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Some people feel that theologians make too big a deal about the importance of sound doctrine. But its importance cannot be overemphasized. The truth is that every believer in Christ needs sound doctrine. We need it to help us become the person God wants us to be. Accordingly, Peter writes, “Like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation” (1 Peter 2:3, NASB).
But although sound doctrine is what we need, that’s not what many churchgoers want. It’s kind of like our natural diet. Our body needs foods that are healthy for us, but oftentimes, that’s not what we want. Unhealthy food choices may taste good to us, but they don’t do us good. The same thing is true about bad doctrine. It may sound good to us, but it does not do us good. In fact, unhealthy doctrine makes for unhealthy Christians.
It’s not necessarily true that if you attend a so-called Christian local church that the teachings there will be consistent with the Bible. That’s why every Christian should be discerning during his search to find a local church where the Word of God is rightly divided.
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