Good doctrine must be followed by good practice

Good morning, everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Live like it’s true”

Our Bible verse for today: “I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.” Romans 1:7-8 (NLT)

Our thought for today: “Good doctrine must be followed by good practice”

At Oak Hill Baptist Church the way we approach our Sunday morning sermons is I select a book of the Bible we are going to study, then we begin in chapter one verse one and whatever the next major theme in the book is, that’s the subject for this week’s sermon. We just work our way progressively through the book, major theme by major theme.

Right now, we are studying Paul’s letter to the Romans. I love the insight offered by Pastor Chuck Swindoll in his introduction to the book of Romans in The Swindoll Study Bible: “Beginning with eleven chapters of doctrine, the book then transitions into five chapters of practical instruction. This union between doctrine and life illustrates for Christians the absolute importance of both what we believe and how we live out our beliefs.”

Yes, that’s it precisely. Good doctrine must be followed by good practice. We must have a firm grasp on and an accurate understanding of the truth of God’s Word, but then we must put it into practice in the way we live. That’s why Paul was writing this letter to the Christians in Rome – so they would have sound doctrine to base the practice of their faith on.

That’s also why we are studying the book of Romans on Sunday mornings at our church, and it is also why I am spending an entire month writing about living like our faith is true and real. Beliefs aren’t worth much if they don’t make a positive difference in how we live.

I encourage you to join us at Oak Hill Baptist Church as we continue our study of Romans this Sunday. If you are close to Cumberland County, TN then please join us in person. If not, then join us online (see the YouTube link below). Also, the entire series in Romans is available for you to view in the archives on our YouTube channel.

By all means, let’s make sure our doctrine is sound. And then let’s put it into practice by the way we live.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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