"Doctrines are not God: they are only a kind of map. But that map is based on the experience of people who really were in touch with God."Not only does this put (proper) doctrines in their rightful and appropriate place, it also reminds us that God's guidance to us comes via many separate people, showing us that it is divine and not one person's agenda. Learning from those who came before us is a humbling but important aspect of life, especially for those who think they 'know it all' and treat it as 'irrelevant' or similar.
Many of those who firmly believe in the doctrines of God today were once the same – but then they truly grew up...
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