The internal argument is one that rests primarily on intrinsic probabilities and grammatical difficulties. It asks the question: If the Comma was excluded, would John the author write with such discordant grammar at 1 John 5:7–8?
Search Results
New Testament
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 Part 3: Tracing the Comma throughout Church History | Timothy Decker
If one were to argue that the Textus Receptus was the text of the church throughout history, they could only make that claim from the Protestant era onward.
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8. Part 2: Arguments for its Exclusion from the External Evidence | Timothy Decker
When it comes to the Johannine Comma, the external evidence is stacked against its inclusion. If we ascertain the best reading based by sheer numbers, 98% of the extant Greek manuscript tradition exclude it.
A Worthy Inclusion? The Johannine Comma of 1 John 5:7–8 | Timothy Decker
When discussing a cherished passage of Scripture, especially over whether the passage is original or not, often more heat is inserted into the conversation rather than light.
Do Not Suffer as a Murderer | Sam Waldron
Shockingly, a man in Minnesota who professed to be a Christian has been revealed as a murderer. Because he hated abortion, he murdered two pro-abortion lawmakers and tried to murder many more.
A Christian Reading of Judges 19-21 | Jared M. Saleeby
We need not fear difficult texts like Judges 19-21. Rather, we should embrace them as Christians, knowing that even the passages that pronounce the depravity of humanity remind us of the cure found in Christ.
A poem on Spurgeon’s “Christ, Destroyer of Death” by Luke Schmeltzer
Death is still our hateful foe,
And its damage to our world we lament.
Yet Christ shall put an end to its woe,
When trumpet sounds and sky is rent.
The Reformed Use of the Septuagint: Part 2 | Jared Ebert
The Greek Old Testament cannot be ignored but is useful to us in Bible translation, interpretation, and matters of text-criticism.
The Reformed Use of the Septuagint: Part 1 | Jared Ebert
“There is no such thing as the Reformed view on the Septuagint. There are differing opinions, ranging from total rejection to sympathetic willingness to use it for a variety of goals.”
What should we think of polygamy? | Ben Carlson
The right view of polygamy is that it violates God’s original design for marriage. Since it was a widespread cultural reality throughout the Ancient Near East, and since it had even infiltrated the Old Covenant people of God, it was regulated by OT law within the Israelite community but never officially endorsed or approved of.