By David Moore, Boys’ Ministries Director<\/p>\n
Being asked to write an article on the subject of \u201cSound Doctrine\u201d was, to say the least, challenging. After all, I am not a scholar or a theologian. I was not even sure where to begin. I was challenged by a quote I read recently that was attributed to Albert Einstein. It says, \u201cif you can\u2019t explain it to a six-year-old, then you don\u2019t understand it yourself\u201d.\u00a0 So, I decided to look at this from a viewpoint of simple, rather than complex, understanding — What are the basics of understanding sound doctrine?<\/p>\n
I first started by trying to define the word doctrine<\/em>. Webster\u2019s Dictionary defines doctrine as teaching, instruction, something that is taught, and a principle or position in a system of belief. A computer search on church doctrine<\/em> came up with, \u201ca written body of teachings of a religious group\u201d.<\/p>\n When referring to the early believers, Bishop McGhee says that in Acts 2:42 (NIV) where we read, \u201cThey devoted themselves to the apostles\u2019 teachings\u2026\u201d, the early believers were learning from the apostles, who had been with Jesus during His ministry.\u00a0\u00a0 The doctrine was, in essence, what was later recorded in the four Gospels.\u201d<\/p>\n So then, simply put, sound (whole, complete) doctrine, is the teachings of Jesus.\u00a0 This is what Jesus had to say about His teachings while He was still with the disciples. \u201cJesus replied, \u201cIf anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching<\/u>. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father<\/u> who sent me.\u00a0 All this I have spoken while still with you.\u00a0 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you<\/u> all things and will remind you<\/u> of everything I have said to you.\u201d John 14:23-25 (NIV)<\/p>\n Then, when He was about to leave the disciples, Jesus said this about His teaching: \u201cTherefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey<\/u> everything I have commanded you\u2026\u201d Matthew 28:19-20, (NIV)<\/p>\n Three things stand out to me in these verses, and they are outlined below:<\/p>\n I now believe that Albert Einstein would be pleased, that I am able to teach a six-year-old about \u201cSound Doctrine\u201d; knowing and obeying the teachings of Jesus. I heard a saying that has stuck with me and it is one I try to live up to. \u201cWe practice every day what we believe, everything else is just religious talk.\u201d Sound in doctrine –\u00a0 teach it and live it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,20,1],"tags":[940,175,16,941],"class_list":{"0":"post-4336","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boys-ministries","8":"category-childrens-ministries","9":"category-general","10":"tag-940","11":"tag-david-moore","12":"tag-discipleship","13":"tag-sound-doctrine","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Ens\u00e9\u00f1alo y v\u00edvelo","content_es":"Ense\u00f1e y v\u00edvalo por David Moore, director de Ministerios de Ni\u00f1os. Cuando se le pidi\u00f3 que escribiera un art\u00edculo sobre el tema de \"Doctrina del sonido\" fue, por decir lo menos, un desaf\u00edo. Despu\u00e9s de todo, no soy un erudito o un te\u00f3logo. Ni siquiera estaba seguro de por d\u00f3nde empezar. Fui desafiado por una cita que le\u00ed recientemente que fue atribuida a Albert Einstein. Dice: \"Si no puedes explic\u00e1rselo a un ni\u00f1o de seis a\u00f1os, entonces no lo entiendes\". Entonces, decid\u00ed ver esto desde un punto de vista de comprensi\u00f3n simple, en lugar de compleja. \u00bfCu\u00e1les son los aspectos b\u00e1sicos de la comprensi\u00f3n de la sana doctrina? Comenc\u00e9 por tratar de definir la palabra doctrina<\/em> . El diccionario Webster define la doctrina como ense\u00f1anza, instrucci\u00f3n, algo que se ense\u00f1a y un principio o posici\u00f3n en un sistema de creencias. A una b\u00fasqueda en computadora sobre la doctrina de la iglesia se<\/em> le ocurri\u00f3 \"un cuerpo escrito de ense\u00f1anzas de un grupo religioso\". Al referirse a los primeros creyentes, el obispo McGhee dice que en Hechos 2:42 (NVI) donde leemos: \"Se dedicaron a las ense\u00f1anzas de los ap\u00f3stoles ...\", los primeros creyentes estaban aprendiendo de los ap\u00f3stoles, que hab\u00edan estado con Jes\u00fas durante Su ministerio La doctrina fue, en esencia, lo que m\u00e1s tarde se registr\u00f3 en los cuatro evangelios \u201d. Entonces, en pocas palabras, la doctrina sana (completa, completa) son las ense\u00f1anzas de Jes\u00fas. Esto es lo que Jes\u00fas tuvo que decir acerca de sus ense\u00f1anzas cuando a\u00fan estaba con los disc\u00edpulos. \"Jes\u00fas respondi\u00f3:\" Si alguno me ama, obedecer\u00e1 mi ense\u00f1anza<\/u> . Mi padre lo amar\u00e1, y vendremos a \u00e9l y haremos nuestro hogar con \u00e9l. El que no me ama, no obedecer\u00e1 mi ense\u00f1anza. Estas palabras que escuchas no son m\u00edas; pertenecen al Padre<\/u> que me envi\u00f3. Todo esto lo he hablado mientras estoy contigo. Pero el Consejero, el Esp\u00edritu Santo, a quien el Padre enviar\u00e1 en mi nombre, le ense\u00f1ar\u00e1<\/u> todas las cosas y le recordar\u00e1<\/u> todo lo que le he dicho \u201d. Juan 14: 23-25 (NVI) Luego, cuando estaba cerca Para dejar a los disc\u00edpulos, Jes\u00fas dijo esto acerca de su ense\u00f1anza: \"Por lo tanto, vayan y hagan disc\u00edpulos de todas las naciones, bautiz\u00e1ndolos en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Esp\u00edritu Santo, y ense\u00f1\u00e1ndoles a obedecer<\/u> todo lo que les he ordenado. ... \"Mateo 28: 19-20, (NVI) Tres cosas se destacan para m\u00ed en estos versos, y se resumen a continuaci\u00f3n:\r\n\n
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