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let the reader consult the rule of faith which he has gathered from the plainer passages of Scripture, and from the authority of the Church, and of which I treated at sufficient length when I was speaking in the first book about things.” Augustine, On Christian Doctrine, 3,2:2 (A.D....
“The true Christ is the Christ we find in Scripture. And therefore, the supremacy of Christ becomes the supremacy of Scripture.” “Through the Holy Spirit, God himself speaks through the Bible as it is read and preached. That’s why Scripture is our supreme authority—because it is the ...
In a historical context, this reflects the early Christian community's reliance on the Old Testament as authoritative, while also beginning to recognize apostolic writings as Scripture. This phrase sets the stage for the subsequent quotations, emphasizing their divine authority. Do not muzzle an ox ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook scripture (redirected fromThe Scriptures) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia scrip·ture (skrĭp′chər) n. 1. a.A sacred writing or book. b.A passage from such a writing or book. ...
In this article the author provides a new perspective on the Reformed notion of the authority of Scripture. Following the lead of the Belgic Confession he indicates that this authority does not imply that the Bible should be regarded as a collection of fixed truths but that it communicates the...
–and looked upon with pleasure…nor is there wanting authority for the enticing abomination…that Jupiter of theirs [is] not more supreme in dominion than in vice, inflamed with earthly love in the midst of his own thunders…now breaking forth by the help of birds to violate the purity of...
Tom Riello interviews Tom Brown on his recent article on the issue of the canon of scripture. How do we know which books belong in the Bible? Who has the authority to answer such a question? These issues are addressed in this podcast episode. [podcast]https://www.calledtocommunion.com/me...
Where no religious body has provided sanction or authorization, scriptures have had to stand on their own authority.Muslimsbelieve that theQurʾāndoes this easily. The Qurʾān, their only sacred canon or standard offaith, authenticates itself, they believe, by its internal self-evidencing po...
Again, this is a generalization, and I'm glad that there are many good exceptions. But the fact remains, that as a whole, the current North American church has very little vitality compared to other times in history. And the major difference is the place of authority and centrality the ch...