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The Arianism of Mark Ward Part 3
Section 4: John 1:18 – The Son vs. “God” John 1:18 is a crucial verse in the New Testament that directly addresses the identity of Christ. It traditionally reads, “the only begotten Son,” emphasizing the unique and eternal Sonship of Christ. However,…
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The Arianism of Mark Ward Part 4
Section 6: The Logical Consequence – Arianism in Modern Translations Throughout this article, we have examined how specific translation choices in modern versions, which depart from the traditional Textus Receptus and Masoretic Text, introduce theological ambiguities that can…
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A Revision Becomes a Reconstruction
The 1881 Revisers were commissioned to revise the Authorized Version, yet their own rules and preface show that they also judged and altered its underlying Greek text. That second operation changed the work’s object—and moved the practical court of appeal from a…
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When the Critic Becomes the Judge: What Is Magisterial Textual Criticism?
Magisterial textual criticism is defined not by the tools it uses but by the judicial office assigned to critical reconstruction over the church's text.
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How to Recognize Magisterial and Ministerial Textual Criticism in Practice
Ten diagnostic questions reveal whether textual criticism recognizes a preserved text as a servant or reconstructs an absent text as a judge.
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Providentially Preserved?
Within Christendom there are two opposing views concerning the intent of the phrase by His \ God's\ singular care and providence, \ the Scriptures are\ kept pure in all ages. Does it refer to a generic preservation that doesn't guarantee textual purity…
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Debate Over the Preservation and Authority of Scripture. Part 1
Introduction and Overview The Debate Over the Preservation and Authority of Scripture: John Owen, Enlightenment Critiques, and Modern Reinterpretations In the ongoing conversation about the preservation and authority of Scripture, few figures are as pivotal as the…
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Defining the King James Only Movement: Misrepresentations and Oversimplifications
Introduction In The King James Only Controversy, James R. White attempts to provide a comprehensive critique of what he terms the “King James Only” KJVO movement. White’s categorization of the KJV Only movement is segmented into five main groups, ranging from those…
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Debate Over the Preservation and Authority of Scripture. Part 2
2. Providential Preservation vs. Human Reconstruction John Owen’s doctrine of providential preservation stands in stark contrast to Enlightenment methodologies that rely on human efforts to reconstruct an "original" text. For Owen, the integrity and authority of Scripture were…
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Debate Over the Preservation and Authority of Scripture. Part 3
4. Owen’s Response to Walton’s Emphasis on Variants One of the most significant challenges to John Owen’s doctrine of Scriptural preservation came from Brian Walton’s Biblia Polyglotta . Walton’s work, published in the mid-seventeenth century, included extensive textual notes and…
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The Word Given and the Word Kept: Inspiration, Canon, and Preservation as One Work of the Faithful God
Inspiration, canon, and preservation are distinguishable acts within one faithful divine work by which God gives and keeps his written Word for the church.
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“If God Wanted Certainty, He Would Have Preserved the Autographs”
Answers the counterfactual claim that textual certainty would have required God to preserve the physical autographs rather than their text in faithful apographs.
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