Revisiting the Concept of ‘Closed’ Scripture The term ‘closed canon of Scripture’ often surfaces in theological discussions, but it might not...

by C Michael Patton

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How Can I Believe in a Fallible Collection of Infallible Books?

Introduction I am looking at page 23 of my Bible and it has the list of books. The books all together number 66—Thirty-nine in the Old Testament and twenty-seven in the New...

If God still speaks directly to people today, doesn’t that mean that the Bible should be added to?

I am not Charismatic. It is hard for me to describe myself as a traditional cessationist either. I refer to myself as a “de facto” cessationist. What does this mean?...

How to Study the Bible in a Nutshell

The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three-step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems...

Humanizing Judas Iscariot

I woke up this morning thinking about Judas Iscariot, you know, the guy history remembers as the “son of hell”? The one who betrayed Jesus to the Pharisees for 30...

The Night I Discovered the Bible Isn’t THAT Important

I know I might accumulate a lot of hate for this post; or perhaps, no one will even notice my words on this page, but for those who choose to see this to the end, just stay...

Did the Early Church Fathers Believe in Sola Scriptura?

Definition of Sola Scriptura Sola Scriptura: the reformed Protestant belief that the Scriptures alone are the final and only infallible authority for the Christian. This does...

Six Factors that Do Not Affect Inerrancy

1. Use of Hyperbole and Exaggeration Just because one believes in inerrancy does not mean that he or she believe in a “technically precise” view of truth. The...

Why I Believe the Canon is Theoretically Open (and Am Fine With It)

The term “canon” refers to the accepted books of the Bible. The Protestant canon contains 66 books; other Christian traditions vary, adding a few books often referred to as...

The Father, Son, and the Holy Bible

The problem with many Evangelicals is that we can come dangerously close to worshiping the Bible. As Evangelical theologian James Sawyer once said in jest, we worship the...

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