———— The Bible ————

Dialogues

On the Church and the Bible

Do Protestants pit Scripture and Church against each other?

with Tim Enloe

On Catholic Teaching about the Bible

Does the Catholic Church teach that Scripture is inerrant?

with Anonymous ex-Catholic

On the Relationship Between Church and Bible

Does the Catholic Church believe itself to be superior to Scripture?

with Anonymous Protestant

———— The Canon of Scripture ————

Articles

Which Books Belong in the Bible?

A response to James White’s “golden index” argument.

Tampering with the Word of God

Did the Catholic Church add the “Apocrypha” to the Bible at the Council of Trent?

Dialogues

On Whether the “Apocrypha” is Scripture

Shouldn’t we accept these books for the same reasons we accept the other biblical books?

with Anonymous Protestant

How the Canon of Scripture Undermines Sola Scriptura

A letter to Presbyterian minister D. James Kennedy.

• Part 2

———— Sola Scriptura ————

Articles

The Bereans and Sola Scriptura

Were the Berean Jews commended for testing Paul’s teachings against Scripture?

Empirical Proof That Sola Scriptura Doesn’t Work

Hundreds of independent denominations prove that using the Bible alone to define true Christianity doesn’t work

“Do Not Go Beyond What Is Written”

Does 1 Corinthians 4:6 teach sola Scriptura?

“All Scripture is God-Breathed”

Does 2 Timothy 3:15-17 teach sola Scriptura?

Dialogues

On the Ancient Bereans

The ancient Bereans were Jews, not Baptists, so did they believe in “Scripture alone”?

with Anonymous Baptist

On Verifying Everything by Scripture

Do the Bereans teach us that we must personally verify everything by Scripture?

with Anonymous Baptist

On Two Versions of Sola Scriptura

Is the modern version of sola Scriptura different from the Classical Protestant version?

with Tim Enloe

On the Early Christians’ View of Scripture

A response to Mr. Enloe’s claim that sola Scriptura can be found in the early Church.

with Tim Enloe

Reply to My Brother on Sola Scriptura

A letter to my brother in which I reply to his objections to my treatise on sola Scriptura.

———— The Clarity of Scripture ————

Dialogues

On the Clarity of Scripture

If the Bible’s so clear, why didn’t you understand it without an “external interpreter”?

with Tim Enloe

Part 2

On the Inevitable Clarity of Scripture

Does God’s ability to communicate imply that Scripture must be clear?

with Tim Enloe

On the Protestant System of Authority

Is Scripture clear enough to be the basis of Christian unity?

with Tim Enloe

On the Meaning of the Word “Clarity”

What do Protestants mean when they say the Bible is “clear”?

with Tim Enloe

Subjective Clarity vs. Objective Clarity

Is it possible for a document to be “objectively clear” even if it is widely misunderstood?

with Tim Enloe

———— Tradition ————

Articles

Where Did We Get Our Knowledge of the New Testament?

Most of what we believe about the New Testament comes from Tradition.

Dialogues

On Tradition vs. “Scripture Alone”

Do Protestants accept “Scripture alone,” or do they unwittingly accept Tradition, too?

with Anonymous Protestant

———— The Greek New Testament ————

Articles

”From Childhood” or “From Infancy”?

2 Timothy 3:15

”Can Faith Save Him?”

James 2:14