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Irenaeus on The Order of The Gospels

Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and laying the foundations of the Church. After their departure, Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, did also hand down to us in writing what had been preached by Peter. Luke also, the ...

The Historical Jesus pt 2 – The New Spirituality? | re:Fundamentals

They see their spiritual odyssey as superseding the Scriptures, passing on to a higher level of understanding. In a very real way, they are the Gnostics of our day – believing that they have discovered the “real” Jesus that the masses cannot know because of the fetters of faith. Their faithlessness becomes their faith. via ...

The Hermeneutic of Prayer

First of all a definition. The hermeneutic of prayer is not simply praying for understanding before one studies. The hermeneutic of prayer is when a person says, “I prayed for understanding and have arrived at my conclusion. Since I prayed, the Lord gave me understanding, so anyone in disagreement with me will be incorrect.” A ...

A Series on The Historical Jesus

This is a series to follow. Over on Re:Fundamentals, Erik is working through a response to the Jesus Seminar. This is a series to follow. Over on Re:Fundamentals, Erik is working through a response to the Jesus Seminar. ...

The Comma Johanneum in an Overlooked Manuscript – CSNTM

Why would codex 177 be overlooked? By its Gregory-Aland number, it has obviously been known to NT textual critics for a long, long time. Perhaps it is because the BSB’s catalog description of this manuscript says nothing about the comma for this manuscript. However, a microfilm of the codex is surely to be found at ...

Scripture and History

07.23.2010 · Posted in Bible, Fundamentals, apologetics

From chapter 16, volume 1 of The Fundamentals: It is sufficient to say that while many more positive confirmations of the seemingly improbable statements of the sacred historians can be adduced, there have been no discoveries which necessarily contravene their statements. The cases already here enumerated relate to such widely separated times and places, and ...

The Doctrine of Revelation

Revelation Defined Revelation- a disclosure of something that was before unknown; and divine revelation is the direct communication of truths before unknown from God to men. (McClintock & Strong Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature) Revelation Logical The doctrine of revelation is a doctrine that is very logical. God is an intelligent God. He ...