15 Bible Verses about doctrine, Purpose of

in meekness admonishing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance to attain the full knowledge of the truth,

Give heed to thyself, and to thy teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

But these have been written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe; since even Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumblingblock, and to gentiles foolishness,read more.
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. And be ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, but with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that, wherein ye are evil spoken of, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ.

But do thou continue in the things which thou didst learn and wast assured of, knowing from what teachers thou didst learn them, and that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

that their hearts may be encouraged, they being knit together in love, and that they may attain to all the riches of a full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God; in which are stored up all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And this I say, that no one may impose on you by specious discourses.

All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto every good work.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ; till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a fullgrown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;read more.
that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;

For every one that feedeth on milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness; for he is a babe; but solid food belongs to those who are of full age, who by use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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

holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

If thou lay these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, with which thou art well acquainted.

Hold the pattern of sound words, which thou heardest from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus; the good trust committed to thee keep through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

and the things which thou didst hear from me before many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, such as will be able to teach others also.