The Study of the History of Doctrine (2): The Benefits of this Study

It enables us to understand more clearly the doctrines of our Church. The reader will recall that we were calling atten­tion in our previous article to the benefits which we derive from a study of the history of doctrine. And we concluded our article with the observation that one of these benefits is that it unites us with the Church of the past. Another benefit which we derive from this study is that it enables us to understand more clearly the doctrines of our Church or Churches. It enables...