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Bishop Edward Wetenhall, 1636-1713, unknown to many, was held in such high esteem that he was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. The inscription reads: “Here lie buried the remains of the Right Reverend Father in Christ Edward Wetenhall D.D. Bishop first of Cork for 20 years, then of Kilmore and Ardagh forContinue reading “Bishop Edward Wetenhall, 1636-1713, and the Importance of Theological Catechizing in the Home”

Trelcatius listed five points in his polemic against Roman Catholic scholar Franciscus Costerus (1532-1619) and Rome’s emphasis of the superiority of the Church Authority over Scripture. As cited in previous posts, there is a close analogy between Rome’s notion of authority and that of the modern evangelical text critic. Though writing in 1604, Trelcatius providesContinue reading “Lucas Trelcatius, 1604, and the Question of Authority”

But the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you, 1 Peter 1:25. “The prophet teaches us, not what the Word of God is in itself, but how we are to think of it. Since man has emptied himself of life, he must lookContinue reading “Calvin on 1 Peter 1:25 and the Theocentricity of Scripture”

He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths. Micah 4:2 “Here in a few words the prophet defines true worship of God. For it would not be enough for the nations to come together to one place to confess that they are worshippers of one God if they did notContinue reading “John Calvin, 1509-1564, and MVO Church Olympics”

Matthew 28:1-20 28 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone fromContinue reading “Resurrection Sunday”

Several changes in perspective accompany the transition from MVO to the King James Version. There is a greater emphasis on the role of the Church and a diminished emphasis on the importance of the Academy. There is a renewed emphasis on the value of good literature and a diminished acceptance of contemporary writing styles. ThereContinue reading “More than Just a Bible Version”

How would you know what the evangelical textual critics were describing the Bible if they did not have the TR to compare it to? The first text of Scripture the critic read was the TR and this foundation allowed the expert to place his investigation within the realm of Scriptural texts. His new text isn’tContinue reading “The Plagiarism of the Received Text”

Chapter Two Prolegomena Faithful versions are “divinely [derivatively] inspired” and have “canonical dignity.” 34. The authority of Holy Scripture is canonical, or normative, as in part not only the sense, but also the words of those same divinely inspired Scriptures, or the original text [apograph], in order equally to the versions, recorded by human studies,Continue reading “John William Baier (1647-1694) on Inspiration, Versions, and Perspicuity”

(Portions of this post draw on the material of “A Post-critical Ecclesiastical Case Study.”) Dr. Jackson “declares that the ‘defective’ old faith is inferior to the new faith which is a ‘scientific faith’ and a ‘twentieth century faith’ through which ‘this world will become the kingdom of our Lord and his Christ.’” “Scientific faith” asContinue reading “Re-associating the Doctrine of Scripture and the Consolidation of MVOism”

Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI In March of 1956, a succinct history of the First Baptist Church in Grand Rapids was published by Baptist Testimony Publishers, Inc. The 32-page booklet entitled The Tragic Fall of the First Baptist Church provides selections from sermons made by the pastors of the church describing First Baptist’s slideContinue reading “A Post-Critical Ecclesiastical Case Study”