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Rightly Dividing and Perspicuity — Responsibility and Possibility
■To say it is impossible to understand His Word would be to say that God’s Word will not accomplish that which He pleased.
■To say God’s Word will not accomplish that which He pleased is to say Isaiah 55:11 is not true.
■To say Isaiah 55:11 is not true is to say that God is either dumber than you or less honest than you.
■To make either of those claims is to show just how rebellious and foolish you are. Continue reading
Posted in Bibliology
Tagged illumination, interpretation, meaning, perspicuity, possibility, responsibility, Scripture
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“That We Might Know” — Illumination
The Scriptures aren’t always easy to understand, and they are spiritual in nature. We need help. Continue reading
Posted in Bibliology
Tagged Holy Spirit, illumination, Inspiration, revelation, Scripture
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His Word Will not Return Void — Summary
His love at the Cross is proof that He loves me enough to preserve for me a pure Word. When you can convince me that His love will fail, then you can convince me that His Word will fail. Continue reading
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Tagged Cross, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, love, preservation, Scripture
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His Word Will not Return Void — When Copies Differ (2)
A true church is a Scripture-distributing machine. It teaches and spreads the Scriptures, and teaches others to teach and spread the Word. Continue reading
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Tagged attestation, church, copyist error, ecclesiology, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, manuscripts, pneumatology, preservation, Scripture, soteriology
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His Word Will not Return Void — When Copies Differ (1)
Just as a teacher who deviates from truth doesn’t “ring true” to us, so also a copy which deviates from the words God gave won’t “ring true”. Why? The Spirit is not confirming the Word in our hearts, because it isn’t the truth of the Word that is being taught by the erring teacher or recorded on the inaccurate copy. Continue reading
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Tagged attesting, Holy Spirit, indwelling, Inspiration, preservation, Scripture, teaching
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His Word Will not Return Void — Preservation in Action
God’s work of preservation is usually through providential means, but He has shown He will do whatever is necessary to ensure that His Word will not return void. Continue reading
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Tagged inscripturation, Inspiration, miracles, preservation, providence, Scripture
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His Word Will not Return Void — Direct Teaching on Preservation
God’s preservation of His Word is not an abstract theoretical matter, nor merely a statement about God’s unchanging nature, but it is also very clearly a practical doctrine referring to “That Book in Your Hand.” Continue reading
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