February 2025
Doctrine of the Canon Part 8
Defining ‘Inspiration’ and Its Role in Canon FormationArticle 8 (Series 1) Introduction In Christian theology, few concepts are as central or as contested as inspiration. From the earliest Church Fathers to modern Reformed confessions, believers
Providential Preservation Series Part 8
Article 8: Reformation-Era Confessions and the Pure Text – Comparing Confessional Statements Introduction The Protestant Reformation was a watershed moment that radically reshaped Christian theology, worship, and church governance. Yet behind its visible transformations in
Doctrine of Inspiration Part 8
Article 8: The Old Testament—Law, Prophets, Writings, and Inspiration The Old Testament stands as a large, complex tapestry of narratives, poetry, legal codes, genealogies, prophecies, and wisdom literature—written by numerous authors across a span of
Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 1 Part 8
Article 8: Why the Apocrypha Is Not Scripture (WCF 1.3) Within Protestantism, the most evident departure from Roman Catholic teaching on the canon revolves around the status of the so-called “Apocrypha”—a set of texts included
Objections to Confessional Bibliology – 7
Modern Translations vs. TR-Based Translations:How Confessional Bibliology Views Their Reliability 1. Introduction In the crowded world of English Bible translations, readers often encounter a variety of approaches and textual bases. On the one side are
The Comma Johanneum Part 7
Article 7: The Councils and Ecclesiastical Usage(Drawing on insights from “In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John 5:7” by C. H. Pappas ThM and “A History of the Debate over 1 John 5:7-8” by