Foundational Principles (3): Forbidden to Subtract from God’s Word
This article defends the authority and reliability of Scripture against various forms of denial and subtraction, including rejection of biblical inerrancy, denial of recorded events, and claims that the Bible is prescientific. Laning systematically addresses how modern interpretive approaches undermine confidence in God's Word and provides a Reformed apologetic foundation for Scripture's trustworthiness.
Previous article in this series: February 15, 2015, p. 230. In both the Old and New Testaments, God warns us about adding to or subtracting from the Scriptures: What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it (Deut. 12:32). For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away...
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