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Bible Writers'Theology ♦ ill sixty-six books of the Bible would not exhibit any consistency or be congru
ent in nnessage and content. This is especially true of the prophetic books.
The Bible writers' comnion faith allowed them to write at different times, under different circumstances, with different perspectives, all the while with the same purpose, intent, and focus. They wrote with a common thread of consistency, pointing and declaring the same doctrine and the same salva tion. If, as some claim, there was more than one doctrine of salvation, it would be fascinating to listen to a conversation between the Apostle Paul
and the Apostle James as they tried to hammer out the differences between their ideologies. The one trying to convince the other why their doctrine is betterthantheothers, thefocuswouldnotbe,ontheholyscriptures,noron God,noronJesus,butontheirownideasandunderstanding. Itisverydif ficult to believe this could take place, since the Bible said, "He Qesus) must
increase and I must decrease."
The Apostle Paul did not have the idea that there would be more than one gospel. WhenhewrotehissecondlettertoTimothy,hisbelovedsoninthe Lord, he commanded him in II Timothy 4:1-2, to preach pure doctrine. Can there be any doubt that Paul wanted Timothy to preach and teach the exact sametruthofthescriptures,whichhehadwrittenundertheanointingofthe
Holy Ghost and preached to the Gentiles? There can be no doubt, Paul knew the precious nature of the doctrine which he preached and he knew there would come a time when men would not keep the same priceless doctrine.
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned untofables." (IITimothy4:3-4)
Paul was exhorting, warning, encouraging,and demanding that Timothy not change the doctrine that he knew, and that he should never let any man deceive him into changing it. He knew there would be those men who would not understand true doctrine and would interpret scripture to their own desires and preferences. Paul was consumed with this knowled^ as hewrotetoTimothyconcerningthedoctrineofJesusChrist. Readwhathe writes concerning doctrine in both letters to Timothy: "I charge thee there
fore before-God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judg^ the quick and t t e dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine" (II Timothy 4:1-2). Timothy was not supposed to preach some thing that he thought was correct, he was supposed to preach the exact doc trine that brings salvation to the souls of men. Paul knew that truth did not