Adding to Truth

Question 1: How much can I ADD to Truth before it is not true?
Question 2: How much can I TAKE AWAY from Truth before it is no longer Truth?
These are basic questions any first-year Philosophy major encounters in college, yet these very issues have inflamed debate between Christians since The Book of Acts.
As a devout Pentecostal & partaker in the ministry, I have grappled with these questions. In different seasons of life I question how much can be added or removed from Biblical doctrine before I no longer base my beliefs on the Word of God.
Bluntly, it is possible for a well-meaning Christian to change their core beliefs so much that they disappear into the muddled milieu of culturally-neutered Christianity. But what about changing them by just adding in some seemingly harmless doctrine?
To answer that question, I begin with the time of Jesus.
"Teaching for doctrines ..."
In His earthly ministry, Jesus cut through many social norms and widely-held customs. He spoke to the iss…
Question 2: How much can I TAKE AWAY from Truth before it is no longer Truth?
These are basic questions any first-year Philosophy major encounters in college, yet these very issues have inflamed debate between Christians since The Book of Acts.
As a devout Pentecostal & partaker in the ministry, I have grappled with these questions. In different seasons of life I question how much can be added or removed from Biblical doctrine before I no longer base my beliefs on the Word of God.
Bluntly, it is possible for a well-meaning Christian to change their core beliefs so much that they disappear into the muddled milieu of culturally-neutered Christianity. But what about changing them by just adding in some seemingly harmless doctrine?
To answer that question, I begin with the time of Jesus.
"Teaching for doctrines ..."
In His earthly ministry, Jesus cut through many social norms and widely-held customs. He spoke to the iss…