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Disagree, agree, or have a question: Contact us through the contact page on our website; http://www.biblebulldog.com Confession as praise. “For Paul, doctrine and doxology are not separated.” Philippians 2:6-11 - who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Should Christians separate doctrine and doxology? “This is both descriptive and prescriptive.” How is it descriptive and how is it prescriptive?… “It is a superb example of what it enjoins: theological confession as doxology”. 1 Timothy 3:14-16 - I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world,taken up in glory. Is there any difference between doctrine and doxology here? Do our creeds and confessions arise out of a desire to praise God? 1 Timothy 1:15-17 - The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in Him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. “This is a remarkable example of how doctrine, personal testimony, and praise can be wonderfully intertwined in the words spoken by a Christian.” I have heard people say, “your personal testimony is not the gospel” is this true? Polemic - How is praise polemic? “Praise is rooted in the identity of God. It is thus always going to be polemical in a fallen world that flees God and prostrates itself before idols.” Theology - “doctrine or dogma is part of the very essence of Christianity.” … Is Believing is the means of belonging? Doxology - “Christian believing and belonging are two sides of the same coin” … Is praise that expresses the content of our belief the means by which our belonging is given publicly? Early Creeds and Christian Praise Is the worship aspect of creeds evident in the early church? Didache 9. The prayer of thanksgiving after the meal. Page 140 “This is magnificent theology” Did church doxology develop along with doctrinal statements in the early church? “Doctrinal statement and doxology are corresponding developments within the church and we must not lose sight of the latter in our reflections upon the former.”