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While the use of precedent has already been discussed, there are more to be had.
If we were to look at the origin of Paul's doctrine we would see two other mechanisms;
1. grace.
2. the law.
The reason for this is that while Paul couldn't deny the existence of the many verses that described the law, its individual and collective requirements, and the extensive rites within the religious calender, he could identify and de-emphasize the underlying mechanism that remained a threat to the existence the gentile church.
Besides the law, grace is expounded on, to include it's workings within scripture and the observed phenomena within the gentile church. There is one particular verse that equates the power of God manifest within the same verse that declares it a manifestation of grace.
One important aspect to the development of doctrine in the early church is the situation in which some bring forth a psalm, an interpretation, a prophecy...
What people don't realize is that at the time the situation was described, with the exeption of Mark and its limited distribution, this would have left the early church with only the old testament as a source.
In the context of a church service devoted to the sharing of verses from the old testament, they are in fact prophecizing, they are bringing forth interpretation, they are collectively developing the doctrine of the early church.
One concept that appears within scripture is the introduction of themes, how details are added, how everything comes together in the new testament.
The early identification of a given biblical theme is confirmed by content and details are added to the original concept.
By the time this same concept and related concepts reach the new testament, they are fleshed-out and revealed in their totality.
With the exeption of those judgments geared to humanity, the mostly non-chronological seventh trumpet is where every remaining biblical them is dealt with in what is now known as the mystery of God.
Another item would be that of the development of collective and personal theology.
There are denominations that address this collective aspect as something to be expected.
Less known is the development of personal theology.
This refers to going beyond the basics.
It consists of personal research and actual readings of the bible.
Repeated readings of the bible will;
1. result in remembering important verses.
2. result in the association of verses and themes.
3. results in many cross-references that won't be found in print.
4. result in a thematic knowledge from Genesis to Revelations.
5. result in the individual's discerning the difference between literal truth and commentary as literal verses are fulfilled in prophecy, theological commentary doesn't get fulfilled, between grain and chaff, its chaff that gets blown away by the wind.
6. results in a personal appreciation for doctrine that produces biblical results.
This de-emphasizes the role of the professional theologian, preacher and prophet.
The problem with the professional cadre is that most people are not aware of the meaning of doctrine as a local and institutional matter, a collection of teaching geared toward collective effort.
You can see this in prophetic ministies where the average listener can tell that the expert isn't telling him anything he doesn't already know. The re-hashing of ten common market nations, the identification of the antichrist, the fulfillment of prophecy in daily newscasts, the endless speculation on 666, the identification of the byzantine empire as the antichrist, the incredible amount of bean counting...the list goes on...
What people seek is doctrine that produces credible results.
It won't happen unless teaching and preaching are subject to exposure in the real world.
If it isn't based on actual exposure and experience, its not functional and gets relegated to the entertainment category.
The use of endless verses to establish a single point is anything but productive.
People don't ever look them up, why bother?
The use of a specific verse that really encompasses the totality of a given concept is great as a launching point, references to other related concepts are easily assimilated by people that would otherwise be subjected to limited attention span.
If we were to look at the origin of Paul's doctrine we would see two other mechanisms;
1. grace.
2. the law.
The reason for this is that while Paul couldn't deny the existence of the many verses that described the law, its individual and collective requirements, and the extensive rites within the religious calender, he could identify and de-emphasize the underlying mechanism that remained a threat to the existence the gentile church.
Besides the law, grace is expounded on, to include it's workings within scripture and the observed phenomena within the gentile church. There is one particular verse that equates the power of God manifest within the same verse that declares it a manifestation of grace.
One important aspect to the development of doctrine in the early church is the situation in which some bring forth a psalm, an interpretation, a prophecy...
What people don't realize is that at the time the situation was described, with the exeption of Mark and its limited distribution, this would have left the early church with only the old testament as a source.
In the context of a church service devoted to the sharing of verses from the old testament, they are in fact prophecizing, they are bringing forth interpretation, they are collectively developing the doctrine of the early church.
One concept that appears within scripture is the introduction of themes, how details are added, how everything comes together in the new testament.
The early identification of a given biblical theme is confirmed by content and details are added to the original concept.
By the time this same concept and related concepts reach the new testament, they are fleshed-out and revealed in their totality.
With the exeption of those judgments geared to humanity, the mostly non-chronological seventh trumpet is where every remaining biblical them is dealt with in what is now known as the mystery of God.
Another item would be that of the development of collective and personal theology.
There are denominations that address this collective aspect as something to be expected.
Less known is the development of personal theology.
This refers to going beyond the basics.
It consists of personal research and actual readings of the bible.
Repeated readings of the bible will;
1. result in remembering important verses.
2. result in the association of verses and themes.
3. results in many cross-references that won't be found in print.
4. result in a thematic knowledge from Genesis to Revelations.
5. result in the individual's discerning the difference between literal truth and commentary as literal verses are fulfilled in prophecy, theological commentary doesn't get fulfilled, between grain and chaff, its chaff that gets blown away by the wind.
6. results in a personal appreciation for doctrine that produces biblical results.
This de-emphasizes the role of the professional theologian, preacher and prophet.
The problem with the professional cadre is that most people are not aware of the meaning of doctrine as a local and institutional matter, a collection of teaching geared toward collective effort.
You can see this in prophetic ministies where the average listener can tell that the expert isn't telling him anything he doesn't already know. The re-hashing of ten common market nations, the identification of the antichrist, the fulfillment of prophecy in daily newscasts, the endless speculation on 666, the identification of the byzantine empire as the antichrist, the incredible amount of bean counting...the list goes on...
What people seek is doctrine that produces credible results.
It won't happen unless teaching and preaching are subject to exposure in the real world.
If it isn't based on actual exposure and experience, its not functional and gets relegated to the entertainment category.
The use of endless verses to establish a single point is anything but productive.
People don't ever look them up, why bother?
The use of a specific verse that really encompasses the totality of a given concept is great as a launching point, references to other related concepts are easily assimilated by people that would otherwise be subjected to limited attention span.