Spir Dynamics 862 6/13/96
1. Repetition is defined as the act of repeated utterance; therefore, reiteration.
2. The principle of repetition is what you learn after you know it all.
3. The reason for repetition is that the rate of learning must exceed the rate of forgetting for the inculcation of Bible doctrine.
4. The inculcation of doctrine is designed to impress the stream of consciousness with epignosis knowledge of Bible doctrine by repeated teaching of a pertinent subject.
5. Failure to respond to repetition of Bible teaching results in the function of the three arrogance skills (self-justification, self-deception, and self-absorption).
6. 2 Tim 4:3-4 is the result of reaction to repetition, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but on the basis of their own lusts to have their ears tickled they will accumulate to themselves teachers and will turn away their itching ears from the truth and will turn aside into myths.”
7. The Christian dilettante wants to hear something new to stimulate or scratch their itching ears. They dabble in false doctrine, seeking either emotional stimulation or philosophical and psychological distractions which reject true doctrinal inculcation.
a. 2 Tim 3:7 describes that status quo, “Always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
b. The description of the Christian dilettante is given in 2 Tim 3:2- 6.
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