ideas of doctrine, theology, and systematic theology are under great duress in our time. There are many people (even people who call themselves evangelical) who call into question the legitimacy of the whole project of systematic theology, who are dubious about the importance and nature of theology and wonder about the usefulness of doctrine in the life of the church. As faithful Bible-believing Christians and shepherds, we need to resist to the death falling under the influence of this mind-set.
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