doctrine - use in sentences
Preposition: of
- trinity: The Apostle Paul also affirms the doctrine of the Trinity.
- atonement: Also it is unclear to me to what extent the doctrine of the Atonement depends on Jesus ' state of knowledge.
- inerrancy: The doctrine of inerrancy grew out of an apologetic need.
- predestination: The strong doctrine of predestination must be set against the voluntarism mentioned above.
- pre-emption: That said, the Iraq experience seems to place the Bush doctrine of pre-emption firmly in a box marked ' bad ideas ' .
- justification: At the heart of Luther's theology was the doctrine of justification through faith.
Converse of object
- preach: Does not the five wounds of His blessed body preach this doctrine to love Him?
- adorn: We want to adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
- affirm: The Apostle Paul also affirms the doctrine of the Trinity.
- uphold: I have promised to uphold the doctrine of the Church of England in which scripture is supreme; I hope I shall do so.
- teach: I do not, however, mean to teach new doctrine.
Adjective modifier
- biblical: Hence, the key elements of the Biblical doctrine of salvation are excluded from the Islamic idea.
- Catholic: As head of the Church the Pope possesses supreme power to declare Catholic doctrine.
- orthodox: The legacy of The Fundamentals was to impart orthodox doctrine among conservative Protestants.
- false: A lot of false doctrine, a lot of false prophets.
- esoteric: B n. 1 A person initiated into esoteric doctrines.
Noun used with modifier
- Buddhist: This opinion is, no doubt, due to a comparison with the Buddhist doctrine of nirvana.
- deterrence: In theory at least this allowed for the hope that as nonproliferation succeeded so the salience of nuclear deterrence doctrine would whither.
- reformation: Some believe that the Reformation doctrine of extrinsic justification has been compromised within Reformed circles by the downplaying of the objectivity of the sacraments.
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