Tonight at 7:30pm EST we hold the twelfth lecture on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 11 considers one of the key passages on the Doctrine of Inspiration found in 1 Peter 1:23-25. The Author of regeneration according to John 3 is the Holy Spirit. John 3:6-7,Continue reading “Series 2, Lecture 12: 1 Peter 1:23-25 and the Link Between Regeneration and the Scripture primarily in the writings of William Ames, 1641”
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Series 2, Lecture 11: 2 Peter 1:19-21 — the Holy Spirit as active agent and the penmen
Tonight at 7:30pm EST we hold the eleventh lecture on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 11 considers one of the key passages on the Doctrine of Inspiration found in 2 Peter 1:19-21. Succinctly drawing this material together in a message preached at Cambridge, Nathaniel Ingelo articulatesContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 11: 2 Peter 1:19-21 — the Holy Spirit as active agent and the penmen”
Series 2, Lecture 10: 2 Timothy 3:16 — Inspiration and Preservation, part 2
Tomorrow night at 7:30pm EST we hold the tenth lecture on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 10 considers one of the key passages on the Doctrine of Inspiration found in 2 Timothy 3:16. Lecture 10 is a continuation of the previous session on 2 Timothy 3:16Continue reading “Series 2, Lecture 10: 2 Timothy 3:16 — Inspiration and Preservation, part 2”
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)”
Series 2, Lecture 9: 2 Timothy 3:16 — Inspiration and Preservation
Tonight at 7:30pm EST we hold the ninth lecture on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 9 considers one of the key passages on the Doctrine of Inspiration found in 2 Timothy 3:16. 2 Timothy 3:15-17 and 2 Peter 1:19-21 are the primary passages on the locusContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 9: 2 Timothy 3:16 — Inspiration and Preservation”
Series 2, Lecture 7: Matthew 24:35
Of Matthew 24:35 James Morrison, in his commentary on Matthew observes, “What an immeasurable height here must have been within the self-consciousness of our Lord, when he thus contrasted the imperishableness of his own words with the perishableness of the heaven and earth! It is to his prediction in the preceding verse that he speciallyContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 7: Matthew 24:35”
Series 2, Lecture 6: Matthew 5:18 — Christ’s Hyperbole or Christ’s Indicative (Take two)
Lecture 6 considers the words of Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount and specifically Matthew 5:18. Jesus’ teaching methods were simple; his lessons straight forward and easy for the common man to grasp. This simplicity corresponds with his “ordinary” or “intuitive” approach to the Scripture, a hermeneutic that resonated with the Jewish believers. HisContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 6: Matthew 5:18 — Christ’s Hyperbole or Christ’s Indicative (Take two)”
Series 2, Lecture 8: John 10:35 and “Ye are gods.”
Tonight at 7:30pm EST we hold the eighth lecture on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 8 considers Jesus’ exegetical defense of his equality with the Father recorded in John 10:35 which hinges on the inspiration and preservation of one word, “gods.” After Jesus says in JohnContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 8: John 10:35 and “Ye are gods.””
Series 2, Lecture 7: Matthew 24:35 and John 10:35
Tonight, 3/14 at 7:30pm EST we hold the seventh lecture of a 10-week series on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 7 considers the words of Jesus recorded in Matthew 24:35 and John 10:35. Of Matthew 24:35 James Morrison, in his commentary on Matthew observes, “What anContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 7: Matthew 24:35 and John 10:35”
Series 2, Lecture 6: Matthew 5:18 — Christ’s Hyperbole or Christ’s Indicative (Take two)
Tonight, 3/7 at 7:30pm EST we hold the sixth lecture of a 10-week series on the Biblical basis for the theology we call the Providential Preservation of Scripture. Lecture 6 considers the words of Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount and specifically Matthew 5:18. Jesus’ teaching methods were simple; his lessons straight forward andContinue reading “Series 2, Lecture 6: Matthew 5:18 — Christ’s Hyperbole or Christ’s Indicative (Take two)”