Question 6: How does the authority of the Holy (divinus) Scripture become known to us? Doesit, either in itself or on our part, depend upon the witness of the Church? Negative, against the Roman Catholics. I. The purpose of the Roman Catholics, in this … Read More
Apparent Contradictions in Scripture
QUESTION 5: Are there in Scripture true contradictions, or any irreconcilable passages, which cannot be resolved or harmonized in any way? Negative. I. When the divine quality of Scripture, which was argued in the preceding question, has been accepted, its infallibility follows of necessity. But … Read More
The Authority of Scripture
QUESTION 4: Are the Holy Scriptures genuine and divine? Affirmative. I. The question of the authority (authoritas) of Scripture depends upon its origin, which has just been discussed. Since it is from God, it cannot be other than genuine (authenticus) and divine. Hence arises the … Read More
The Divine Imperative of Written Revelation
QUESTION 3: Was the Holy Scripture written because of the circumstances of the time (occasionaliter), and without divine command? Negative, against the Roman Catholics. I. This question is debated between us and the Roman Catholics, who, in order to minimize the authority and perfection of … Read More
The Necessity of Scripture
QUESTION 2: Was it necessary for the word to be committed to writing? Affirmative. I. Since in the preceding question we have proved the necessity of the word, in this one the necessity of Scripture, or the written word, is argued against the Roman Catholics. … Read More
Making Mountains Out of Molehills – Part 3
Making Mountains Out of Molehills Part 3 This is part 3 in this series. Here are Part 1, Part 2, & Part 4. Again, my responses are in Italics. 43:28 “What I did, is I responded to, you know, some people started saying, for example Paul … Read More
Argument Analysis Checklist
Argument Analysis Checklist This post in the main is from an older blog I no longer maintain. Why an argument analysis checklist? They’re easy for people to memorize. So I’m providing the checklist I follow when doing argument analysis. Will the argument fly? Or will … Read More
The Artificial Memory
So after reading the previous two posts on memory you should now be asking yourself, Where do I begin in the development my artificial memory? First we begin with the 3 keys of artificial memory. Three Keys of Artificial Memory Association Imagination Location You can … Read More
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 following … Read More
Historical Resources on Textual Criticism, Bible Versions, etc.
The information in this post comes from the following Facebook note of Sean McDonald. They will be added to The Library over the next 2 weeks along with many other books. May 27, 2013 at 8:10am The following online resources tend toward the defense either … Read More