Saved by Jesus, therefore doctrine doesn’t matter?
“We are saved by Jesus, not by doctrine.” I’ve heard this statement on numerous occasions. Or “we are not saved by doctrinal precision, but rather by the death of Jesus.” It is a powerful argument really. You pit doctrine against Jesus and Jesus wins every time. And the way the argument normally goes is that since we are saved by Jesus and not by doctrine, then doctrine doesn’t matter.
First, ironically enough, the statement” Jesus is the source of our salvation” is a doctrinal statement. One learned that by studying Scripture, drawing inferences, and then articulating a doctrinal statement. Therefore, even in our statement that the source of salvation is Jesus is a statement of doctrine. To argue that doctrine doesn’t matter because salvation is by Jesus, is to argue that doctrine doesn’t matter by stating a doctrine!
Second, Jesus stated that doctrine plays a role in salvation. In John 8:24 Jesus says, “that unless you believe that ‘I AM’ you will died in your sins.” Jesus states we have to believe in a particular doctrine or we will die in our sins. Thus Jesus did not believe that since He is the source of salvation, doctrine does not matter. Rather, he argued that doctrine most definitely matters.
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