No 2
(Applied to everyday life)
In the Bible, doctrine is never separated from real life. Let us look at the doctrine of water baptism.
As we know, John the Baptist is the one who introduced it for the remission of
sins. In Luke 3:3 the Bible says: "And he came into all the country about
However,
water baptism was very well known amongst the Jews because they
had a ceremony for proselytes where they were circumcised, taught the Word and
immersed in water (baptized ) to become Jews.
So when we say that doctrine is always attached to real life, imagine
the reaction of the Jews when John required them to be baptized to become
followers of the One for whom he was unworthy to tie His sandles. The Jews who accepted this baptism must have
been ostracized by their families and their acquaintances for their blatant
disregard of Jewish tradition; they were already Jews, they didn't need to be
baptized. Biblical doctrine has always
been attached to real life because without that the Bible would not be the
life-transforming tool in the hands of God.
Doctrine must be applied to real life if we are to:" Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" Matthew