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Doctrine and Belief

The word “belief” refers to the conviction that one holds pertaining to something as being

true. Soccio (2012) defines belief as “the subjective mental acceptance that a claim is true”

(p.13).A belief does not necessarily have to be true as it is a subjective mental state. On the other

hand, the word “doctrine” refers to the “body of teachings that a particular assembly believes in,

and by which their lives are governed” (Everard, 2012, p.55).The word is derived from the Greek

word ‘doctrina’, meaning “teaching,” “body of beliefs/views” (McGrath, 2015, p.3). It can also

be referred to as a set or system of beliefs which are taught to a group of people as truths to be

believed in. Doctrines are based on a sacred text which is considered as the divine revelation of

truth. In Christianity, doctrines are derived from the holy bible where some of the examples

include: the doctrine of trinity i.e. there is only one God who exists in three equal parts (the Holy

Trinity) i.e. the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of creation where God is the

creator of the universe among others. This essay explains how the word belief is essentially

synonymous with the word doctrine, identifies my vocation of choice upon graduation, and

provides specific examples of how the theological truth is lived out in my chosen vocation.

The word “belief” is synonymous with the word “doctrine” because a doctrine is essentially

supposed to be believed by a group of people as the truths hence both of them entail the aspect of

“believing”. In addition, doctrines are made up of sets of beliefs, teachings, and dogmas which

are considered by a certain church or denomination to be the official truth. In theological realms,

doctrines are regarded as beliefs that have a special status since they have been codified and

regarded as the official teachings of a particular denomination,religion.Doctrines are made up of

a set of beliefs hence they are essentially similar. Doctrines and beliefs are essentially beliefs and

the only difference is that doctrines are institutionalized beliefs or are beliefs of the entire church

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while beliefs relate to the individual members of a church or denomination. Doctrine and belief

are also essentially synonymous for they are the primary basis of identity of Christianity where

to be a Christian calls for one to believe in these doctrines as true (Rice, 2013).In this regard, it is

only through doctrines and beliefs that one can differentiate between for example a Christian and

a Muslim since each of these has their doctrines. Doctrines and beliefs are also synonymous for

they are essentially teachings that guide a person who ascribes to a certain faith like the Christian

faith.

I believe I am created in the image of God and that I should glorify God in everything that I

do, including in my vocation, as the sole purpose as to why God created man was that he should

praise and glorify Him. The vocation that I intend to have upon my graduation is a lawyer. I have

settled on this vocation through a process of discernment. I feel that the vocation is a Judeo-

Christian tradition and fits well with my Christian worldview. The reason as to why I intend to

join this vocation is because I want to create a just world where the downtrodden and the

persecuted may get justice. Currently, our world is haunted by the terrible specter of social

injustice and oppression of the poor by the mighty. The vocation of law has been used by the rich

to manipulate and oppress the poor who in turn have no one to plead their case which is contrary

to what prophet Isaiah admonishes us to do in the book of Isaiah where he admonishes us,

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead

the case of the widow” (Isaiah1:17, New International Version).I want to heed prophet Isaiah’s

call in my vocation as a lawyer and defend the poor and the oppressed in my society. I will do

this taking cases from the very poor on pro bono basis(as much as I can) and executing them

with due diligence even when I do not expect to be paid for the service. This approach will also

be combined with charity where I will extend free legal clinics and outreach programs to those

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who cannot afford the service in my society. I believe that my work should be of service to

others for serving others is actually serving God as it is clearly indicated in the bible, “The King

will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you

did for me”(Mathew 25:40,New International Version).

There is nothing that pains me more than seeing that our criminal justice system operates

with two sets of laws-one for the rich and one for the poor. While the rich escape with light

sentences for virtually every crime they commit, the poor end up being punished punitively even

for minor offenses. I want to be practice law in such a way that even if corrupt clients approach

me with the intention of corrupting me so that I may pervert justice or do some corrupt things, I

refuse and also have a moral authority to tell them off. The bible in the book of Amos calls us,

“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!”(Amos 5:24, New

International Version). I just want to accomplish that mission in my law vocation.

The vocation of law is often characterized by lies and unethical practices where some rogue

lawyers in their characteristic casuistry dupe clients and use immoral and unethical means to

obtain money. Examples of the lying and unethical practices include falsifying documents,

ambulance chasing, stealing clients’ money, overcharging for services and also reneging on

agreements entered into with clients. I will ensure that I will avoid such unethical practices in my

vocation and will always strive to render my service to my clients with honesty and morality and

in this way help to witness Christ in my workplace and thereby fulfill the Great Commission as

Christ commanded His disciples: “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations,

baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mathew

28:19, American Standard Version).I would live theological truth in my vocation as a lawyer by

defending my clients in a robust manner so that they may win their cases. I will not

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unscrupulously misadvise any of my clients regarding the likely outcome of a case so that they

may hire me to represent them. Instead, I will give objective and truthful information about what

is likely to happen with the case suppose it was filed. In addition, I will go beyond the ordinary

duties of a lawyer and offer advice on/and assistance on arbitration where I will advise clients to

first explore alternative justice mechanisms instead of embarking on unnecessary legal process.

By doing this, I will be helping my clients to heed to the gospels, “Agree with thine adversary

quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the

judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”(Mathew 5:25, King

James Bible).Lawyers are reputed for facilitating corrupt deals in government and public sectors

of the economy where they help criminals siphon public resources. As a lawyer, I will live the

theological truth by never engaging in or facilitating any form of corruption. In addition, I will

always “whistle blow” and offer my counsel to the government or the public departments once I

realize that there is an evil scheme afoot to steal money from them.

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In conclusion therefore, this essay has explained how the word “belief” is essentially

synonymous with the word “doctrine”, identified my vocation of choice upon graduation, which

is law, and provided specific examples of how the theological truth is lived out in my chosen

vocation. The theological truth is lived out in my law vocation by defending the poor and the

oppressed through pro bono undertakings and offering other charitable services, being

incorruptible and moral, rendering services with morality and honesty, robustly defending my

clients as well as advising them correctly, assist in arbitration where necessary, and never engage

in or facilitate any form of corruption as well as whistle blow and offer counsel to the

government in case I realize there is a corruption plan.

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References

Everard, D. (2012).The wiser-mouse legacy: whispers of wisdom from beyond time! Nashville,

Tennessee: WestBow Press.

McGrath, A. (2015).Christianity: an introduction. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons.

Rice, R. (2013).Reason and the contours of faith.Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers.

Socio, D. (2012).Archetypes of wisdom: an introduction to philosophy (8

Ed.).Boston, MA:

Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

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