The House upon the Sure Foundation
The Church did not give the Word of God its authority, and textual critics do not give it identity. The prophetic and apostolic Scriptures, with Christ as the…
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Mark 2:14 — Levi the Son of Alphaeus: Name, Article, and Calling
The main received and critical texts agree that Jesus called Levi the son of Alphaeus. Variants substitute James, adjust the article, or smooth the name, but they do…
Open record →Mark 1:41 — Moved with Compassion or Moved with Anger? Jesus and the Leper
A striking minority reading says Jesus was moved with anger when the leper appealed to him. The received and principal critical texts retain compassion, but the harder reading…
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The Martin Rule: No More Than the Text Proves
A doctrinal reconstruction may conclude no more than its declared textual corpus explicitly states or necessarily entails.
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Past Writers Must Be Allowed to Speak: Historical Meaning in Doctrinal Debate
The Safeguard 19 method-and-case series for establishing what older writers and confessions meant before comparing, developing, or judging their claims.
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The Son Is the True God and Eternal Life
Calamy’s second sermon gathers the biblical names, attributes, works, and worship of Christ into a cumulative demonstration that the Son is true God, not a subordinate deity.
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