Life is about devotion. People attach themselves to things they enjoy and long for. Sin makes us devoted to ourselves. Salvation allows us to be devoted to God. As the early church began to find its way, Luke records four practices that believers were to devote themselves to: the apostles’ doctrine, fellowship, communion, and prayers. The first practice is the teaching that the Apostles set forth so that the church could continue to learn about God. This knowledge, through the work of the Holy Spirit, would allow believers to be conformed into the image of Christ.
This doctrine was what the Apostles had learned from Christ. At the foundation was the Lord’s death, burial, and resurrection. The early church was called to hear, study, and apply what the Apostles had to teach. They did this together as they moved out into the world as the witnesses of Christ.
As you write the pages of your doctrinal statement make them clear and concise. Keep them where you can easily refer back to them. The truth they contain will be important for you ministry in the years to come.
- Think carefully about each page.
- Pray carefully for each page.
- Write carefully each page.
- Live carefully in each page.
- Remember carefully each page.
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