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"The Only Consistency Is the KJV": Steele’s Accusation Stated Fairly
Stephen Steele’s case against the Trinitarian Bible Society is more substantial than a single slogan. This opening article states his argument at its strongest, identifies what he has genuinely shown, and fixes the further proof required by his charge that the KJV—not…
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Mark 3:32 — “Thy Brethren and Thy Sisters”: Does the Reference to the Sisters Belong?
Some witnesses tell Jesus that his mother, brothers, and sisters are outside. The received text mentions only his mother and brothers, agreeing with the family’s arrival and Jesus’ reply.
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Mark 6:33 — “Outwent Them” or “Came Together unto Him”? The Crowd’s Movement
The received narrative says the crowd both outran the boat and gathered to Jesus. The shorter critical form keeps the outstripping but omits the final gathering clause.
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The Mystery of God, the Father, and Christ
Calamy answers objections drawn from Christ’s incarnate limitations by distinguishing his two natures and showing why revealed mystery supports full assurance rather than uncertainty.
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Not Every Historical Text Is the Same: Author, Confession, Church Act, Translation, and Public Standard
Historical meaning depends partly on document type: an individual treatise, adopted confession, church act, translation, and public standard do not speak in the same way.
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What the Trinitarian Bible Society Actually Says
TBS’s governing statement does not make the KJV its final authority. It expressly denies definitive status to every translation and places final appeal in the traditional Hebrew and Greek texts. Any charge of KJV supremacy must begin by confronting that formal doctrine.
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William Whitaker’s Rule for Every Translation
Whitaker’s answer to Vulgate supremacy is a universal rule: every version is received when it agrees with the inspired originals and corrected when it does not. He expressly applies that principle to the Greek translation of the Seventy.
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Mark 4:40 — “How Is It That Ye Have No Faith?” The Full Rebuke after the Storm
After stilling the storm, Jesus asks either why the disciples have no faith or whether they still have no faith. The difference is one small adverb with a real effect on the rebuke’s timing.
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Mark 7:4 — Washings of Cups, Pots, Brasen Vessels, and Tables
The list of inherited washings ends with “tables” or “couches” in the received text. Some witnesses omit the item because washing dining couches sounded incongruous.
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The Text We Have: What Confessional Bibliology Actually Affirms
Confessional Bibliology names an original-language standard and distinguishes it from the history of printed editions and from the Authorized Version as an English translation.
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Did the Westminster Divines Confess an Abstract or Accessible Text?
A text that exists only as unidentified readings scattered among witnesses cannot be translated or finally appealed to. WCF 1.8 speaks of an accessible Hebrew and Greek norm possessed by the church.
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What the Church Means by the Canon
The canon is not merely a list of favored books. It is the complete collection God gave as the Church’s permanent rule: divinely constituted, covenantally delivered, providentially preserved, and ecclesiastically received.
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