Don't Forget Doctrine!

All doctrines need periodic restatement no matter what their subject matter may be.  This is why preachers should plan a course of Bible doctrine.  Too many present-day congregations are fed on scraps, and because they fail to receive the strong meat of the Word (Hebrews 5:14), the spiritual life of the people is somewhat anemic. ... Perhaps we would have fuller churches, if only theological students were taught how to prepare and preach the august doctrines of Scripture.  Too many preachers shear the sheep, instead of feeding them.  Herbert Lockyer, All the Doctrines of the Bible, preface

This was written in 1964.  Think of how far the church has fallen away from teaching the doctrine since that time!  Churches are being filled today, but filled for feel-good messages instead of the meat of the Word.  When the largest church in the USA is Joel Osteen’s self-esteem, weak Word of Faith church, that demonstrates what happened by not following Lockyer’s advice.