[Glossary] Doctrine and Practice

1. (Clark 1993, 4): "On the contrary, Peter no less than Paul bases practical advice and exhortation on doctrine, or, if it may be so called, on theory. Practical people should not disparage theory. They cannot get along without it. Practical applications must always be applications of some theory; and it makes a world of difference what theory is applied. Consider the difference in application between Hapsburg, Bourbon, or Nazi political theory and that of English constitutional monarchy. Theory is indispensible, and Peter has it. Yet Peter is practical, not theoretical."

Practical applications must always be applications of some theory.


Reference:

Clark, Gordon H. 1993. New Heavens, New Earth: A Commentary on First and Second Peter. Jefferson, Maryland: The Trinity Foundation.

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