We’re Saved By Jesus, Not Doctrine!!!???

Welcome to our conclusion of our study on doctrine. Let's begin;

2Timothy 3:16, 17 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work."


If a person studies the Word, and gets deep into doctrinal matters, He is only learning more about Jesus. I have heard it said that Church leaders that spend more time arguing about points of doctrine than winning people to Jesus are wrong to be doing so. And there may be a time when that is true. But deep study into the nature of Jesus, the Person of Jesus, the incarnation, Jesus the Word, Jesus our Savior, or any other aspect of the doctrine of Jesus, or His Bride, the Church, or the Father, or Holy Spirit, or a million other things, is not disconnected from Jesus. We do not know anything about Jesus that is not the doctrine of Jesus.

To try and separate Jesus from doctrine would be like trying to separate water from wetness. It cannot be done.

If we were to somehow, mystically, separate Jesus from doctrine, then Jesus becomes whatever we want Him to be. We could fill in the blanks ourselves creating Him in our own image. I've a hunch that that's what these fellas who say we're saved by Jesus, not doctrine, are wanting to do anyway. Preach a Jesus of their own design.

Gal 1:6-9, "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!"

Saved By Jesus, Not Docrine!!!!—Not Possible.