Succinctly drawing this material together in a message preached at Cambridge, Nathaniel Ingelo articulates the main-stream, orthodox rendering of this passage, writing, “There is a place of Scripture which the Papists do impertinently allege for the obscurity, (i.e.) the dishonor of God’s word, which as it is nothing to their purpose, so it doth mostContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 11: 2 Peter 1:19-21 — the Holy Spirit as active agent and the penmen (video)”
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Series 2, Lecture 9: 2 Timothy 3:16 — Inspiration and Preservation (Video)
2 Timothy 3:15-17 and 2 Peter 1:19-21 are the primary passages on the locus of Scripture’s inspiration describing its Divine source. Focusing on God as the author of inspired Scripture, the 1647 Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 1, Section 8 speaks of inspiration being “immediately inspired”: “The Old Testament in Hebrews (which was the nativeContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 9: 2 Timothy 3:16 — Inspiration and Preservation (Video)”
An Exegetical Grounding: Episode 5 – Isaiah 59:21
Lecture 5 considers the pivotal role the promises of Isaiah 59:21 are to the unfolding of God’s comprehensive redemptive plan and as an intricate element of the historically telescopic nature of the Abrahamic Covenant of Genesis 12:1-3.
An Exegetical Grounding: Episode 4 – Psalm 119:89
Lecture 4 considers the ramifications of Psalm 119:89 and God’s word being forever settled in heaven. Additionally, this episode addresses the idea of a predestined text.
An Exegetical Grounding: Episode 3 – Psalm 12:6-7
Lecture 3 is part 2 of a study on that much maligned portion of Scripture found in Psalm 12:6-7, the passage we were informed of by Dr. Ward et al, does not teach Scripture’s providential preservation. Indeed, according to contemporary evangelical scholarship no one can find a single scholar who argues that this passage teachesContinue reading “An Exegetical Grounding: Episode 3 – Psalm 12:6-7”
An Exegetical Grounding : Episode 1 – An Introduction
For the Church to possess such a doctrine there must be a sound exegetical grounding for this element of Systematic Theology and specifically, the Doctrine of Scripture or Bibliology. Since the mid-19th century what was once a robust element of Orthodox Theological formulation and grounding has dwindled even among advocates of the TR and KJV.Continue reading “An Exegetical Grounding : Episode 1 – An Introduction”
Then He Poked The Bear: Episode VI
This week we continue working our way through Then He Poked the Bear, a small book written by Van Kleeck Jr. in order to stir the scholastic pot. In this episode, Dr. Van Kleeck, assuming a merely evidential method, deals with the reality that compounding interdependent evidence does not yield greater certainty but instead diminishesContinue reading “Then He Poked The Bear: Episode VI”
LIVE Lecture and Q&A w/ Dr. Van Kleeck Jr. – 01/16/2023
Today [Monday, January 16th] will be the sixth lecture of the Standard Sacred Text lecture series. I had to move this week’s lecture up a day because we have something going on at church this Tuesday night. We will begin at 7:30pm EST and will be held on the Zoom meeting platform. The lecture shouldContinue reading “LIVE Lecture and Q&A w/ Dr. Van Kleeck Jr. – 01/16/2023”
Then He Poked The Bear: Episode V
This week we continue working our way through Then He Poked the Bear, a small book written by Van Kleeck Jr. in order to stir the scholastic pot. In this episode Dr. Van Kleeck, assuming a merely evidential method, addresses the reality that the statement, “It’s in the text or the apparatus” is a primeContinue reading “Then He Poked The Bear: Episode V”
LIVE Lecture and Q&A w/ Dr. Van Kleeck Jr. – 01/10/2023
Tomorrow will be the fifth lecture of the Standard Sacred Text lecture series. We will begin at 7:30pm EST and will be held on the Zoom meeting platform. The lecture should run 50 or so minutes with LIVE interaction and Q&A both as the lecture is going on as well as afterward. This week weContinue reading “LIVE Lecture and Q&A w/ Dr. Van Kleeck Jr. – 01/10/2023”