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Biblical Inerrancy

Terry Virgo on avoiding drift away from the Bible

December 2, 2010

I am continuing to enjoy the installments of Terry’s video series. This segment talks about the various ways in which we can find ourselves drifting away from absolute Biblical truth. I do encourage you to watch all these videos. Here are some extracts from today’s video: “In an endeavor to be relevant . . . [...]

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Terry Virgo: Speak with confidence about the central things

November 4, 2010

Terry Virgo is continuing to share his series of video interviews with his son. Today I share here another video which addresses Terry’s view of the Bible. Here is an extract from his words about things we must preach boldly and clearly: Present God in his person and character. Present Jesus without any disguise. We [...]

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Terry Virgo on the authority of Scripture and the vital place of preaching

October 26, 2010

I am really enjoying this series of videos from Terry Virgo, I encourage you to subscribe to his blog if you haven’t already. In this one, he begins to speak about his very high view of Scripture and preaching. It is prompted by the second of a series of values that have governed his work [...]

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The Integrity of the Word of God

January 7, 2009

As a scientist, I have been raised with the idea that there is, indeed, such a thing as absolute truth. Either something has mass or it doesn’t. Either I will fall down because of gravity or float because I am in space. How can theology be any different? Give me someone who absolutely rejects the [...]

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John Piper on Trusting the Bible

February 26, 2008

John Piper’s message from the Resurgence Conference was on the reliability of the Scriptures. It is available to listen to online, along with notes to read.

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Mark Dever on the Centrality of Complementarianism

October 8, 2007

Mark Dever is not a man who is shy of controversy. For example, during my recent interview with him, he stated concerning the book, Pierced For Our Transgressions, “If you don’t like that book, you don’t like Christianity!” Strong stuff! Before we leave Mark for awhile, I want to share with you once again some [...]

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BOOK – ESV Literary Study Bible: Editor, Leland Ryken

September 5, 2007

Literary criticism has a bad reputation amongst evangelical Christians. This is, of course, misplaced since viewing the Bible as literature is not an option. It is, after all, a book! Anyway, the good folks at Crossway have decided to do their best to help us understand how a literary view of the Bible is essential. [...]

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INTERVIEW – Liam Goligher on the Crisis in Evangelicalism, Part Two

May 1, 2007

In the first post of this interview with Liam Goligher we focused on the distinctives between our backgrounds. In this post we discuss important doctrinal challenges facing the church today which should prompt confessing evangelicals like Liam and myself to stand together. Tomorrow we will address the atonement and Liam’s book on the subject.To Liam, [...]

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John Calvin on the Inerrancy of Scripture and the Witness of the Spirit

March 6, 2007

There are those today who would argue that belief in the inerrancy of Scripture is merely a modern invention. In the following passage from Calvin’s Institutes, we see that the reformer could easily have signed the Chicago Statement. As a reformed charismatic, I am, of course, also intrigued by the concept of the Spirit’s work [...]

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AUDIO – What is the Bible?

February 23, 2007

Our view of the Bible is fundamental to everything else we believe, as I have been explaining in my Together for the Gospel series. Last autumn I spoke at Jubilee Church on the doctine of Scripture in a series of talks on more theological issues. The audio has now become available to download here (you [...]

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Scripture Cannot Be Broken – T4G Statement

June 8, 2006

The Authority and Inerrancy of the Bible T4G Statement, Articles I and II Article IWe affirm that the sole authority for the Church is the Bible, verbally inspired, inerrant, infallible, and totally sufficient and trustworthy. We deny that the Bible is a mere witness to the divine revelation, or that any portion of Scripture is [...]

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More on Biblical inerrancy for the neo-liberals and their friends

February 6, 2005

I havent forgotten Sven and Richard et al and I will get onto interacting with them. But in the meantime, david has helped me out AGAIN by reminding me of two fantastic posts on biblical inerrrancy he did last year here and here. I hop they are of interest, and to be honest the approach [...]

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Brian Maclaren- A Generous Orthodoxy or dangerous neo-liberalism?

January 1, 2005

Challies Review of – A Generous Orthodoxy. This review really lays down the guantlet. Challies quotes the back cover of hte book which states that Brian Maclaren “argues for a post-liberal, post-conservative, post-protestant convergence that will stimulate lively interest and global conversation among thoughtful Christians from all traditions.” Whilst I have never read the book [...]

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Neo-liberalism or postconservative evangelicalism?

December 30, 2004

It is always good to allow people to speak for themselves so as the next post in my series on neo-liberalism with thanks to every thought captive I am going to give some exerts from a book. Justin Taylor has done a great job of doing this in “Reclaiming the Center” stating that “a significant [...]

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More on Neo-liberalism and biblical inerrancy

December 30, 2004

Evangelicals in the Dock states open theists who would fit my definition of neo-liberals cannot believe in biblical inerrancy- Both Sanders and Pinnock hold to open theism, a form of theology that posits a God who is not omniscient concerning the free actions of human beings. As was pointed out in the ETS meeting’s floor [...]

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Picking up the neo-liberal bait

December 29, 2004

I am delighted that even in this holiday season when I was fully anticipating somewhat of a lull in blogging the bait is being taken up at least by some. I believe that the recent tragedy has made these issues all the more important. Some of the people who I call neo-liberal probably have a [...]

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