Like the Apostle Paul

Titus 1:1-3 - "Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness ² in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, ³ and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,"

When I read this verse this morning I was reminded of what God has called me to do. He has called me to build up believers faith, teach them the Word of God and to give hope of eternal life. I am not only to teach but preach the commands of God.

Later on in 1:9, Paul says  elders are to encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

I think these days, there is a tendency not to put such importance on doctrine. Many in the church would say, all that matters is that we are in  Christ Jesus. We have gone down this path because we have seen how doctrine divides the church. In the name of unity, we throw doctrine aside. It doesn't really matter what you believe the Bible says because no one really knows the truth. What is important is that we walk in love and be supportive of one another. This is all good, but it shouldn't make us sacrifice doctrine: sound teaching and the truth. There is one correct interpretation of God's Word, and we should seek to know what this is and walk in it. 

We focus today on practical application, but wrong doctrine will produce wrong application. With out a solid theory, application of that theory will not produce the desired result. We need to be balanced in this. Good theory (doctrine) without application is ineffective. Application without a solid theory is faulty.