"There never was anything so perilous or so exciting as orthodoxy." — G.K. Chesterton
If I were to know everything but love, my knowledge would be worthless. A demon can be a well-ordered systematic theologian; this I get. But let's not fall off the horse on the other side.
We can't be perfunctory about doctrine. When we read what the Bible has to say about bad doctrine — that it produces sin, that it endangers souls — and what it says about good doctrine — that it ought to be held firm and instructed, guarded, and contended for — we don't get the impression that right theology is just something on a questionnaire to be glossed over or nodded at.
The Scriptures give us no warrant to treat doctrinal orthodoxy like a mere formality.
How does God's Word impact our prayers?
God invites His children to talk with Him, yet our prayers often become repetitive and stale. How do we have a real conversation with God? How do we come to know Him so that we may pray for His will as our own?
In the Bible, God speaks to us as His children and gives us words for prayer—to praise Him, confess our sins, and request His help in our lives.
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