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This study aims to understand and analyze the doctrine of the Bible as the foundation of Christian faith. The Bible plays a central role in various aspects of spiritual and ethical life for Christians. In the context of systematic theology, the doctrine of the Bible provides deep insights into the structure, authorship, and inspiration of this sacred text. This article examines several key issues, including the understanding of the doctrine of the Bible, the division of the books, the Bible’s authors, and the benefits and relevance of the Bible in spiritual life. Through an analytical approach to the doctrine of the Bible, this study seeks to elaborate on the role of sacred scripture in sustaining Christian faith amidst widespread false teachings and modern challenges.

This article discusses the importance of developing a Christian Religious Education (PAK) model based on Christian theology and implemented through the active role of the church in carrying out the Great Commission. True Christian education does not only convey doctrinal information, but also forms the character, spirituality, and calling of the people based on the word of God. The church is positioned as a learning community and the main implementer of the contextual, transformative, and biblical theology-rooted faith education process. Through a qualitative-descriptive approach and literature study, this paper emphasizes that theological foundations, such as God as the source of education, the Bible as the basis of teaching, Christ as the focus, and the church as the implementer, are inseparable elements of PAK. Christian Religious Education based on theology provides clear direction in designing content, methods, and learning objectives that are in line with God's will. Thus, this education model is expected to be able to answer the challenges of the times, strengthen the faith of the congregation, and produce strong and relevant followers of Christ in society.  

Confusion among Christians about the concept of salvation by God through Jesus Christ can disrupt their faith. Therefore, churches need to develop anticipatory strategies to overcome this phenomenon, one of which is through preaching. Effective faith-building preaching should be Christocentric, focusing on Jesus as the center of teaching. To achieve this, two conditions must be met: first, a hermeneutic perspective oriented towards Jesus, since this will influence the homiletic methods used; second, biblical readings that support that focus, in which the lexionary is designed to be gospel-centered. Finding the relationship between Christocentric hermeneutics and lexionary is essential to assess the extent to which these two elements can strengthen the faith of the congregation. Biblical and field research shows that both Jesus and his disciples applied a Christocentric approach to Bible reading and teaching. Luke 24:25-27 shows that Jesus is the central figure of the preaching in the Torah, the prophets, and the Psalms. Because in Luke 24:44 Jesus emphasizes the importance of reading the Bible with a Christocentric perspective. Colossians 1:15-20 is an example that shows the connection of this perspective to the theme of God's creation and salvation. The results of the study also showed that the cristocentric perspective was valid both in the context of Christian hermeneutics and in general, with survey analysis showing a positive correlation between Christocentric hermeneutics and lexionary sermons intended for congregations.

This study examines the religious transformation of inmates through the Christian spiritual guidance program at Class I Correctional Facility in Medan. The program aims to enhance inmates' spiritual awareness and behavioral change through worship, Bible study, and spiritual counseling. Using a qualitative research approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation studies. The results show that the Christian spiritual guidance program positively impacts inmates, contributing to significant behavioral changes, increased religious awareness, and deeper spiritual understanding. However, several challenges were identified, including limited resources, insufficient supervision, and a lack of adequate facilities. This study recommends improvements to the program’s implementation to achieve more sustainable outcomes and to address the existing challenges.  

The spiritual aspect of believers will be influenced by what they see. Those who watch various available shows, especially Korean dramas, are often not selective and gradually become more engrossed and immersed in various Korean drama shows. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview or concept for Christian women in the age range of 50 to 65 years regarding the impacts of watching Korean dramas on their spiritual lives and to see the Bible's perspective on this issue. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with a hermeneutic approach to see the relevance of the interpretation of Titus 2:3-5 with the title of this journal. The results of this study are that Christian women aged 50 to 65 years will spend more time because Korean drama shows that bewitch viewers, making this group vulnerable to being infiltrated with a consumptive lifestyle or way of life because of the impact of watching shows and potentially distancing them from their social spiritual life in church. Therefore, it is necessary to limit time and be willing not to get carried away and immersed when watching various Korean drama series on several paid stations. And demand their awareness to be an example taught in the verses in Titus 2:3-5.

