Constructive doctrinal treatments of Holy Scripture.
The Ninth Commandment requires elders to hear a textual position from its primary sources, represent it truthfully, and refuse the equivocation that preserves confessional words while replacing their…
Open record →An internal critique does not dismiss a position from outside or attack its advocate. It states the system in its strongest form and asks whether its conclusions can…
Open record →Before Scripture can serve as the Church’s rule, the canonical books must be identifiable. The canon question therefore lies beneath every appeal to the written Word of God.
Open record →Before manuscripts, editions, and disputed readings are weighed, the doctrine must be stated from Scripture’s own claims, the church’s confession, and the purpose of God.
Open record →The decisive question in every textual dispute is not merely what the manuscripts contain, but by what final authority the church identifies the Word of God.
Open record →A premise has consequences whether its advocate welcomes them or not. The opening article distinguishes professed intention from the fixed destination of a sound argument.
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