[boatbums]

Those who do not want to investigate whether they are in error really need to investigate whether they are in the faith.

Scripture tells us:

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 1:3,4)

It's not just discussing back and forth on such essential truths (like if truth is relative - what is true to you may not be true to me kind of thinking), but to "earnestly contend" for it. Truth doesn't change. It is truth that is the same as what was first preached and taught by Jesus and the Apostles and it is the truth that saves our souls when we believe.

[HarleyD]

It's not just discussing back and forth on such essential truths (like if truth is relative - what is true to you may not be true to me kind of thinking), but to "earnestly contend" for it. Truth doesn't change.

Amen! We would like to think some truths don't matter in the spirit of cooperation or ecumenticalism. What precisely are we willing to give up to truly know God and to know God's truth?

[Elsie]

Not just contend earnestly but is NEEDFUL to do so!

[daniel1212]

It's not just discussing back and forth on such essential truths (like if truth is relative - what is true to you may not be true to me kind of thinking), but to "earnestly contend" for it.

And it is revealing that some who do not believe in contending about doctrine will contend for their doctrine that one should not contend about doctrine.

It is also revealing that some who do not believe in contending about doctrine will not contend for their doctrine that one should not contend about doctrine, thus indicating that they have not real sustaining basis for it.