Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (19): “What Saith the Scripture”: The Bible’s Perspicuity (1)
This article examines the doctrine of Scripture's perspicuity (clarity) as a foundational principle of the Protestant Reformation, drawing on William Tyndale's conviction that Scripture should be understandable to all believers regardless of education or social status. Cammenga argues that perspicuity is essential to Scripture's authority and function as the rule for all Christian teaching, preaching, and living. The article provides historical context for this doctrine while beginning an exploration of Scripture's perfections and their theological significance.
Previous article in this series: January 15, 2017, p. 180. Introduction "If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture than thou dost." These are the words that William Tyndale (1494-1536), English Reformer and Bible translator, spoke to an ignorant Roman Catholic clergyman whom he was debating. By the grace of God he was able to accomplish the very thing to which he committed himself. And it cost him his life. After he was...
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