Induction and Deduction with Reference to Inspiration by Roger Nicole

One feature of the evangelical doctrine of scriptural inspiration (and inerrancy) which is subject to considerable debate is the respective place and scope of induction and deduction in the task of ascertaining a truly biblical view of the subject. Dewey …Read More

Last Things First by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | July 2011

Do you ever have difficulty understanding how Scripture fits together as a coherent whole? I have a suggestion. The next time you read through the Bible, s t a r t wit h Revelation 20–22, and then go back …Read More

Seeing the Gospel in the Word of God by Donald Whitney

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Surely no one reading this article needs to be convinced of the importance of feeding upon the Word of God. As Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of …Read More

Divorcing Doctrine from Scripture by R. Scott Clark

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Dear Pithius, Our dear boy, you quite misunderstand the problem. So long as Christians continue to understand the Book to contain truths, claims about the way things really are, about the enemy, about Him-who-ought-not-be-named, about His Paraclete, about humans as …Read More

United in the (whole) Truth by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

We are prone to partiality. It is our habit not only to have preferences but to establish ourselves and pride ourselves in the preferences we choose. We play favorites and then rally around our favorites as we strive to demonstrate …Read More

The Public Reading by Terry Johnson

FROM TABLETALK | July 2009

“Until I come,” says the apostle Paul, knowing that his death is imminent, seizing, perhaps, the opportunity to give direction to the church for the centuries ahead, “give attention” (NASB), or “devote yourself” (NIV), “to the public reading of Scripture …Read More

The Final Word by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | March 2009

In the early part of the twentieth century, one would have been hard pressed to find a greater theological mind than that of Benjamin B. Warfield (1851–1921). Sadly, both he and his work are virtually unknown today outside of …Read More

Unquestionable Authority by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | March 2009

I am terribly vexed. I have just finished reading an article from the notoriously left-wing magazine Newsweek. In the cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage,” author Lisa Miller argues the case for gay “marriage” using the Bible as …Read More

Canon Law by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

The question of canon, like the question of law, is one of authority. We who are Reformed spend a great deal of time and energy speaking about God’s sovereign power. God’s power is more than worthy of our …Read More

The Bible in English by Stephen Nichols

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

Many of us are spoiled. We likely live in proximity to a bookstore, or if not, then we are just a mouse click away from an online source of books that would put at our disposal any number of English …Read More

The New Covenant Scriptures by C.E. Hill

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

In April of 2006, amid much media fanfare and not a little scholarly giddiness, The National Geo-graphic Society unveiled to the world a long-lost Gnostic gospel, The Gospel of Judas. “This is big. A lot of people are going to …Read More

Moses by Robert Vasholz

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

Generally speaking, the mention of canon or “canonicity” of the Bible is considered a topic for seminary professors and specialists in theology. It appears to have small relevance to “faith and practice.” But when one realizes that canonicity deals with …Read More

tota Scriptura by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

In centuries past, the church was faced with the important task of recognizing which books belong in the Bible. The Bible itself is not a single book but a collection of many individual books. What the church sought to establish …Read More

Higher Criticism by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

About ten years ago I had the opportunity to study under the late Dr. Harold O. J. Brown (1933–2007) at the Evangelical Preacher’s Seminary in Wittenberg, Germany. Dr. Brown was known by his students for his oral examinations …Read More

Sola Scriptura by Robert Rothwell

FROM TABLETALK | December 2005

A few months ago, a friend and I shared with each other our favorite passages of Scripture. Without hesitation, I included Revelation 21 in my list because of its promise of new heavens and a new earth. The book of …Read More