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About the Author
This is not the website of a church or some other religious institution but an individual work. This website's author is simply a Christian: a member of the church of Christ of which we read in the New Testament. The author is not a degreed Bible scholar nor educated in a seminary. The conviction here is that such is not necessary or important. The Bible is everyone's book, not just those intellectually advanced. Among the writers of scripture, fishermen, such as the apostle Peter, and herdsmen, such as the prophet Amos, understood what God was saying to them, as well as scholarly men, such as Luke, a physician, and Paul, the apostle. We do not need clergymen, elders, or preachers to tell us the meaning of God's words.
Reason for this Site
This website is born from a simple desire to learn and teach God's word. The writer's intent is not to state a creed or formulate a list of personal beliefs. The articles are written to draw the reader to what the Bible says, not what this writer or any other man says. Let no one stake his faith upon an "I agree with him" mentality. Examine God's word for yourself and accept nothing else as authoritative.
Sadly, in the church today we see at times a strong decline in standing for sound doctrine. More and more elders and preachers are attempting to fade clear Bible teachings to gray and validate their doctrines and practices with the mere words of men and human traditions. Moreover, church members are tolerating it. In these places, the church is essentially becoming another man-made religious institution, where men convene together to decide and dictate which truths will be defended and which truths will not.
I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. (2 Timothy 4:2, 3)
Propriety
The contents here are copyrighted as original work by the author, stated or unstated. This is not intended to prevent the use of this material but to prevent its abuse. Our Lord said, "Freely you received, freely give." Therefore, the articles are free to copy and print intact and use to the glory of God without prior formal written permission. Correspondingly, the material here must never be sold by any third party nor even have postage or handling charges attached thereto. Also, please remember to include the name of this source, Speaking Sound Doctrine, when copying or quoting from these pages, giving any due acknowledgment.
The author reserves the right to exercise the freedom of speech offered by this medium. Fair use guidelines permit this writer to bibliographically and accurately quote from any published work and to offer any rebuttal without slander. Correspondingly, the reader is free to agree or disagree with anything herein, but "Take heed how you hear" (Luke 18:8). If you find a copyright infringement on these pages, please kindly advise so that correction can be made. Thank you.
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