{"id":4539,"date":"2019-02-27T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T18:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2019-03-14T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T15:52:33","slug":"making-doctrine-part-of-your-devotional-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2019\/02\/27\/making-doctrine-part-of-your-devotional-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Doctrine Part of Your Devotional Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Making Doctrine Part of Your Devotional Life<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>By Brad Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is the start of a new year, and that can only mean one thing\u2013 Making New Year Resolutions!\u00a0 The word \u201cresolution\u201d simply means \u201ca firm decision to do or not do something.\u201d\u00a0 Most people have determined to lose weight, eat healthier, read books, end a bad habit, or form a new habit to improve their life.\u00a0 (Unfortunately, by the time you read this article, many of those firm decisions may have already turned into disinclinations).\u00a0 One important decision that Christians can make to start the New Year is to develop, or improve, their own private time with the Lord.\u00a0 There are so many options available in this category of devotional life:\u00a0 <em>One Year Bible<\/em>, <em>Upmost for His Highest<\/em> by Oswald Chambers, <em>Jesus Calling<\/em> by Sarah Young, or the countless devotional books available for men, women, couples, and families that can be purchased at the local Christian book store or online.\u00a0 However, there is an area of study that should be added to the devotional library of every Christian\u2013 the study of doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>I can hear you saying it now, \u201cHold up there! I did not go to Bible college or seminary.\u00a0 I am not a pastor.\u00a0 Why do I need to know about doctrine?\u201d\u00a0 Exactly, my point.\u00a0 Doctrine is the foundation of our belief system in the IPHC, and if we are not sound in doctrine (what we believe), then we will not have a sure foundation.<\/p>\n<p>A great starting point for discovering the foundational beliefs is to study the five cardinal doctrines of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. The \u201cfantastic five\u201d are as follows: Salvation, Sanctification, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Divine Healing, and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Professor Ken Young at Southwestern Christian University pointed me toward some incredible writers of Pentecostal Holiness ministers, that explain theological doctrine with words that we can all understand and embrace.\u00a0 Writers like Noel Brooks, John W. Swails, H.P. Robinson, A.M. Long, J.A. Synan, Dr. Terry Tramel, and Dr. Frank Tunstall, who penned books and pamphlets that are theologically sound, academically appropriate, and spiritually transformative.<\/p>\n<p>As an example of adding doctrine to your devotional life, the short book, <em>Focus on Doctrine<\/em><em>,<\/em> is a detailed study of the five major tenets of the IPHC, with contributions by Swails, Brooks, Robinson, Long, and Synan.\u00a0 The book is only 80 pages in length, yet its depth is immeasurable. Although this book was written many decades ago, it is still foundational to the beliefs of our denomination. It could be used as a small group study, Sunday school study, or a personal study.\u00a0 What a great way to grow as a believer and to understand why we believe what we believe.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, adding doctrine to your devotional life will challenge you and strengthen your faith as a Pentecostal believer.\u00a0 As a Christian, you will have to be intentional in this area; however, the rewards will be worth the effort.\u00a0 When we are sound in doctrine, we will not be swayed by the fads that come and go.\u00a0 Paul urged the church in Ephesus reminding them &#8220;\u2026that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men\u2026&#8221; (Ephesians 4:14).