If you've been following along, you'll recognize that I'm not a big fan of "sola scriptura" as it's often used today. I used to be, but not anymore. If you're curious, do a quick search of that Latin term here on this web log to read more. Early Christians didn't have a New Testament canon […]
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Thursday, February 5 2026
Scripture mattered - even without a universally settled canon
Thursday, February 5 2026.
Second Temple Judaism did not assume a single pristine text. At Qumran alone we find: Proto-Masoretic texts Texts closer to the Septuagint Samaritan-type texts “Rewritten Bible” texts (e.g., Jubilees, Temple Scroll) No one panics. No one declares heresy. Variation is expected. If "sola […]
Saturday, October 11 2025
Being careful with "canon"
Saturday, October 11 2025.
When a community canonizes a body of literature, it often reifies those works, treats them as concrete and unchallengeable, rather than historically situated and ideologically shaped. Texts don’t generally fall from heaven — they’re written by people in particular social, political, and linguistic […]
Friday, October 3 2025
The 66 book "canon"
Friday, October 3 2025.
Evangelicals tend to treat the 66-book canon as immovable and divinely fixed, even though history shows that the boundaries of “Scripture” were fluid and contested for centuries. For some, questioning this canon is seen almost as sacrilege. See: The "Word" of God "sola scriptura" […]
Sunday, August 17 2025
"Sola Scriptura" - Be careful!
Sunday, August 17 2025.
Sola scriptura (Latin for 'by scripture alone') is a fairly modern Christian theological doctrine that came out of the Reformation period. But there is one inherent problem with the maxim sola scriptura when applied to the Biblical text. Which one? See: "sola scriptura" - which one? […]
Wednesday, May 14 2025
"sola scriptura" - which one?
Wednesday, May 14 2025.
Sola scriptura (Latin for 'by scripture alone') is a fairly modern Christian theological doctrine that came out of the Reformation period. It was a response to papal authority and abuses that crept into the church through traditions. It's a doctrine that's held by most Protestant Christian […]
Monday, June 24 2024
"Sola Scriptura" revisited again...
Monday, June 24 2024.
I love this statement by Jesus: You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. John 5:39 I love it because He's alerting to something important and He's placing […]
Tuesday, February 6 2024
"Sola Scriptura" - revisited
Tuesday, February 6 2024.
Sola scriptura (Latin for 'by scripture alone') is a fairly modern Christian theological doctrine that came out of the Reformation period. It was a response to papal authority and abuses that crept into the church through traditions. It's a doctrine that's held by most Protestant Christian […]
Sunday, December 31 2023
The "Word" of God
Sunday, December 31 2023.
The current Bible is an important collection of Judaeo-Christian writings from approximately 40 different authors over the course of about 1500 years. I understand the desire to protect and place high value on the statements recorded by these various authors. But in doing that, we risk placing the […]
Monday, December 19 2022
Relationship
Monday, December 19 2022.
I was a guy that spent more than 20 years in dispensational church cultures. I read all the right books, tracked with all the right influencers, watched all the right conferences, and I believed all the right doctrines. Change came when after all that time, I realized I was missing something vital. […]
Sunday, September 25 2022
The Spirit leads
Sunday, September 25 2022.
The vital relationship which the Christian has to the Bible is not that he worships the letter, but that the Holy Spirit makes the words of the Bible spirit and life to him. - Oswald Chambers I saw this quote earlier today and it’s been on the front of my mind for much of the day. I think Chambers […]
