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The Big Idea
Doctrines are clean, clear and simple expressions of faith drawn from Scripture. They are a good means to have a clear picture about what one believes and why. However, they also can become overly reductionistic if treated as an end in themselves. Doctrine is meant to help clarify not replace the full council of Scripture. With this in mind, Biblical Poetry has a wonderful balancing force. While doctrine is clean and simple and clear. Poetry is expansive, and imaginative.
The same truth can be expressed in doctrine or poetry. One is simple the other is imaginative.
Example of God speaking.
Doctrine: God Speaks through His written word
Poetry: Find a verse that describes the voice of God through scripture.
Wisdom literature (Especially Job and Ecclesiastes) are able to foster intellectual humility that we do not know exactly how everything works
Therefore we need them all doctrine to be clear, poetry to imagine and experience, and wisdom to slow down and wonder.