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5 Foundational Beliefs From the Reformation | The Five Solas
Type of Doctrine: Debated (some say Primary while others say Secondary) "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not...
Chad Lee
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What Happened at Christmas? | 7 Views on the Person of Jesus
Type of Doctrine: Primary "6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name...
Chad Lee
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What Is Hell Like? | 4 Views on Hell
Type of Doctrine: Debated (some say Primary while others say Secondary) "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the...
Chad Lee
3 min read


Who Should Lead in the Church & the Home? | 3 Views on the Roles of Men and Women
Type of Doctrine: Secondary "12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13...
Chad Lee
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What Is Discipleship and How Do We Do It? | Various Views on Discipleship
Type of Doctrine: Tertiary "18 And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go...
Chad Lee
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Is God in Control? | 4 Views on the Sovereignty of God
Type of Doctrine: Secondary "29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your...
Chad Lee
5 min read


Should Churches Grow Numerically? | 5 Views on the Church Growth Movement
Type of Doctrine: Secondary " . . . I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." - Matthew 16:18 Why does...
Chad Lee
7 min read


Why Do We Worship? | 3 Views on the Purpose of Worship Services
Type of Doctrine: Secondary "5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to...
Chad Lee
4 min read


What Should We Think About Israel? | 4 Views on Israel and the Church
Type of Doctrine: Tertiary "25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial...
Chad Lee
4 min read


3 Things Jesus Will Do When He Comes Back
Type of Doctrine: Primary "'Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the...
Chad Lee
4 min read


How Will the World End? | 4 Views on the Millennium
Type of Doctrine: Tertiary " . . . waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ . ....
Chad Lee
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Christ’s Body and Blood | 4 Views on the Lord’s Supper
Type of Doctrine: Secondary 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was...
Chad Lee
3 min read


Miraculous Gifts? | 4 Views on Spiritual Gifts
Type of Doctrine: Secondary Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 1 Corinthians 14:1...
Chad Lee
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How Can I Know More About the Bible? | The Main Categories in Systematic Theology
Why does it matter? There are two main ditches that we can fall into here. We can fall into the anti-intellectual ditch that says all...
Chad Lee
5 min read


What Is Theology?
Why does it matter? If God exists and has spoken through words (and he does and has!), then we should want to know him. As we learn more...
Chad Lee
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How and When Will I Become Holy? | 7 Views on Sanctification
Type of Doctrine: Secondary Why does it matter? Our view on sanctification concerns whether we should expect that we would become perfect...
Chad Lee
4 min read


Theological Triage: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Doctrines
Why does it matter? It matters that we do theological triage well. Otherwise, if everything is deemed a primary doctrine then, sadly,...
Chad Lee
2 min read
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