'Bout our Blog

Hey guys,
Well let me begin by saying this is my first time ever authoring a blog article so I am excited but just bear with me while I get the hang of it. I want to just explain my goals and expectations for both reading Adam's blog and writing this one. My main goal for myself and you guys is for us to grow in our knowledge of God's Word through the study of doctrine as well as for us to "build up ourselves in the most holy faith" (Jude 1:20) through discussion and encouragement of one another. We want discussion to occur about the doctrines presented here, and even debate is fine as long as the Bible is the basis of our arguements. Doctrines in the Christian faith are meaningless unless they are firmly and clearly proven by scripture (not by our opinions on a matter). Therefore, I feel that it is extremely important for us to be willing and ready to relenquish any preconceived notions on a topic when they are clearly disproven by God's Word.
I also want to point out that the doctrines that will be presented here will be based on a literal-historical-grammatical interpretation of scripture (as opposed to a theoretical or figurative interpretation). This is important because, if we do not interpret scripture literally, it leaves the door open to numerous interpretations simply based on man's opinion of what God has said and not upon the actual words of God, which as I stated before is our only sure basis for doctrine. I am thouroughly looking forward to what will come of this blog. I want us to realize that we are the ones who are going to be the leaders of our faith soon in the churches and communities in which we live. We will be responsible for bringing up our children in the faith as well as leading those around us to live more for Christ. To do this optimally, we must learn and know what we believe, why we believe it, and where we get the basis for it scripturally (shout out to jeffrey, my sunday school teacher). So I pray that we will be able to work together to know more about our great God and King and encourage each other in the faith. God bless you guys.

Blogging for His Glory, Aaron Soutar