I once questioned a popular secondary doctrine during conversation with an evangelist—not to attack it, but to open a conversation about another doctrine it affects.
The reaction was swift and decisive: no questions, no Bible, no dialogue. Just a shaming shutdown that buried my actual point before it surfaced. Then came a private reprimand from the pastor he told—who didn't ask what I meant, just made sure I knew it wasn't up for discussion.
And yet, I've watched people question primary doctrines like the deity of Christ, and the response is often the opposite: calm, engaged, even joyful. Why? Because when a doctrine is genuinely sound, we welcome the challenge. We love opening the Word, tracing the truth from the Law to the Prophets, from the Gospels to the Epistles. It's not a threat; it's an opportunity to let light in.