For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
The term “doctrine” simply refers teaching or instruction.
Picture the passion of a father pleading for his son to pay attention, to receive the instruction because the father knows it is good.
Envision a father teaching essential skills to his son, skills that will enable him to provide for his family and inherit the wisdom passed down through the generations. He recognizes the value of these teachings. He knows they work. He knows that by them his son can have good success.
Consider, in the case of this text the king, pleading with his son to hear this instruction. The things he passes on will help him lead the nation. It will give him wisdom in making decisions. It will aid him in walking with God as he leads God’s people. He has good instruction.
We think of doctrine, in our day, to refer to the distinctives we find in God’s Word. Doctrine to us is what separates one Christian faith from the next. In a world where the various denominations now make light of doctrine, fundamental Baptists hold high our doctrines. We preach them with vigor and passion. We do so under the conviction that we give not our opinions but “good doctrine.”
We plead, Proverbs 4:1 (KJV) Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Because we believe our doctrine to be good, sound, and essential to salvation, sanctification, and spiritual growth.
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