Tag: canon
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Doctrine of Scripture, Part 18
Pastor Nate Harlan concludes his series on the doctrine of divine revelation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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Doctrine of Scripture, Part 14
A discussion of the Gnostic Gospels. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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Doctrine of Scripture, Part 12
Pastor Nate Harlan examines the apostolic witness for the New Testament. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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Doctrine of Scripture, Part 11
How were the books in the biblical canon determined? Pastor Nate Harlan explains. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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The Doctrine of Scripture, Part 5
A discussion of our need for God’s self-revelation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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The Doctrine of Scripture, Part 4
More on the canonicity of scripture and the theology of revelation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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The Doctrine of Scripture, Part 3
Pastor Nate Harlan discusses the canonicity of Scripture. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jannis Nöbauer on Unsplash
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The authenticity of the New Testament
After studying the authenticity of the four Gsopels, Pastor Nate Harlan and the class at Trinity Evangelical turn to look at the authenticity of the rest of the New Testament.
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Lies People Tell About the Gospels
They aren’t reliable! The church changed them! They contradict each other! Pastor Nate Harlan and the class at Trinity Evangelical Church discuss these and other challenges that people make against the Gospels.
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Gospel authenticity and authorship
Follow along with our lightning round through the history of the church and its undrrstanding of the canon of Scripture.
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The critical importance of the Gospels
The world pretends that it is objective when it questions the historicity of the Gospel. The class at Trinity Evangelical dissects the faulty assumptions hidden in the questioning.
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The Gospels and Their Reliability
Is it certain that the four books of the gospel — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — are reliable? When were they written? What about other books that claim to be gospels? Pastor Nate Harlan leads this discussion.
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The covenantal structure of the New Testament
In this family study, Pastor Nate Harlan and the congregation at Trinity Evangelical Church discuss the nature of covenants and how the New Testament is structured.
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The old covenant and our need for Christ
In this family study, Pastor Nate Harlan talks with the class about the Levitical sacrificial system and how it was made obsolete by the atonement of Christ for His people.
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The heart of the old covenant
Even though God generously gave Israel the sacrificial system so they could stay in covenant with Him, they were not able to. The chief lesson is that we are incapbable of meeting God’s standard of faithfulness, so we need Christ to meet the standard for us.
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The continuity between the covenants
After spending some time discussing alternate “scriptures” such as the Book of Mormon and the Quran, Pastor Nate Harlan and the class looks at the continuity between the old and new covenants.
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Why do we believe the New Testament?
Pastor Nate Harlan leads our family study at Trinity on the simple, but deep, question of why we Christians believe the New Testament.
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The consistency of the accounts of the crucifixion
Unbelievers have a vested interest in trying to prove the gospel accounts of the crucifixion false. But these apparent discrepancies melt away with only a little study. Listen in to our family study on the topic.
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The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 3
Today, Pastor Nate Harlan and the members of Trinity Evangelical Church wrap up their study on those books — called pseudupigrapha and apocrypha — that were decided to be noncanonical and why that decision was made.
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The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 2
Pastor Nate Harlan and the class at Trinity further explore the history of the Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha and why these are not considered a part of the canon of Scripture. Listen above or download the audio file here.
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The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 1
We ought to be very thankful for the sacrifices our forefathers made so that future generations could have the Word of God. But how do we know what books really belong in the Bible? Listen in to our class to get some answers.
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The canon of Scripture — The Old Testament, Part 2
Pastor Nate Harlan and the attendees of the class at Trinity continue their discussion on the inspiration of the Old Testament, focusing on its continuity.
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The canon of Scripture — Self‑validating authority
How does the Bible expect you to approach it? As Pastor Nate Harlan says, the Bible expects you to come believing it as true. Listen in on this family study.
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The canon of Scripture — The Old Testament, Part 1
Pastor Nate Harlan and the attendees of the class at Trinity discuss the inspiration of the Old Testament and why we consider it canon.
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The canon of Scripture
Pastor Nate Harlan begins a series on the canon of Scripture. In this lesson, the class discusses the role of history, providence, and revelation.