Category Archives: Canon of Scripture

James White vs. Trent Horn

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Ken Temple

Recently, they had 2 debates: On Sola Scriptura and on Purgatory I will be commenting more on these later, as time allows. Several points that stood out in the Sola Scriptura debate. 1. Trent did not emphasize his previous emphasis … Continue reading →

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On the OT Apocrypha

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Ken Temple

Answer to Roman Catholics who claim the OT Apocrypha books are “canonical”. They call them “Deutero-canonicals” The canon already existed by 96 AD, because the 27 books of the NT were “God-breathed” as soon as written. The discernment process is … Continue reading →

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Sloppy ways Evangelicals talk about the Canon of Scripture and Church History

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Ken Temple

Originally written in 2014 at Beggar’s All. I have edited it some and added some. Be Careful the way you communicate the issue of the canon in the early church Andy Stanley, Pastor of NorthPoint Community Church outside of Atlanta, … Continue reading →

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Contending for Our All, part 3

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Ken Temple

Contending for Our All Part 1 Contending for Our All Part 2 Where Biblical Truth, Theology, Church History, Missions, & proper Contextualization come together. We continue our series on Athanasius’ (lived from around 300-373 AD) statement “Contending For Our All”, … Continue reading →

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Contending for Our All (Part 2)

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Ken Temple

For Part 1, see here.   I would encourage you to go back and read Part 1 and refresh the issue in your mind.  Piper shows how the things that Athanasius stood for in his day, are amazingly relevant for today’s … Continue reading →

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The Canon Argument by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Ken Temple

Just a friendly push back on a common meme from Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox folks: They say since the early church did not have all the NT books in one place or list, until either Origen’s list (around 250 … Continue reading →

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Jerome on the Deutero-canonical books (Apocrypha)

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Ken Temple

After speaking of the books of the Wisdom of Solomon and Ecclesiasticus, which were sent at the same time, the Preface continues: As, then, the Church reads Judith, Tobit, and the books of Maccabees, but does not admit them among … Continue reading →

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More on the Canon Issue and Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Ken Temple

Continuation of previous article from May 27, 2021. Ignorance of early church history, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the theology and background of the inspiration(God-breathed quality of) and dating and existence of the Scriptures and; then, the process of … Continue reading →

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The Canon issue used against Sola Scriptura

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Ken Temple

Friendly debates with Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox: An Eastern Orthodox convert from Evangelical Reformed Protestantism (that I have interacted with recently; and whom I consider a friend) put a meme against Sola Scriptura up: (apparently he took it down … Continue reading →

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The Date of the NT Canon

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Ken Temple

https://renewingyourmind.org/2020/11/12/the-date-of-the-canon Dr. Kruger shows that the NT canon (the list or having all 27 books under one “book cover”, as in Athanasius Festal Letter 39) was taking shape at the end of the first century and becomes more and more … Continue reading →

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