“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” – II Timothy 2:15 In 1896, C.I. Scofield published the book Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth. In it, Scofield establishes the major divisions of Scripture.  Since then, II Timothy 2:15 [...]

I can’t help but recall the words of Morpheus in the second Matrix film: “Coincidence, or providence?” The same set of facts and circumstances can sit in front of two human beings and two very different conclusions will emerge: “Fluke of nature” and “Oh, that’s easy – God did it!” I was writing a seminary [...]

After C.I. Scofield fought as a Confederate in the Civil War from 1861-62, he got married to a French Catholic and had three children. He entered law school and moved to Kansas in 1872. U.S. President Grant appointed him as the U. S. District Attorney of Kansas on June 9, 1873. Things were going well [...]

“I look for a plain, common sense, literal statement…” [1] – John Nelson Darby Biblical interpretation became the primary issue for Darby in the Brethren controversies. Darby didn’t just introduce new teachings; he introduced a new way of looking at the Scriptures. This new method of reading the Bible would affect theologians and Christians for [...]

Before we discuss the relevance of the Genesis debate and theistic evolution with man made in the image of God, it’s important that we throw on the brakes for a moment to re-orient ourselves in terms of hermeneutics. This really is the issue, after all. No one has struck the balance so nicely as Walter [...]

As we plow ahead in our series on inerrancy, it’s important not only to uphold the truth in the face of opposition, but to see where improvements – or at least fuller understandings – can be cultivated for our own position as Christians. None of us as apologists have “arrived.” Kevin Vanhoozer is one particular [...]

I’m posting this early and it is not yet ready to be published on the scholarship page because of requests (I’ll complete it later this month, Lord willing). Keep in mind, this is only the first half of the chapter. And I do recommend opening two browser windows up, one with the main text, and [...]