What “Authentical” Means
In Westminster Confession 1.8, “authentical” does not mean merely ancient, useful, or respected. It names the preserved Hebrew and Greek Scriptures as the Church’s final textual court of…
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Mark 2:22 — New Wine and New Bottles: Which Clauses Complete the Parable?
Mark’s wineskin saying has several competing grammatical forms. The received text states that new wine bursts old skins, the wine is spilled, the skins are marred, and new…
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This Is Not an Intramural Sports Day. This Is a Battle to the Death.
The identity and authority of Holy Scripture are not sidelines in the life of the church. Treating their destruction as a harmless intramural disagreement is not charity. It…
Open record →Mark 2:17 — “Sinners to Repentance”: The Full Purpose of Christ’s Call
The received conclusion names repentance as the purpose of Christ’s call. The critical form ends after “sinners,” a reading that remains true but leaves the object of the…
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