establish that the “Apostles’ doctrine” consistently maintained the associations of Christ, the Gospel, and the New Covenant. This was, in fact, their “doctrine” – the hub upon which all teaching, exhortation, admonition, rebuke, correction, and instruction were suspended. Their “doctrine,” in this view, was not the corrective instruction they gave. Rather, it was the enduring part of what they said, that blended with God’s eternal purpose and the ages to come. Instruction, correction, rebuke, admonition, and exhortation are technically the implications of the doctrine, and not the doctrine itself. They all have to do with man’s response to the message – a response that is imperative, yet is not the message itself. The doctrine itself does not focus on human response, but is the appointed reason, foundation, and incentive for human response. Once this is perceived, it at once becomes evident that the preaching of the Gospel itself will put a lot of religious people out of business. The power of God unto salvation in its entirety is the Gospel – and God will not fail to use that power when the Gospel – the record God has given of His Son (1 John 5:10-11) – is preached, proclaimed, and expounded. – Given O. Blakely
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 05:13:15 +0000
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