Doctrine and Life
The ultimate purpose of studying doctrine is to do this.
What is glorify God?
“If it works, it must be right.”
What is pragmatism
The first step that asks, “What does the text actually say?”
Observation
Complete the biblical storyline: Creation → ______ → Redemption.
Fall
What question does observation ask when studying the Bible?
What does the text say?
These three words represent what we know, what we love, and how we live.
What are Head, Heart, and Hands?
Knowing biblical truth without allowing it to change your life.
intellectualism
The principles or rules used to correctly interpret Scripture.
hermeneutics
Studying how Christians in the past understood and developed doctrine.
historical theology
A student knows a lot about the Bible and can explain correct doctrine, but what they know never changes how they live. What is wrong with this?
Empty intellectualism
Complete the flow: Right Truth → Right ______ → Right Living.
WHat is motivation
A student cheats with AI, gets a 100, and says, “It worked, so what's the problem?”
Pragmatism
Taking a Bible verse out of context to support your conclusion.
Prooftexting
Organizing what ALL of Scripture teaches about a particular subject.
Systmatic theology
Why isn't simply knowing correct doctrine enough?
Because biblical truth should change how we live.
God has forgiven you, so you choose to forgive someone who hurt you. This demonstrates this relationship.
What is doctrine affecting practice/living?
A student can explain forgiveness perfectly but refuses to forgive someone.
intellectualism
Explaining what a particular biblical passage means in its context.
exegesis
What is the final authority for what Christians believe, their feeling or scripture?
scripture
Explaining and defending Christian beliefs.
Apologetics
Identify the Head, Heart, and Hands what they mean
KNowledge, devotion to christ, living out the Word.
Explain the difference between pragmatism and empty intellectualism.
Pragmatism focuses on what works without first determining what is true; empty intellectualism knows truth but doesn't live it.
Someone quotes a Bible verse accurately but uses it to teach something the passage never meant. What did they fail to consider?
Context
When i put my own thoughts and feeling in a verse its called?
eisegesis
Put these in order: Defend It, Understand Scripture, Live It, Form Doctrine.
Understand Scripture → Form Doctrine → Live It → Defend It