\u00a0 If we are &#8220;not to be carried away,&#8221; then we need to be firmly rooted in the foundation of solid and sound doctrine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4544,"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":[1,37],"tags":[940,951,16,984,941],"class_list":{"0":"post-4539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-womens-ministries","9":"tag-940","10":"tag-brad-davis","11":"tag-discipleship","12":"tag-making-doctrine-part-of-your-devotional-life","13":"tag-sound-doctrine","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Borrador autom\u00e1tico","content_es":"<strong>Hacer de Doctrine parte de tu vida devocional<\/strong> <strong>Por Brad Davis<\/strong> Es el comienzo de un nuevo a\u00f1o, y eso solo puede significar una cosa: \u00a1Hacer Resoluciones de A\u00f1o Nuevo! La palabra &quot;resoluci\u00f3n&quot; simplemente significa &quot;una decisi\u00f3n firme de hacer o no hacer algo&quot;. La mayor\u00eda de las personas han decidido perder peso, comer m\u00e1s sano, leer libros, terminar un mal h\u00e1bito o formar un nuevo h\u00e1bito para mejorar su vida. (Desafortunadamente, para cuando lea este art\u00edculo, muchas de esas decisiones firmes pueden haberse convertido ya en desinclinaciones). Una decisi\u00f3n importante que los cristianos pueden tomar para comenzar el A\u00f1o Nuevo es desarrollar o mejorar su propio tiempo privado con el Se\u00f1or. Hay tantas opciones disponibles en esta categor\u00eda de vida devocional: <em>Biblia de un a\u00f1o<\/em> , <em>M\u00e1xima para su m\u00e1s alto<\/em> por Oswald Chambers, <em>Llamada de Jes\u00fas<\/em> por Sarah Young, o los innumerables libros devocionales disponibles para hombres, mujeres, parejas y familias que se pueden comprar. en la librer\u00eda cristiana local o en l\u00ednea. Sin embargo, hay un \u00e1rea de estudio que debe agregarse a la biblioteca devocional de cada cristiano: el estudio de la doctrina. Puedo o\u00edrte decirlo ahora, &quot;\u00a1Aguanta ah\u00ed! Yo no fui a la universidad ni al seminario de la Biblia. Yo no soy un pastor. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 necesito saber acerca de la doctrina? \u201dExactamente, mi punto. La doctrina es la base de nuestro sistema de creencias en la IPHC, y si no somos s\u00f3lidos en la doctrina (lo que creemos), entonces no tendremos una base segura. Un gran punto de partida para descubrir las creencias fundamentales es estudiar las cinco doctrinas cardinales de la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal. Los &quot;cinco fant\u00e1sticos&quot; son los siguientes: la salvaci\u00f3n, la santificaci\u00f3n, el bautismo del Esp\u00edritu Santo, la sanidad divina y la segunda venida de Jesucristo. El profesor Ken Young de la Southwestern Christian University me se\u00f1al\u00f3 a algunos escritores incre\u00edbles de ministros de Santidad Pentecostal, que explican la doctrina teol\u00f3gica con palabras que todos podemos entender y aceptar. Escritores como Noel Brooks, John W. Swails, HP Robinson, AM Long, JA Synan, el Dr. Terry Tramel y el Dr. Frank Tunstall, quienes escribieron libros y folletos que son teol\u00f3gicamente s\u00f3lidos, acad\u00e9micamente apropiados y espiritualmente transformadores. Como ejemplo de agregar doctrina a su vida devocional, el libro corto, <em>Focus on Doctrine<\/em> <em>,<\/em> es un estudio detallado de los cinco principios principales de la IPHC, con contribuciones de Swails, Brooks, Robinson, Long y Synan. El libro tiene solo 80 p\u00e1ginas, pero su profundidad es inconmensurable. Aunque este libro fue escrito hace muchas d\u00e9cadas, todav\u00eda es fundamental para las creencias de nuestra denominaci\u00f3n. Podr\u00eda ser utilizado como un estudio de grupo peque\u00f1o, un estudio de escuela dominical o un estudio personal. Qu\u00e9 gran manera de crecer como creyente y de entender por qu\u00e9 creemos lo que creemos. En conclusi\u00f3n, agregar doctrina a su vida devocional lo desafiar\u00e1 y fortalecer\u00e1 su fe como creyente pentecostal. Como cristiano, tendr\u00e1s que ser intencional en esta \u00e1rea; Sin embargo, las recompensas valdr\u00e1n el esfuerzo. Cuando somos sanos en la doctrina, no seremos influenciados por las modas que van y vienen. Pablo exhort\u00f3 a la iglesia en \u00c9feso a recordarles &quot;... que ya no debemos ser ni\u00f1os, arrojados de un lado a otro y llevados con cada viento de doctrina, por el enga\u00f1o de los hombres ...&quot; (Efesios 4:14). Si &quot;no debemos dejarnos llevar&quot;, entonces debemos estar firmemente arraigados en el fundamento de una doctrina s\u00f3lida y s\u00f3lida.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Making-Sound-Doctrine-a-Part-of-Your-Devotional-Life.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-1bd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}