From Simon to Restorationism: When Scripture Is Treated Like Every Other Ancient Book
This article examines the shift from ministerial textual comparison to a magisterial restorationism that treats Scripture like ordinary literature.
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This article examines the shift from ministerial textual comparison to a magisterial restorationism that treats Scripture like ordinary literature.
Open record →Richard Simon is a key historical case because he used textual uncertainty to weaken the Protestant rule of faith while retaining Christian language.
Open record →This article marks the threshold between a mistaken view of preservation and a doctrinal system that destroys the church’s possession of Scripture.
Open record →Because Scripture is the rule by which the church knows all doctrine, corruption in bibliology can become foundational rather than merely secondary.
Open record →Calvin, Whitaker, and Turretin confirm that the church must distinguish lesser errors from formal heresy while still defending foundational truths.
Open record →Sedgwick provides the clearest classical map for understanding error, fundamental doctrine, direct heresy, and heresy by consequence.
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