EXPERIENCE-BASED DOCTRINE
“ 'Who are you, Lord?' Saul asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' he replied" (Acts 9:5 NIV). The Bible is the highest authority for faith and doctrine in the body of Christ. However, the word of God plays out, that is, applies differently in the lives of Christians. Consider the calling of the Lord. All ministers are not called in the same way. The Lord appeared to Saul in a bright dazzling light and called him by name. In the case of John the Baptist, the word of God came to him in the wilderness. He did not see a bright dazzling light. In terms of experience, we encounter the word of God in different ways. Experience here refers to how the word of God plays out peculiarly to your life situation. How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? If you listen to another Christian's conversion story, you will know that there are different ways in which Christians experience the word of God. To hit the nail right on the head, it is not right to set your ...