A Call to Stand Firm Against Modern Textual Criticism

I. Introduction Within the broader Christian community, the authority and preservation of Scripture have long been central points of theological reflection. Debate over how the biblical text has been transmitted and preserved is by no means a new phenomenon; the...
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A Call to Stand Firm Against Modern Textual Criticism

I. Introduction Within the broader Christian community, the authority and preservation of Scripture have long been central points of theological reflection. Debate over how the biblical text has been transmitted and preserved is by no means a new phenomenon; the...

MTC is heresy Part 4

Article 4: Modern Textual Criticism’s Denial of Providential PreservationThesis: The rejection of the Textus Receptus in favor of the Critical Text is a rejection of the biblical doctrine of providential preservation. Introduction Providential preservation is central...

MTC is Heresy Part 3

Article 3: The Spirit of Truth or the Spirit of Deception?Thesis: The Critical Text accuses the Holy Ghost of bearing false witness by affirming false readings for over 1,800 years. Introduction Scripture unequivocally testifies that the Holy Ghost is the “Spirit of...

MTC is Heresy Part 2

Article 2: Sola Scriptura vs. Modern Textual CriticismThesis: Modern textual criticism undermines Sola Scriptura by placing the authority of textual scholars above the witness of the Holy Ghost in the Church. Introduction Sola Scriptura—“Scripture alone”—stands as a...

MTC is Heresy Part 1

Article 1: The Fundamental Issue: The Holy Ghost and the Text of ScriptureThesis: The Spirit of Truth bears witness to the true text of Scripture, and providential preservation ensures that the Church has received the Word of God without error. Modern textual...

 The Role of Reason in Reformed Theology

Examining the Relationship Between Scripture and Human Reason   The Lutheran tradition, born out of the Reformation, took a definitive stance on the place of Scripture and reason in theology. As Martin Luther and subsequent Lutheran theologians grappled with...

Verbal and Plenary Inspiration Explained

How Reformed Theologians Understood Inspiration The 17th century was a defining era for Lutheran Orthodoxy, a period marked by rigorous theological discourse and defense of key doctrines inherited from the Reformation. Among these, the doctrine of inspiration was of...

 The Meaning and Significance of Sola Scriptura

Why This Principle Was Foundational to Reformed Theology   When discussing the foundational principles of the Protestant Reformation, sola scriptura (Latin for “Scripture alone”) stands as a key doctrine. It formed the bedrock of Lutheran theology, guiding the...

Presuppositional Analysis of The King James Only Controversy by James R. White

Presuppositional Analysis of The King James Only Controversy by James R. White Purpose and Scope of Analysis: This presuppositional analysis critically evaluates The King James Only Controversy by James R. White, focusing on the author’s underlying beliefs,...

Book Review: The King James Only Controversy by James R. White

1. Introduction: Title: The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? Author: James R. White Topic: An alleged critique of the King James Only (KJVO) movement, aimed at questioning the validity of limiting one’s scriptural authority to the King...

NT Manuscripts Made to Order (Erasmus and I Jn5.7)

It is commonly known that Erasmus did not include a large section of 1 John 5:7 in the 1st and 2nd Editions of his Greek New Testament.  This is the so called Comma Johanneum,  "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:...

Erasmian Myths: Codex Vaticanus

Erasmus & Codex Vaticanus [Part 1:  Erasmus & the Comma Johanneum] In part 2 of our series, The Erasmian Myths, we will deal with the oft repeated, but never proven claim, that Erasmus didn’t have access to Codex Vaticanus, but if he did he would have used...

Erasmian Myths: The Comma Wager

Erasmian Myths This year marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Erasmus Greek New Testament and his Latin translation.  And next week at Houston Baptist University there will be a conference on Erasmus and his work.  In light of this, I present the...

Therefore I like that of Bellarmine, who stands upon it, that of such like things a certainty may be had from the testimonies of men, in some sort comparable to natural evidence it self, for that it leaves no scruple or dubitation in our minds: But what of all this? Why it shewes that the general consent of (in a manner) all Hebricians and Grecians in the Christian world, consenting that our Originals are by the good hand of God preserved uncorrupt, and pure, is a sufficient persuasion, to breed a moral certainty answerable to natural evidence, excluding all reasonable dubitation to the contrary.

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