Herman Ridderbos, Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures, trans. by H. De Jongste, rev. by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. (Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing Co., 1988), 9. Has not Ridderbos succinctly and clearly defined the necessary historic, orthodox understanding of the nature of holy Scripture? Can you find any legitimate reason for rejectingContinue reading “Self-Attesting Scripture”
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Seven Characteristics of 2nd Century Church Fathers Regarding the Canon of Scripture – Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Irenaeus
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 160-162. [Note: The canon is one book. The New Testament is the succession of the Old Testament “of the same origin and equal authority.” The canonicalContinue reading “Seven Characteristics of 2nd Century Church Fathers Regarding the Canon of Scripture – Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Irenaeus”
Inspiration, Preservation, Self-Attestation, and the Church: The Historic Grounds for Scripture’s Canonicity
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 96-100. [Note: Inspired Scripture evidences the marks of its Divinity. That Scripture came from God is through the Word and Spirit made historically conspicuous to theContinue reading “Inspiration, Preservation, Self-Attestation, and the Church: The Historic Grounds for Scripture’s Canonicity”
THE NOTION OF A CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TRACED TO THE DAYS OF THE APOSTLES
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 18-23. [Note: The essential truth of canonical collation was the recognition and reception by the Church as the Word of God. The canon of Scripture wasContinue reading “THE NOTION OF A CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TRACED TO THE DAYS OF THE APOSTLES”
The Transformative Moment for the Modern Church
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), iii-vii. [Note: This translator’s preface lays out in simple terms the pre-critical, historic, orthodox methodology for academic Bible research by succinctly describing the quintessential sequence forContinue reading “The Transformative Moment for the Modern Church”
The Forgotten Promise of Providential Preservation
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 460-463. {Note: Gaussen’s work concludes with the following short testimony of his findings attributing the canonicity of Scripture to inspiration and providential or miraculous preservation. ThisContinue reading “The Forgotten Promise of Providential Preservation”
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ON THE TOPIC OF CANONICITY
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 449-451. Whoever ranks himself as a disciple of Christ must receive his testimony on the canon, as on every other subject. But we go farther thanContinue reading “GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ON THE TOPIC OF CANONICITY”
DEFINITION OF CANON: WHAT IS INSPIRED
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 17-18. The term Canon, as employed in this sense, is traced back to a remote antiquity. In Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, the words קָנֶה (qaneh), kannh,Continue reading “DEFINITION OF CANON: WHAT IS INSPIRED”
THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE CANON OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
L. Gaussen, The Canon of the Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of History, translated from the French and abridged by Edward N. Kirk (Boston: American Tract Society, 1862), 445-447. [It is important to note that in every instance Christ, by citing the extant copies of the Old Testament (apographa), Divinely authenticates the current 1stContinue reading “THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE CANON OF HOLY SCRIPTURE”
L. Gaussen’s Preface to “The Canon of Holy Scripture” (1863)
PREFACE In publishing this work, I am actuated by the threefold consideration— of the real importance of the subject, of its being accessible to every class of readers, and of the very luminous aspect it presents when closely studied. It is only obscure at a distance; and if to some persons it seems beset withContinue reading “L. Gaussen’s Preface to “The Canon of Holy Scripture” (1863)”
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