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BASIC BIBLE DOCTRINES
A survey of fundamental Christian doctrines as found in the Bible.
Introduction to Bible Doctrines
Word choices: ​approved / ashamed / assurance / authority / authority / avoid / burden / change / discover /
divide / doctrine / doctrine / doctrine / everyone / free / fundamentals / gauge / Godspeed / Gospel / identify /
ignorant / instruction / inspiration / light / organize / pastors / path / private interpretation / reprove / searched /
sound / Systematic / teachers / teaching / turn away / us / warnings / widespread
I. What is doctrine?
The word ​doctrine ​means _______________ or _______________.
II. Where do we find Christian doctrine?
A. God’s Word (2 Timothy 3:16):
All scripture is given by _______________ of God, and is profitable for _______________, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
B. The Bible is the final _______________ in faith, practice, and doctrine.
C. Doctrine in the Bible can be known by _______________ (2 Peter 1:20):
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any _______________
____________________.
D. Furthermore...
1. God gives us _______________ to help in the church (Ephesians 4:11).
2. God gives us _______________ to help protect us from false doctrine (Acts
20:17-30).
3. God expects each of __________ to be alert to false doctrine (2 Timothy 3:16).
III. Why should the Christian study Bible doctrine?
A. God does not want us to be _______________ (Romans 1:13, 11:25; 1 Corinthians 1:8, 1
Thessalonians 4:14, 2 Peter 3:8).
B. Early Christians followed the Apostles’ _______________ (Acts 2:42).
C. Our role is to _______________ what that doctrine is.
D. The Lord told us to ​study ​(2 Timothy 2:15):
1. To show ourselves _______________ of God.
2. So that we need not be _______________.
3. So that we could rightly _______________ the word of truth.
E. Why should the Christian study Bible doctrine?
1. When a Christian has right doctrine, they can speak with the _______________ of
the Word of God (Mark 1:22; c/w 1 Peter 4:11, 1 Samuel 8:7).
2. A Christian can more easily _______________ false doctrine and false teachers (c/w
2 Timothy 3:10).
3. Doctrine is a _______________ of where we are spiritually (e.g. 1 Timothy 4:16).
4. We have _______________ that we are walking rightly before God (c/w 2 Timothy
2:15).
F. Right doctrine is sound doctrine (Titus 2:1):
But speak thou the things which become _______________ doctrine: [i.e. doctrine that is whole,
perfect, not defective]
IV. What is false doctrine?
A. There are:
1. Doctrines of ​God ​(John 7:16)
True doctrine that sets us _______________ (John 8:31-32).
2. Doctrines of ​Man ​(Mark 7:7, Colossians 2:20-23).
That _______________ us (Matthew 23:3-4).
3. Doctrines of ​Devils ​(1 Timothy 4:1).
That deceive us into the wrong _______________ (1 Timothy 4:1).
B. God gives serious _______________ against teaching false doctrine (1 Timothy 6:3-4,
Galatians 1:7-9).
C. God has serious words against those who _______________ His words (Deuteronomy 4:2,
Revelation 22:18-19).
D. If someone speaks not the word of God… (Isaiah 8:20)
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no
_______________ in them.
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E. The time will come… (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound _______________; but after their own
lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; [4] And they shall
_______________ _______________ their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
F. In the NT times, false doctrine was _______________ (Titus 1:10-11).
G. We are to _______________ those who promote false doctrine (1 Timothy 6:3-5):
H. False Doctrine takes away from the _______________ of the faith:
E.g. Jesus is God in the flesh
E.g. The virgin birth
E.g. Jesus is the only way
E.g. Jesus rose again
E.g. Jesus’s sacrifice was sufficient
I. False doctrine attacks the _______________ of Christ (Galatians 1:6-7):
1. It is therefore our duty to address it (Ephesians 5:11):
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather
_______________ them.
2. Additional verses about avoiding heretics (Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 16:22,
Galatians 1:8-9, 2 Timothy 3:5, Titus 3:10).
3. We are not to bid _______________ to those who teacher other doctrines (2 John
10-11):
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your
house, neither bid him God speed: [11] For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of
his evil deeds.
4. So, God, through Paul, commends the Bereans (Acts 17:11):
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with
all readiness of mind, and _______________ the scriptures daily, whether those things
were so.
V. Theology : The Study of God (theos [God] + logos [study, word])
A. Theology helps us _______________ the Scriptures (c/w 1 Corinthians 14:40)
B. Two main types of theology:
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1. _______________ Theology (the “-ology”s)
2. Practical Theology (everyday Christianity)
C. Systematic Theology (What we will look at in this course):
1. Bibliology (Doctrine of the Bible)
2. Theology Proper / Christology / Pneumatology (Doctrines of God, Christ, and the
Holy Spirit)
3. Theological Anthropology / Hamartiology (Doctrines of Man and Sin)
4. Soteriology (Doctrine of Salvation)
5. Angelology / Demonology (Doctrines of Angels and Demons)
6. Ecclesiology (Doctrine of the Church)
7. Eschatology (Doctrine of Future Things)
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Resource information: ​This lesson was prepared by Ptr. J. F. Smith, DMin, Faith Missionary Church and Bible
Institute, Gruetli-Laager, TN, USA, email: ​jerryfranksmith@gmail.com​.
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