18 Bible Verses about doctrine, Purpose of

He should instruct those who oppose using meekness. Perhaps God will give them repentance that they may know the truth.

Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things. When you do this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.

This is the wisdom of God that the world through its wisdom did not come to know God. God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. Indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom. We preach Christ impaled. It is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the nations!read more.
To those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, it is Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Sanctify the Christ as Lord (kurios: master) in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every man who asks you a reason for your hope, yet with meekness (mildness) and respect! Keep a good conscience. When you are spoken against, those who revile your good manner of life in Christ may be put to shame.

Continue in the things you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. From childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise to salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

I do this that they may be filled with courage and be united (knit) together in love. I have the full assurance that only true understanding brings. In this way they will accurately know God's secret, which is Christ himself. In him is concealed all the hidden treasures of God's wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this: Do not let anyone deceive you with false arguments, no matter how good they seem to be.

God inspired all Scripture! It is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness. (Greek: theopneustos: God-breathed) Thus the man of God may be completely equipped for every good work.

The law of Jehovah is perfect. It gives new life. The testimony of Jehovah is dependable. It makes the simple wise. The statutes of Jehovah are correct. They make the heart rejoice. The commandments of Jehovah are radiant. They make the eyes shine.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers. This is for the perfecting (equipping) (preparing) of the holy ones, for the work of ministering, for the building up of the body of Christ: until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown (mature) man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.read more.
We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error.

Everyone who drinks milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to mature people. It belongs to those who by reason of use have their senses trained to know the difference between good and evil.

As the rain and the snow come down from the sky, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.read more.
Instead of the thornbush the pine tree will grow. Instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for Jehovah's fame. It will be for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.

Jehovah said to me: Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this scroll. Then speak to the people of Israel. I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. He said: Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you, and fill your stomach with it. So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

We preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one to God as a mature individual in union with Christ.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to reprove (refute) (rebuke) those who contradict.

If you tell the brothers about these things, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed until now.

Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow. Remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us. Keep (guard) (obey) (preserve) the good things that have been entrusted to you.

What you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.