“Finally, it is wrong to say that "nothing" is more basic to the identity of the church than suffering. Nothing is more basic to the identity of the institutional church than the preaching of the gospel, the correct administration of… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“The doctrine of sola Scriptura, in a nutshell, asserts that Scripture is our sole source of normative, infallible apostolic revelation, and that “all things necessary for salvation and concerning faith and life are taught in the Bible with enough clarity that the ordinary believer can find them there and understand.”6 Truths that are not found in the Bible (e.g. the… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share
“the most certain sciences are like things lit up by the sun so that they may be seen. But it is God who gives the light. Reason is in our minds as sight in our eyes, and the eyes of the mind are the senses of the soul. Now, however pure it be, bodily sense cannot see any visible thing… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share
“if all truth has its source in God and if all truth is unified, then one thing we know to be a fact is… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“Finally, it is wrong to say that "nothing" is more basic to the identity of the church than suffering. Nothing is more basic to… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“The kingdom is often limited to the hearts of the regenerate, heaven, or the eternal state. This virtually denies that the messianic kingdom has… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“The work of redemption is applied to individuals definitively (in justification), progressively (in sanctification), and completely (in glorification). In the same way, the work… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“a God-centered view of truth demands that we affirm that all truth is God’s truth. That which is true is true because God said… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“believe firmly that all truth is God’s truth, and I believe that God has not given revelation only in sacred Scripture. Scripture itself tells… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“Until the Second Coming, sin will remain a part of earthly existence. And as long as there is sin, there will be suffering and… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“within the same person described ... we have not one or even two but at least three distinct entities. 1. The old sin nature-the… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
