6. And for this, God (whose care is equal for all successions of men) hath graciously provided, by causing Holy Scriptures to be written, by which he hath derived on every succeeding age the illumination of the former. And for that purpose, endowed the writers not only with that moral fidelity requisite to the truthContinue reading “Richard Allestree,1678, on the Preservation of Scripture”
Author Archives: Dr. Peter Van Kleeck, Sr.
Multiple Version Onlyism (MVO) and the 1978 Chicago Statement on Inerrancy
Perhaps the most useful convocation of Evangelicals for the propagation of MVO was by the writing and signing of the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy in 1978. Signed by 300 noted Evangelical leaders, (including James Boice, Norman L. Geisler, John Gerstner, Jay Grimstead, Carl F. H. Henry, Kenneth Kantzer, Harold Lindsell, John Warwick Montgomery, RogerContinue reading “Multiple Version Onlyism (MVO) and the 1978 Chicago Statement on Inerrancy”
An Introduction to Multiple Version Onlyism
The notion of Multiple Version Onlyism (hence MVO) arguably began in 1901 with the American Standard Version and has developed unabated until the present day. MVO holds to the uncritical, inclusive approval of the aggregate content of every English version since 1901 as God’s Word in English. MVO includes both formal and dynamic equivalency includingContinue reading “An Introduction to Multiple Version Onlyism”
Fundamentalism’s Folly? revisited
In 1998 Peter Van Kleeck, Sr. published a monograph entitled Fundamentalism’s Folly? A Bible Version Debate Case Study in response to a symposium entitled The Bible Version Debate: The Perspective of Central Baptist Theological Seminary released by Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis, MN, 1997. Of particular interest was the finding that the leaders of FundamentalismContinue reading “Fundamentalism’s Folly? revisited”
William Bucanus, 1659, Professor of Divinity in the University of Lausanne, on Scripture’s Self-attesting Witness
Common Place IIII. Of the Holy Scripture What is the Scripture called? The Scripture, putting one name for another is used for the writings of the Prophets and Apostles, which the company of the faithful doth religiously use for the instruction in godliness. And it is called holy, because, being delivered of God, it containethContinue reading “William Bucanus, 1659, Professor of Divinity in the University of Lausanne, on Scripture’s Self-attesting Witness”
17th c. Apologetics
In Dr. Van Kleeck’s excellent article on “Reason and Theology” three uses of reason in the formulation and defense of theology are identified. This post is an excerpt from a 17th c. commentary on Daniel where reason is utilized to answer the doctrine of the ubiquitous presence of the body of Christ in the Eucharist.Continue reading “17th c. Apologetics”
Henry Ainsworth, 1609, on Translating the Scripture into English
God’s word may be set over into English, for the most part word for word without absurdity. Where our language will not bear the strict propriety of the original phrases, we are warranted by the Apostles allegations of Scripture in another tongue, to use such words as the language will afford, to express other withal.Continue reading “Henry Ainsworth, 1609, on Translating the Scripture into English”
Thomas Hall, 1658, on 2 Timothy 3:16 and Scripture’s Inspiration
The Apostle, better to encourage Timothy to study the Holy Scriptures, goeth on to prove that they are able to make one wise unto salvation, and that by drawn from a full and sufficient enumeration of those things which are necessary to salvation, where he commends the Holy Scriptures upon, a threefold account: 1. ForContinue reading “Thomas Hall, 1658, on 2 Timothy 3:16 and Scripture’s Inspiration”
Nathaniel Ingelo, 1659, on the Credibility of Translations
And herein God shewed his care for the unlearned, who are the greater part of the world; for though they cannot read the Original, yet having a Translation, which, in that it is a Translation, agrees with the Original.1 They receive the same mind of God that the learned do. Why should any man beContinue reading “Nathaniel Ingelo, 1659, on the Credibility of Translations”
The Church has Not Escaped the “Great Reset”
It is beyond question that the TR/King James Version has been the Standard Sacred Text for English reading people for 22% or over 1/5 of Church history since the giving of the immediately inspired NT Originals. No other contender either in Greek or English can make this claim. Indeed, every other Greek text and EnglishContinue reading “The Church has Not Escaped the “Great Reset””
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