Why does the Bible repeat important truths several times?
The Bible repeats important truths two, three, or four times in a short period for emphasis. This repetition highlights crucial doctrines such as justification, ensuring they are not taken lightly or glossed over, but delved into and believed by taking God at His Word.
Les teaches that when Scripture repeats something two, three, or four times in a rather short period, it is for emphasis. He applies this to the doctrine of justification in Romans, stressing it is something you don't take lightly or gloss over. Instead, you delve into it. He defines faith as simply taking God at His Word, and justification as God's judicial act declaring the believing sinner justified as if he had never sinned. Repetition drives these crucial truths home.