Matthew 13:13 — “Because” or “Therefore”? Why Jesus Spoke in Parables
Matthew gives both a result and a reason. Jesus speaks in parables therefore, because the crowds see without truly seeing and hear without understanding.
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The Fifth-Commandment Safeguard: Honor Office Without Granting Immunity
Ecclesiastical office must receive proper honor, yet no office makes public doctrine immune from biblical examination and correction.
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The Authentic Old Testament Is Preserved in the Hebrew Masoretic Textual Tradition
A doctrine of preservation that cannot identify the preserved text remains incomplete.
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Matthew 12:31, 47 — “Forgiven unto Men” and “Thy Mother and Thy Brethren”: Two Disputed Clauses
Two passages in this chapter have very different textual histories. The words “unto men” in verse 31 stand in both the received and critical texts.
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Manuscripts supply readings, not their own rank or theological meaning. Gaussen’s distinction between faith and historical science shows why evidence must serve Scripture’s doctrine rather than constitute the…
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