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Matthew 11:2 — Did John Send “Two of His Disciples” or “through His Disciples”?
The Greek difference between “two” and “through” is small on the page and plain in English. The Textus Receptus says John sent two of his disciples.
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The Category Safeguard: Use Exact Names for Error and Heresy
Error, serious error, unconfessional teaching, material heresy, formal obstinacy, damnable heresy, and disqualification are related but distinct judgments.
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Matthew 11:19 — Wisdom Justified by Her Children or by Her Works?
Jesus ends his answer to a fault-finding generation with a proverb. The received text says wisdom is justified by her children.
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NA29 and Edition Drift: What Changes When the Standard Changes?
NA29 will not merely reprint NA28. This article defines edition drift, identifies the changes already published in UBS6, and establishes the controls required whenever a theological claim appeals to ‘the critical text.’
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Preservation in Name Only
Theological revolutions do not always begin by rejecting familiar words. Often the older vocabulary is retained while its doctrinal content is quietly altered. Inspiration may be affirmed while reduced to religious insight. Resurrection may be affirmed while redefined as the disciples’ continuing…
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Not an Intramural Debate: The Textual Question Concerns What God Has Spoken
The textual question cannot be confined to an academic side room. It asks which words constitute the inspired, preserved, authentic rule by which every doctrine, translation, sermon, and controversy must be judged.
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Preservation Is an Act of God’s Special Providence toward His Church
Confessional Bibliology, Stated and Defended: Twenty-Five Theses on the Word God Has Preserved
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Matthew 11:23 — Shall Capernaum Be Exalted to Heaven or Has It Already Been Exalted?
Is Jesus describing Capernaum’s present height, or asking whether it expects to be raised? The received text says the city is exalted to heaven.
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The Proportionality Safeguard: Match the Answer to the Error
The force, publicity, duration, and repetition of criticism should correspond to the seriousness, reach, persistence, and danger of the error.
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Matthew 12:8–25 — Lord of the Sabbath, Healing Multitudes, and Knowing Their Thoughts: Four Confessional Variants
Four small readings run through the next part of Matthew 12. None removes a miracle or reverses a doctrine.
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The Missing Verses Return in Double Brackets: What Counts as the Main Text?
UBS6 restores every numbered verse to the running Greek text while marking disputed additions with double brackets. The change improves visibility but forces a precise distinction between printed location, editorial adoption, and canonical authority.
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Why “No Doctrine Is Affected” Is Not Enough
Few reassurances appear more frequently in discussions of textual criticism than the claim that no Christian doctrine is affected by textual variants. The statement is meant to calm believers who have just learned that manuscripts differ, that familiar passages are bracketed or…
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