Pulpit Magazine

(By Jesse Johnson)
A Few Thoughts on Fundamentalism and the Evangelical Manifesto
One result of the Evangelical Manifesto released a couple weeks ago has been discussion about the differences between Evangelicals and Fundamentalists. The manifesto portrays Fundamentalism as a threat to the gospel, and yet many people may not even know the difference between the two terms. These [...]

(by Jesse Johnson)
Last week, a group of evangelical leaders released “An Evangelical Manifesto: The Washington Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment.” The most prominent names to sign it have been Max Lucado, Jack Hayford, Os Guinness, and Mark Noll. The document is 20 pages long, and is worth the read (click here to read [...]

This is the final part of our evaluation of the arguments used to support the King James Only position. We will return to the issue of charismatic gifts tomorrow: 
ARGUMENT 8
 
Statement:
 
There is no evidence that the TR resulted from a revision and is thus a secondary text type. This is the supposition on the part of Westcott and Hort [...]

This is a continuation (from last week) of our evaluation of the arguments used to support the King James Only position: 
ARGUMENT 4 
 
Statement:
 
The age of a manuscript does not determine its value. The oldest manuscripts survived only because they were faulty and did not wear out through use.
 
Response:
 
It is true that the value of a manuscript [...]

An Evaluation of the Arguments Supporting the KJV-Only Position
Advocates of the “King James only” and the “Majority Text only” positions on the issue of textual variation have argued forcibly for their stance and have also sought to refute the Westcott Hort theory. The following summaries accurately portray frequently used arguments championing the King James Authorized Version [...]