Sermons and Biblical Studies

There is one God, whom we do not otherwise acknowledge, brethren, but out of the Holy Scriptures. For as he that would profess the wisdom of this world cannot otherwise attain hereunto, unless he read the doctrine of the philosophers, so whosoever of us will exercise piety toward God, cannot learn this elsewhere but out … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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A man who is well-grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church. Jerome

[In the Middle Ages the traditional doctrine of the Church Fathers had been set out in the theory of the four meanings]: Littera gesta docet, quid credas allegoria, Moralis quid agas, quo tendas anagogia. Give the literal meaning, believe the allegorical meaning, agree with the moral meaning, receive the analogical meaning. For the “moral meaning” … Continue reading “BIBLE,
INTERPRETATION BY CHURCH FATHERS”

In 1728, potatoes were outlawed in Scotland because they were not mentioned in the Bible. Author unknown I have nothing whatever to say against historical criticism. I recognize it, and once more state quite definitely that it is both necessary and justified. My complaint is that recent commentators confine themselves to an interpretation of the … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. The Bible, 2 Timothy 3:16–17 Just as the Holy Spirit came upon the womb of Mary, so He came upon the brain of a Moses, a … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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None of these [canonical] authors has erred in any respect of writing. Augustine of Hippo In this long journey of thought the concept of inerrancy was not rejected but was seriously modified to fit the evidence of biblical criticism which showed that the Bible was not inerrant in questions of science, of history, and even … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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The reason people are down on the Bible is that they are not up on the Bible. William Ward Ayer

Old Brother Higgins built a shelf for the family bible to rest itself lest a sticky finger or grimy thumb might injure the delicate pages some. He cautioned his children to touch it not and it rested there with never a blot though the Higgins tribe were a troublesome lot. His neighbor, Miggins, built a … Continue reading “BIBLE,
FAMILY BIBLE”

What the church lacks in our day is not a reliable text of the Bible, but the faith in the sufficiently reliable text. John Piper

What more can I teach you, than what we read in the Apostle? For holy Scripture setteth a rule to our teaching, that we dare not “be wise more than it behoveth to be wise.” Be it not therefore for me to teach you any other thing, save to expound to you the words of … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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