WERE THE KING JAMES TRANSLATORS KJV ONLY? Rowland S Ward This is the title of an article on the web by a Dr Robert Joyner[1]. Let me use his title, and borrow liberally from his outline in summarising an…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Divine Spiration of Scripture [in the USA, The Divine Authenticity of Scripture] by A.T.B.McGowan (Apollos, 2007 £14.99 ; IVP, 2008 US$22 Rowland S. Ward The blurb to the soon to be released USA printing of this…
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The Old Testament Text In 1947 some papyrus scrolls were found near the NW shore of the Dead Sea. Eventually more scrolls were recovered. They had been in the library of a small Jewish religious group which had its centre…
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SPECIAL BOOK REVIEW Inspiration & Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament by Peter Enns (Grand Rapids: Baker 2005) pbk. 197pp $19.95 ISBN 0801027306 Reviewed by Rowland S. Ward in The Presbyterian Banner, May 2006 This…
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“Assertion of Liberty of Conscience by the Independents in the Westminster Assembly of Divines, 1644” painted by John Rogers Herbert, RA ca. 1844. This is a well-known picture just republished [December 2007] by permission of the Palace of Westminster Collection…
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Q. If God inspired the Bible in the first place why are there differences in the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts, and why do the common translations differ among themselves? THE SHORT ANSWER God has inspired his word so that every…
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We have considered Subscription to a Creed and the Authority of Holy Scripture. Now the question of changing a Confession, and the issues of liberty of opinion and taking exceptions are addressed more specifically. While the Church can never pronounce…
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1. Creeds & subscription Confessional subscription, that is, adherence to a doctrinal statement by office-bearers of the Church, is a subject of considerable importance, particularly for a strict-subscription church like the PCEA. It is also one of some difficulty given…
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What is the correct relationship between the Scriptures, the tradition of the church and authority? This is not a new question but it is an important one. The Bible only? There are many who say ‘the Bible only’ is our…
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