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Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 1
A sustained exposition of the confession’s doctrine of Holy Scripture.
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The Martin Rule of Exact Doctrinal Entailment
A reading must be judged by what its words necessarily assert, what they remove, and what must be imported from elsewhere. The Martin Rule prevents both doctrinal minimization and exaggerated accusations of heresy.
What Scripture claimsGod-breathed, trustworthy, and complete.
What Scripture accomplishesIt reveals, corrects, trains, and equips.
How Scripture is appliedThe Spirit illumines, convicts, and transforms.
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Doctrine of Providential Preservation
How God has kept His Word pure through transmission and history.
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Doctrine of the Canon
The divine authority and ecclesiastical recognition of the canonical books.
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Key Textual Differences and Doctrinal Consequences
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At Least Three Is Not Exactly Three: The Missing Premise in the Critical-Text Trinity
Suppose a witness tells a court that he saw Peter, James, and John enter a room. He has established the presence of three men.…
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Mark 16:9–20Evidence, reception, and doctrinal significance.
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