A Canon Given, Not Made
Canonical authority begins in God’s act, not the Church’s vote. Prophets and apostles delivered writings whose authority already existed; the Church’s task is to hear, guard, confess, and…
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God Alone Is Lord of the Conscience
God alone owns the conscience; human authority binds only within its divine commission and never by implicit faith or blind obedience.
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Office, Authority, and the Duty of Every Christian to Confess the Truth: Why Christ’s Appointment of Shepherds Does Not Silence the Sheep
Christ gives real authority to church officers and real duties of confession, discernment, and admonition to every Christian; neither truth cancels the other.
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Why This Website Exists—and Why Lay Status Is Not a Command to Silence
Christ's appointment of church officers does not cancel the ordinary Christian's duty to confess, test, and answer public theological claims under Scripture.
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