15 Bible Verses about doctrine, Purpose of

in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,

Take heed to yourself and the teaching: continue in these things; for doing this you will indeed save yourself and those who hear you.

and these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; and in order that believing you may have life through His name.

For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. Since indeed the Jews ask for miracles, and the Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ having been crucified, to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness;read more.
but to you who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts: being always ready for an answer to every one asking you a reason for the hope which is in you, but with meekness and fear: having a good conscience, in order that, in whatsoever you are calumniated, those traducing your good deportment in Christ may be ashamed.

But abide thou in those things which thou hast learned and in which thou hast been instructed, knowing from whom thou hast learned; and that from an infant thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

in order that their hearts may be comforted, being knitted together in divine love, and in all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the perfect knowledge of the mystery of God, of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may deceive you with a persuasive speech.

All scripture is God-breathed and profitable unto teaching, unto conviction, unto correction, unto instruction which is in righteousness: in order that the man of God may be perfect, having been thoroughly perfected unto every good work.

And he gave some, apostles; some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; unto the perfection of the saints, in the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ: until we may all come into the unity of the faith, and of the perfect knowledge of the Son of God, into a perfect man, into the measure of the likeness of the fulness of Christ:read more.
in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;

For every one partaking of milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe; but solid food belongs to the perfect, those having their senses disciplined by use unto the discernment both of the good and the evil.

whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

holding that which is according to the teaching of the faithful word, in order that he may be able both to exhort with healthy teaching, and to convict the opposers.

Submitting these things to the brethren, you will be a beautiful minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of faith, and the beautiful teaching which you have followed;

Hold fast the form of sound words which you heard with me, in the faith and divine love which is in Christ Jesus: stand guard over the beautiful deposit through the Holy Ghost who dwells in us.

and whatsoever things thou hast heard with me through many witnesses, commit thou the same to faithful men, who will be able also to teach others.