For me, though it’s a bit of an oversimplification, I think I can break the levels of biblical doctrines down like this:
- Primary - the fundamentals of the faith (virgin birth, deity of Christ, sufficiency of Scriptures, salvation by grace through faith, the resurrection, etc.)
- Secondary - things that make me a baptist (other than # 1 biblical authority which is primary... baptized membership, 2 ordinances, 2 offices, etc.)
- Tertiary - spiritual choices I make based on culture, experience, calling, and personality (music style, clothing style, etc.)
Then, below that on the scale of significance are various preferences about which I should never be willing to fight and fuss. Sadly, Christians do often fight and fuss most about tertiary doctrines and non-doctrinal personal preferences.
On this episode Patrick and Dave discuss these issues with first time guest, Drew Inskeep.
