Doctrine is not revealed as fact like a number but the teaching of the Bible that is systematically arrived at. What this means is that you look at all of scripture as a whole and see what it is teaching about a given subject. For instance the Bible teaches, that ·         God created the heavens and the earth. ( Genesis 1:1 ) ·         That there is one God, ( Deuteronomy 6:4 ) From this we can say confidently there is but one God and He created the Heavens and the Earth.  That is until we get to Colossians 1:16 which in speaking of Jesus Christ says “ For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him” How do we reconcile Colossians 1:16 with Genesis 1:1 and Deuteronomy 6:4 ? Simple Jesus must be God. This is very staggering...