Biblical doctrine is the theological foundation of the Christian faith. This research uses a library study method by reviewing various theological literature and the Bible as the main source. Biblical doctrine includes the concepts of the sufficiency, inspiration, and canonization of the Bible. Biblical sufficiency states that the Bible provides everything necessary for Christian faith and life, while biblical inspiration asserts that Biblical texts were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Bible canonization describes the process by which the books of the Bible are recognized as the authoritative Word of God. This research aims to strengthen understanding of Bible doctrine and emphasize the importance of returning to the Bible as the main source in Christian life.

Biblical doctrine is the theological foundation of the Christian faith. This research uses a library study method by reviewing various theological literature and the Bible as the main source. Biblical doctrine includes the concepts of the sufficiency, inspiration, and canonization of the Bible. Biblical sufficiency states that the Bible provides everything necessary for Christian faith and life, while biblical inspiration asserts that Biblical texts were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Bible canonization describes the process by which the books of the Bible are recognized as the authoritative Word of God. This research aims to strengthen understanding of Bible doctrine and emphasize the importance of returning to the Bible as the main source in Christian life.

The doctrine of humans and sin from a Christian theological perspective emphasizes that humans are created in the image of God, with free will and moral responsibility. However, through the fall into sin, humans experience separation from God and damage to relationships with others and creation. Sin is understood as a violation of God’s law, resulting in spiritual and physical death. This research explores the concept of original sin inherited from Adam and Eve as well as sinful acts committed by individuals. By referring to the Bible and theological views from various sources, this research provides an understanding of the importance of sin in human life and efforts to restore relationships through God’s grace.

The doctrine of the Holy Spirit or Pneumatology, is an important teaching in Christianity related to the role, work and presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. The Holy Spirit, as the third Person of the Triune God, plays an active role in providing spiritual gifts, strengthening faith, and enabling the congregation to live according to God’s will. This article uses a literature study method to explore theological views about the Holy Spirit from the Bible, theological interpretation, and historical studies. The purpose of this article is to provide a deeper understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in the spiritual life of Christians and its essence in everyday life.

The doctrine of humans and sin from a Christian theological perspective emphasizes that humans are created in the image of God, with free will and moral responsibility. However, through the fall into sin, humans experience separation from God and damage to relationships with others and creation. Sin is understood as a violation of God’s law, resulting in spiritual and physical death. This research explores the concept of original sin inherited from Adam and Eve as well as sinful acts committed by individuals. By referring to the Bible and theological views from various sources, this research provides an understanding of the importance of sin in human life and efforts to restore relationships through God’s grace.

The doctrine of the Holy Spirit or Pneumatology, is an important teaching in Christianity related to the role, work and presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. The Holy Spirit, as the third Person of the Triune God, plays an active role in providing spiritual gifts, strengthening faith, and enabling the congregation to live according to God’s will. This article uses a literature study method to explore theological views about the Holy Spirit from the Bible, theological interpretation, and historical studies. The purpose of this article is to provide a deeper understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in the spiritual life of Christians and its essence in everyday life.

In “Harmony of Philosophy, Religion, and Ecology: Understanding the Message of Scripture as the Church's Mission in Protecting Nature according to Mark 16:15,” the importance of the relationship between religious doctrine, philosophical ideas, and environmental conservation initiatives is highlighted. Thus, Mark 16:15, which commands us to preach the Gospel to all creatures, could be interpreted as an appeal to protect God's creation, including the environment. In light of the current ecological catastrophe, philosophy offers an ethical framework that allows us to consider our obligations to nature. Meanwhile, religion—especially the teachings contained in the Holy Bible—emphasizes the spiritual call to care for creation. As an important institution in society, the Church's goals must include environmental management. The Church can inspire its members to apply ecological ideals to everyday life by upholding this duty. The Church can play a leading role in nature protection by taking concrete steps and educating the public about the value of ecology in a faith-filled life. Given the urgent need to overcome current environmental problems, harmony between philosophy, religion and ecology not only deepens

