Understanding the Origins, Development, and Trustworthiness of the New Testament Canon: Part 4

See part 1, part 2, and part 3. Thus far, in our efforts to understand the origins, development, and trustworthiness of the New Testament canon,[1] we have examined two key premises that refute the notion that Christians did not have…

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Understanding the Origins, Development, and Trustworthiness of the New Testament Canon: Part 3

See Part 1 and Part 2. Up to this point in the series, we have examined how the canonicity of the New Testament writings are proven by garnering a proper understanding of God’s absolute sovereignty over created reality, in supplementation…

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Examining Dispensationalism’s Defunct Covenant Theology: The Noahic Covenant

This article will assess how the Noahic Covenant is understood within the Dispensational and Particular Baptist theological frameworks. In keeping with the previous article of this section of the Dismantling Dispensationalism series,[1] each of the three main classifications of Dispensationalism…

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Understanding the Origins, Development, and Trustworthiness of the New Testament Canon: Part 2

In keeping with the thesis delineated in this series’ introductory article, we will now turn our attention to unpacking the first premise contained therein: As decreed from eternity past, the canonicity of the New Testament writings was inextricably linked to…

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Examining Dispensationalism’s Defunct Covenant Theology- A Rejection of the Covenants of Redemption, Works, and Grace

This article will embark upon a critical analysis of Dispensationalism’s aversion to the covenants of redemption, works, and grace. As will be seen below, each of the three main classifications of Dispensationalism will be categorized with the primary source that…

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Understanding the Origins, Development, and Trustworthiness of the New Testament Canon: Part 1

On what basis can the New Testament be trusted as the authoritative word of God (2 Pet. 1:2-3)?[1] After all, wasn’t it simply constructed by the most powerful political and religious leaders of the early fourth century?[2] How can we…

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Examining Dispensationalism’s Defunct Covenant Theology- Recognizing the Importance of the Covenants of Redemption, Works, and Grace

Before delving into a consideration of the defunct covenant theology of Dispensationalism, it is necessary to ensure that the reader is aware of how the term “covenant” will be used throughout this section of articles. There has been no shortage…

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Examining Dispensationalism’s Defunct Covenant Theology- Introducing the Issues

The pupil of Scripture must understand many important themes and concepts if they are to rightly divide the word of truth and adhere to the faith that has been once for all handed down to the saints (2 Tim. 2:15;…

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Sullied by Skepticism: A Letter of Encouragement to a Christian Adolescent

Disclaimer: This letter is intended for a hypothetical college student who has just read Jesus Before the Gospels (Bart Ehrman), and in doing so, has experienced an acute crisis of faith. This was originally written to satisfy a doctoral seminar requirement…

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Dismantling Dispensationalism: It Has No Concept of the Law/Gospel Distinction in Scripture

See article one here, article two here, and article three here. Critique #3- Dispensationalism Has No Concept of the Law/Gospel Distinction in Scripture  By way of drawing this article to a conclusion, the third and final critique of Dispensationalism's approach to interpreting…

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