Editorial Standards
Editorial Standards states the site’s commitments and standards plainly so readers can evaluate the work responsibly.
Purpose
These safeguards govern the site’s theological, historical, documentary, and polemical work. They are intended to keep a lay publication beneath Scripture, within its lawful jurisdiction, and accountable to evidence and correction.
The Nineteen Safeguards
1. The Authority Safeguard
Safeguard 1 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
2. The Identity Safeguard
Safeguard 2 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
3. The Evidence Safeguard
Safeguard 3 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
4. The Context Safeguard
Safeguard 4 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
5. The Strongest-Form Safeguard
Safeguard 5 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
6. The Fact, Inference, and Motive Safeguard
Safeguard 6 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
7. The Category Safeguard
Safeguard 7 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
8. The Proportionality Safeguard
Safeguard 8 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
9. The Fifth-Commandment Safeguard
Safeguard 9 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
10. The Ninth-Commandment Safeguard
Safeguard 10 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
11. The Jurisdiction Safeguard
Safeguard 11 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
12. The Correction Safeguard
Safeguard 12 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
13. The Response Safeguard
Safeguard 13 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
14. The Pastoral-Purpose Safeguard
Safeguard 14 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
15. The Provenance Safeguard
Safeguard 15 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
16. The Text-Stewardship Safeguard
Safeguard 16 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
17. The Archival-Continuity Safeguard
Safeguard 17 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
18. The Martin Rule
Safeguard 18 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
19. The Historical-Meaning Rule
Safeguard 19 of 19 in The Governing Safeguards of Confessional Bibliology.
Governing Rule
These safeguards do not make the publication infallible. They establish public standards by which its work may be tested, corrected, and improved.