Doctrine and Piety

Doctrines are not abstract philosophical ideas to be debated among the clergy to pass the time; instead, doctrines, if understood correctly, provide an avenue for the Christian piety that results from a right understanding of God’s revelation.

 

Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones, A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2012), 345.