THE PURITY OF THE WORD

Scripture describes itself as pure. The adjective pure is defined as “not mixed with, or not having in or upon it, anything that defiles, corrupts, or impairs.”[1] To describing Scripture as pure is to speak of Scripture’s divine integrity and authority as God-breathed, Holy Spirit originating, infallible words written by chosen penmen. Scripture attests toContinue reading “THE PURITY OF THE WORD”

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 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”

The Life and Times of William Tyndal: Angel of the Reformation

By L. Gaussen See at the same time Tyndal, in England, fleeing from his native country never to return, concealing himself first in one city and then in another on the banks of the Rhine, from his persecutors, till at last he was enabled, according to his heart’s desire, to give to the English, inContinue reading “The Life and Times of William Tyndal: Angel of the Reformation”