I have often written about “Apologetics” and do not foresee any reason to stop. Just as football (European soccer) fans will argue their belief that their team is best without compromise, we too, as true believers in the God of the Bible must be ready and able, to defend our beliefs against all naysayers. This defense (Apologetics)1 begins with understanding how we got the Holy Scriptures (Biblical Cannon) we use today.
The following Four-part study from Capitol Ministries does an excellent job of explaining “How we got the Bible.”
I. INTRODUCTION
This study was written by, and is used with permission from the late Dr. Robert L. Thomas, one of my favorite seminary professors and an expert in this field. I have converted his format into ours.
Every believer needs to have a handle on this subject. Accordingly, I reissue it each year; it is good to review this every year, since we believe that God’s Word— His Word—is the ultimate source of truth and the final arbiter for all of faith and practice. That being the case, it makes sense that we have a good handle on this important subject.
- apologetics (Gr. apologētikos, “suitable for defense”) The endeavor to provide a reasoned account of the grounds for believing in the Christian faith.
Donald K. McKim, The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2014), 17. ↩︎
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