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Tonight 9/12 at 7:30 we will hold the fifteenth lecture of series on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –Derivative Inspiration Turretin’s introductory statement is followed by three supporting arguments: Turretin’s first argument lay the groundwork for the complete paradigm by dividing inspiration into two categories: the inspiration of the “matter and sentences”Continue reading “Series 3, Lecture 15: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text and Derivative Inspiration”

Tonight 9/5 at 7:30 we will hold the thirteenth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –The Role of B..B. Warfield Leading up to the national implications of replacing Scripture with history in Germany, was the wide-ranging impact of this theological transition in the lectures of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield,Continue reading “Series 3, Lecture 14: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Role of B. B. Warfield”

Tonight 8/29 at 7:30 we will hold the thirteenth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –God’s Singular Care and Providence and the Sacred Apographa Eighty-eight years earlier, in book 2, chapter 16, of the Institutes, Calvin discussed the pivotal role played by the providence of God. He concludesContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 14: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — God’s Singular Care and Providence and the Sacred Apographa”

All attempts made to discredit the inspired word “finally devolves” or is finally handed over to the Holy Spirit, the Author of the sacred Writings, the written inspired word being the Holy Spirits “registers and transcripts.” Use of the word “transcript” tends toward the understanding of the Holy Spirit dictating the inspired word. The followingContinue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 10: Immediate Inspiration – Part 2 (Video)”

The formulation of the doctrine of inspiration is in large part been an apologetic record of the doctrine’s historic defense. The adjectives immediate, verbal, plenary, now codified in Protestant Orthodoxy, and later the adjective derivative, aid the Church in specifically defining inspiration and enabling the Church to give both a didactic and apologetic response. ChristianityContinue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 9: Immediate Inspiration – Part 1 (Video)”

“The internal witness is one alone; namely of the holy Ghost inwardly speaking to our heart, and persuading us that those writings are inspired of God, and sealing them up in our hearts, Eph. 1:13; 1 John 2:20, 27, Ye have an anointment of the Lord, and this anointment teaching you all things. For whosoeverContinue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 8:The Holy Spirit and a Standard Sacred Text – Part 2 (Video)”

“This doctrine is of the utmost importance; for, if you take away the influence of the Holy Spirit from the members of the church, then the very Gospel of Christ will be no more than a sublime speculation, as ineffectual to change the heart or reform the world as the pagan philosophy. The Holy Spirit,Continue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 7: The Holy Spirit and a Standard Sacred Text (Video)”

The process by which the words of the Canon were collated cannot be classified, categorized, or easily referenced because, as we have seen, all external criteria for canonicity fails, which also includes the effects of divine providence are only seen after the fact. The product, or Canon, does not divulge how the words were identifiedContinue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 6: The Unquantifiability of Manuscript Transmission and Collation (Video)”

The Muratorian Canon (175-225 AD)  was the earliest official list produced by the Church. It was not sanctioning a canon but recognizing a list of authoritative, self-attesting, self-authenticating, self-interpreting texts received by believers. This early list omits Hebrews, 2 Peter and James, also 1 Peter but this is considered an unintentional omission. The word “canon”Continue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 5: Canonicity – Historical Overview & the Failure of External Criteria (Video)”

Presbyterian scholar and Westminster Professor John Murray articulates the “imprints” of God’s Authorship upon Scripture, writing, “If, as has been shown in the earlier part of this discussion, Scripture is divine in its origin, character and authority, it must bear the marks of divinity. If the heavens declare the glory of God and therefore bearContinue reading “Theological Grounding Episode 4: The Theocentricity of the Canon (Video)”