The purpose of this study was to determine the meaning of the new creation in the reading of 2 Corinthians 5:17 through the understanding of the BNKP Tobasa congregation and how they interpret the spiritual change in their daily lives. The method used in this study is the reader response criticism method, which emphasizes the active role of the reader or congregation in shaping the understanding of the Bible text. This study involved eight members of the BNKP Tobasa Balige congregation as informants, consisting of various backgrounds and ages. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews to explore how each individual interprets the concept of the new creation as a change that includes the renewal of the heart, mindset, and attitude of life guided by the Holy Spirit. They view the new creation as a process of transformation that brings someone out of an old life full of sin to a new life in Christ. However, even though there is a good theological understanding, it was also found that there is still a gap between understanding and application in daily life. Some congregations have not fully displayed the character and behavior that reflect life as a new creation both in relationships between fellow congregations and in their attitudes towards life of faith. This emphasizes the importance of ongoing formation in the congregation, especially to deepen their understanding of the meaning of the new creation and how it should be realized in real action.

Relapse is a relapse behavior that repeatedly occurs after undergoing rehabilitation characterized by the emergence of addictive mindsets, behaviors and actions after the withdrawal period. Drug cases create a sense of dependence caused by several factors, namely family factors, social factors, employment factors, psychological factors and spiritual factors. That's why the case causes uncontrolled emotions of wanting to collect. The focus of the research is to analyze in depth the psychospiritual of ODGPZ who experience continuous relapse in the Rehabilitation Workshop. The term psychospiritual refers to psychology and spirituality where the psychological dimension affects the spiritual experience and the spiritual dimension can affect psychology. Spirituality and psychology include the search for identity which raises various questions that can cause problems in oneself that make oneself anxious, depressed, unstable mood and feeling like they have no purpose in life. Psychospirituality is used as a tool or analytical knife for counselors to dismantle spiritual problems experienced by counselors and see patterns of relapsed behavior. The purpose of the study was to determine the pattern of relapse behavior for the ODGPZ group and analyze the pattern of relapse behavior using a psychospiritual perspective at the BNN Deli Serdang Rehabilitation Workshop. This study uses a qualitative research methodology with a case study method to clients who have experienced relapse. Data collection techniques were obtained by initial observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the analysis showed that the pattern of relapse behavior by ODGPZ was extraordinary enjoyment, suggestions from ODGPZ friends, increasing the spirit of activity, escaping from problems, and pressure and stigma from society. After the pattern was analyzed using a psychospiritual lens, the author found that there were clients who still found it difficult to refuse offers from ODGPZ friends, there were errors in interpreting the theological message of the Bible text, all problems were solved with drugs, finding meaning and purpose in life and social change. Therefore, psychospirituality is closely related to the intellectual and emotional of the individual which affects the mindset and behavior of individuals, especially drug user.

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the factors that influence the low attendance of young people in attending Bible study services (PA) at GKPPD Mungkur, Siempat Rube District, Pakpak Bharat Regency. The research method used is qualitative research. The informant determination technique is data collection with certain considerations. The considerations in question are people who can provide information as expected by the researcher based on certain criteria that are in accordance with the research topic, in this case the researcher interviewed 12 young people from GKPPD Mungkur, Siempat Rube District. The data collection technique for this study is to use interviews and documentation in the form of images. Based on the results of the research that has been conducted, the author found that young people from GKPPD Mungkur still lack commitment to attending Bible study services, they still need support and encouragement and even good guidance from outside (external) in increasing their attendance at Bible study services. There are two internal factors (from within) and external factors (from outside) of the youth themselves. Internal factors include being busy (75%), waiting for friends' invitations (58%), not being confident/difficult to socialize (introvert) (0.8%), and also boredom/saturation (16%). External factors include distance (25%), family busyness (16%), leader/servant (51%), Science, Technology and Socialization (0.8%), not being on time (25%), and the last is because of less creative worship (16%). Based on the research results obtained by the researcher, it can be concluded that the most dominant factor that causes young people in GKPPD Mungkur to rarely attend Bible Study Services (PA) is due to busyness

