With the Catholic and Evangelical models refuted, we must now move on to the biblical understanding of how we can know we have God’s Word – the Self-authenticating Model.
Quite simply, this model states that Scripture itself gives us the standards by which it is authenticated. If we believe that it is the ultimate authority for our lives, then we must naturally conclude that Scripture will also give us the standards by which we may understand it.… Read more
Valentine’s Day. This is a day that produces a wide range of emotions from people rivaled by few others. For some, it is a day to celebrate the love you share with your significant other or spouse. For others, it is a day filled with expectations (real or imagined) to prove yourself to the person you care about. Still others, it’s just another day on the calendar, and it comes and goes without a second thought.… Read more
Before we understand how we can know we have God’s Word and understand the history behind it, we must first examine many of the common but false understandings that have been posited throughout history on how we can know we have the canon. How we think we know shows the ultimate authority that we are placing our knowledge in, and sometimes that authority rests on very shaky ground. Here, we will examine the common Catholic and Evangelical understandings of this issue, and the foundational errors that both of them make.… Read more
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