The October edition of Tabletalk is out. This month's theme is "The Canonicity of Scripture" and examines how the church came to possess God's Word, the Holy Bible. Contributors include R.C. Sproul, Charles E. Hill, Stephen J. Nichols, Robert W. Oliver, David Osborne, Randall Van Meggelen, and Robert I. Vasholz. Tabletalk Editor Burk Parsons writes:

The Bible is not a cleverly contrived collection of fanciful tales of mythical gods and prophets, sorcerers and goblins, hobbits and elves. It is not a Judeo-Christian anthology of sixty-six ancient books that were deemed politically and ecclesiastically correct by influential Christians of the early church who coveted worldly acceptance and prestige. On the contrary, the Bible is the book of the Lord God Almighty. It is the authoritative, inerrant, and infallible Word of God, and, as Jesus taught us in His prayer to the Father: His "Word is truth." It doesn't merely contain truth or speak about truth; it is truth -- it defines truth (John 17:17). We must, therefore, regard it as such.

We do not post all of the feature articles or the daily devotionals from the issue, so you'll have to subscribe to get those. But for now, here are links to a few select columns from the current edition:

Coram Deo (Living Before the Face of God): "Higher Criticism" by Burk Parsons

Right Now Counts Forever:
"Tota Scriptura" by R.C. Sproul

Pastor's Perspective:
"An Inestimable Treasure" by Robert W. Oliver

Pro Ecclesia (For the Church):
"The Service of Worship" by Randall Van Meggelen

Generation to Generation
"Pastoral Wisdom" by David Osborne

Tolle Lege (Take Up and Read):
"Savoring the Institutes" by Keith A. Mathison

Seek Ye First:
"Canon Law" by R.C. Sproul Jr.

Truth and Consequences:
"The Secular Canon" by Gene Edward Veith

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