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We as the Body of Christ are divided along many doctrinal lines. Apart from essential elements of belief that are essentially held in common between all believers in Jesus, many issues and theological questions splinter us into lots of factions.  God's Word in many cases may best be understood by what is termed "spectrum theology": it is based on considering the whole counsel of the Word to understand how diverse and almost opposite positions are really part of a unified thought presented by the Scripture.

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This book deals with foundational areas of doctrine that tend to divide the Body of Christ into theological camps, denominations, and schisms.  It deals in some ways with the function and role of the Body of Christ to hold to sound doctrine, reject error, and understand eternal truths while striving to maintain unity.

 

Unity in the Body

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Our role in this can be seen through the design of the body, where there are hallmarks of a normal, healthy body and how the body responds to disease and sickness, which is one aspect of disunity.

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Spectrum Theology

 

A major premise of the book is the idea of "spectrum theology", which takes a holistic view to understanding theological questions.  It derives from understanding God, who in Himself embodies a divine paradox or mystery in His revealed identity.  

 

God of Opposites

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The God of the Bible presents Himself in many ways as a God of opposites - at least from a human perspective, with His fundamental identity (from the entire counsel of the Bible) being One God who is Three in Person.  This basic revelation presents us with an intellectual conundrum from the very start.  

 

Spectrum theology extends this thought to consider that no doctrinal issue might be fully contained by what has been traditionally presented or taught in Church history, at least in a single line of scriptural thought.  In most cases, doctrinal issues such as God's sovereignty vs. man's free will are delineated as being either fully on one side or almost fully on the other.  Calvinism and Arminianism, for example, extend directly from these two trains of thought, which seem to be diametrically opposed.

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Doctrinal Understanding

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Spectrum theology would offer that the God of opposites intended to communicate exactly both thoughts in the Scripture, that neither is fully right by themselves, and neither is fully wrong by themselves.  

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The book looks at many such ideas including the essence of the Trinitarian argument, the idea that God became man in Jesus, the manifold work of the Holy Spirit, the nature of God's covenant promises, and the historical issues of doctrinal authority, God's sovereignty, and faith vs works as part of our salvation.