I believe in importance of doctrine in early walk as a disciple is getting established. You learn who God is, how to discern His voice.
I don't need to study doctrines at this point, I went through this "school" as I asked God and read the Bible, to help me with guidance about this or that. It's plain as day when you learn His voice, what is right and what is wrong. I know God. Doesn't mean I stopped reading the Bible, because I do read it, but to get strengthened.
What you said all sounds nice, but in practice, what I see is this whole thing turns into something else.
For Christians, on a large scale, it's all about "a belief system" and conversely it's not about Jesus any more. Christianity was early on called "the Way" but slowly effectively became a dogma driven religion like any other, watered down to some set of beliefs which are also often just opinions, you are saved if you believe "correct beliefs". Imo, this stinks and is not the original message of the Gospel. Tell me how is that different from other religions. It's a slight twist from the original truth, just that small twist that satan always does. I really can't stand for this in good conscience.
I don't need to study doctrines at this point, I went through this "school" as I asked God and read the Bible, to help me with guidance about this or that. It's plain as day when you learn His voice, what is right and what is wrong. I know God. Doesn't mean I stopped reading the Bible, because I do read it, but to get strengthened.
What you said all sounds nice, but in practice, what I see is this whole thing turns into something else.
For Christians, on a large scale, it's all about "a belief system" and conversely it's not about Jesus any more. Christianity was early on called "the Way" but slowly effectively became a dogma driven religion like any other, watered down to some set of beliefs which are also often just opinions, you are saved if you believe "correct beliefs". Imo, this stinks and is not the original message of the Gospel. Tell me how is that different from other religions. It's a slight twist from the original truth, just that small twist that satan always does. I really can't stand for this in good conscience.
There is no way a person can read through a bible and think they know it all. If you "hear" God's voice it better say what is already IN THE WORD for the THREE are ONE in purpose.