Jesus expected the preachers of the church for which he was dying to preach doctrine (Mark 13:9–11; 14:8, 9; Luke 9:1, 2; 24:44–49). That liberal mantra that espoused the deceitful dichotomy that “Christianity is not a dogma but a life” has been matched by the equally puzzling evangelical proposition that “living the Book is better than knowing the Book,” announced by Matt Chandler at the Converge conference. Such minimization of the importance of doctrine and robust knowledge of the whole of Scripture has served as the devil’s death angel, smothering the church’s witness to the truth in many
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