It is the spirit that quickens…the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63
We know
of many who have been deceived into believing that the learning and the
memorizing of Christian doctrine is all sufficient. They actually think that
somehow they are better off for having learned the doctrines of religion.
God
actually asks of us what He asked of Noah long ago! “Demonstrate your faith in
God in your everyday life!” It is evident that God did not say to Noah, “I am
depending on you to hold the proper orthodox doctrines. Everything will be just
fine if you stand up for the right doctrines.”
I have
read a statement by Martin Lloyd-Jones, the English preacher and writer, in
which he said: “It is perilously close to being sinful for any person to learn
doctrine for doctrine’s sake.”
I agree
with his conclusion that doctrine is always best when it is incarnated—when it
is seen fleshed out in the lives of godly men and women. Our God Himself
appeared at His very best when He came into our world and lived in our flesh!
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