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* I have changed the original title of this post because, upon further reflection I decided it was a bit snotty. One of the important functions of the pastor is to identify error. The church is constantly confronted with preaching, teaching, and literature that leads many of God's people into error...

Here are some great resources that help to answer that question: AUDIO "The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable" - A lecture by Dr. Peter Gentry "Why We Believe The Bible" - A Seminar by John Piper "The Sufficiency of Scripture" - Two Lectures by Dr. Albert Mohler "The Doctrine of the Word...

"Holy Scripture, as the inspired Word of God witnessing authoritatively to Jesus Christ, may properly be called infallible and inerrant. These negative terms have a special value, for they explicitly safeguard crucial positive truths. "lnfallible signifies the quality of neither misleading nor...

It has been brought to my attention that Dr. Kenton Sparks is connected to Church of the Saviour. He is either a member or has been a regular attendee. I do not know which. He has also served as a teacher in the young families department. If I had known this I would have contacted Dr. Sparks before...

"Divine trustworthiness is above all the trustworthiness of the divine speaking . Since the primary record and embodiment of this divine speaking is to be found in the Bible, which is quite literally 'the word of God,' we can speak of a trustworthy God only on the basis of a trustworthy Bible. If...

"Is the Bible Inerrant?" by Professor John Frame Quite a few people have suggested that "inerrant" is not a good word to use in describing Scripture. This article is designed to respond to that objection. Before we take up the specific term "inerrant," however, it will be well for us to remind...

"I should have run to the utmost lengths of sin, dived into the very depths of evil, nor should I have stopped at any vice or folly, if God had not restrained me. I feel that I should have been a very king of sinners, if God had let me alone. I cannot understand the reason why I am saved, except...

Take time to watch, listen to, or read John Piper's sermon "Thank God for an Inspired Bible" by clicking HERE . Also, check out Dr. Piper's excellent message "Why I Trust the Scriptures" HERE .

Kent Sparks and I met for lunch today. Since our relationship has played out a little bit on this blog I thought I would follow up. I had a great time with him. If you don't know Kent, he is a terrific guy. We talked about family, COS, life, theology, epistomology, and biblical studies - you know,...

That's right. The french Citroen DS has been named the world's most beautiful sports car. Suddenly the universe holds a greater mystery than it has ever known. Read the sad story HERE if you dare. Any nominations for the car that should have won?