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Steps in the Right Process for Belief Change
Change in Belief People and institutions, then cultures, tribes, and nations, change their beliefs. Perhaps, like me, you recognized changes in belief and practice not preceded by any announcement of change. The belief just changed — no explanation or even notice that the belief changed. I grew up in institutions where a particular belief and […]
Does Doctrine Matter?
President James Monroe on December 2, 1823 first communicated the “Monroe Doctrine” in his State of the Union address to Congress. The Monroe Doctrine viewed any foreign intervention in the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, as a potentially hostile act against the United States. One might ask Spain and Japan whether the Monroe Doctrine matters. These […]
Changes in Personal Belief and the Effects on Relationships (part one)
Growth and Change No one comes into this world knowing every doctrine of scripture. For someone to grow in grace and knowledge, he will change in his personal belief. He could go either way, better or worse. A person won’t remain static. Growth requires making good changes and avoiding bad ones. Like anyone else, I […]
The Detection and Correction of Doctrinal and Practical Error, pt. 2
Part One In the first post in this series, I started with the motivation for detecting and correcting doctrinal and practical error. It needs to happen, but it won’t happen if you don’t know something’s wrong. If you know something’s wrong, it’s probably because you know what’s right, so you also know the correction. Scripture […]
The Detection and Correction of Doctrinal and Practical Error
Not meant as an understatement, detection and correction of the coronavirus has become serious to the whole world and the nation. I don’t remember anything treated as importantly in my lifetime. Coronavirus kills the body. It doesn’t kill everybody or even necessarily a large percentage of those who get it, but the fear of it […]
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