This study aims to explore church strategies in shaping the character of responsible servants and identify the teaching principles of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew 5-7 to be adapted in Christian Religious Education. This article uses descriptive qualitative method based on literature review. The results show that effective church strategies involve discipleship, pastoral counselling, fellowship, and Bible-based teaching. In addition, Jesus' teaching principles such as love, prayer, and obedience become the foundation of responsible character building. This study recommends integrating church strategies and Jesus' teaching principles to support the character building of church ministers and PAK students.

Previous research shows that digital learning media can increase student learning motivation, facilitate interaction between teachers and students, and encourage educational innovation. Student participation in the learning process is a key factor in improving the quality of learning. In the context of PAK, student participation can be measured through their level of involvement in discussions, assignments and other activities related to the lesson material. In this paper, the method applied by the author is a qualitative descriptive method with a focus on literature study. where books and other literature are the main focus of his research. Teachers play an important role in integrating digital media in the development of the PAK curriculum. Digital media technology that can be used in developing the Christian Religious Education (PAK) curriculum includes various types of tools and platforms that can improve the quality of learning. The use of digital media in developing the PAK curriculum has shown a significant increase in student participation. Canva is a graphic design tool that allows users to design creative designs online. This is a graphic design platform that can be used to create various types of graphics for social media, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content. Guru also makes it easy to create teaching materials and create Bible text games or create Bible verse quizzes. Even though there are several weaknesses that must be taken into account, this is not a problem that cannot be resolved by presenting material interactively and responsively. Therefore, the use of information technology or digital media is very influential in improving the quality of student learning.

The role of the pastor is very important and has a big impact in shaping the character and Christian faith based on biblical truth. Many challenges arise that fade the value of Christianity today, one of which is LGBT, LGBT eats away from young to old and is no exception. The purpose of this study is to provide answers to the problems of Christianity in the face of LGBT threats, namely through character building and Christian faith that is true and based on the Bible. The method used in this research is a qualitative method, data collection is done through searching and selecting relevant articles from various scientific sources. The result of this research is to know the magnitude and impact of the Shepherd in building character and Christian Faith. Through appropriate strategies the formation of character and Christian Faith can be well formed.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the implementation of this Bible study has a positive and significant influence on the morals of the young men and women of GKPI Simpang Tiga Bahalimbalo, Paranginan Resort in 2022. The method used in this study is a quantitative research method. The population in this study were all young men and women at GKPI Simpang Tiga Bahalimbalo, Paranginan Resort in 2022 with a total of 52 people. Data were collected with a closed questionnaire of 30 items. The results of the data analysis show that there is an influence of the application of Bible study (PA) on the morals of young men and women at the GKPI Simpang Tiga Bahalimbalo Resort Paranginan in 2022: 1) Analysis requirements test: a) positive relationship test obtained rxy value = 0.563> rtable ( = 0.05, n = 52) = 0.297 thus it is known that there is a positive relationship between variable X and variable Y. b) Significant relationship test obtained tcount value = 4.819> ttable ( = 0.05, dk = n-2 = 50) = 2.000 thus there is a significant relationship between variable X and variable Y. 2) Influence test: a) Regression equation test, obtained regression equation Y ̂="22.53" + 0.53X. b) Regression determination coefficient test (r2) = 31.7%. Thus Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.    

Free sex in teenagers is a phenomenon that is increasingly prevalent. This study aims to explain effective ways to overcome teenage promiscuous sexual behavior, using the view of 1 Corinthians 15:33 in the Bible. Through a qualitative approach, this study analyzed data from in-depth interviews with teenagers and parents as well as a review of related literature. The results show that an approach that emphasizes the development of moral values, open communication between parents and children, as well as the establishment of a supportive environment and promoting healthy lifestyles are key in efforts to reduce promiscuous sexual behavior among adolescents. The implication of these findings is the need to be selective in choosing friends, building a close relationship with God, and conducting continuous character building.