Scripture and Doctrine

Scripture is the starting point of doctrine, and Scripture is the judge of doctrine. (The church looks to scripture, which testifies in myriad and unsystematic ways to what God has done and is doing, to what God has communicated and continues to communicate. Doctrine attempts to bring order to that testimony, to present in a systematic way what is most important.)

The great teachings of the church are not based on a single passage of Scripture in isolation from the larger canon. Doctrine must resonate with the broad testimony of Scripture. Doctrine deals with themes from scripture implicitly and/or explicitly.

There has been no attempt here to provide a comprehensive rehearsal of all of the scriptural roots of every doctrine covered.