Posts Tagged ‘ The Canon ’

The Canon as its own Measure?

Mar 9th, 2010 | By Tim A. Troutman | Category: Blog Posts

One major point of circular reasoning with Protestant thought on the identification of the canon is the concept of the canon as its own standard.  For example, the Reformers claimed that the New Testament books were obviously canonical because of their apostolic character.  But according to them where do we learn of the apostolic faith? [...]



Why Didn’t Nicaea Address the Canon Question?

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Tim A. Troutman | Category: Blog Posts

Proponents of sola scriptura, especially those who would like to believe that the early Church fathers espoused this doctrine, have an important question to consider. Why didn’t the Church address the canon issue at Nicaea?



Hermeneutics and the Authority of Scripture

Sep 9th, 2009 | By Matt Yonke | Category: Featured Articles

It is my pleasure to be able to write on a subject where we as Catholics share so much common ground with our Reformed brothers, and even with most Evangelicals. In fact, it is no small thing that we agree upon foundational truths contra mundum in a time when even many Christians deny them.
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Episode 7 – A Dialogue on Conversion

Aug 20th, 2009 | By Tim A. Troutman | Category: Podcast

Tom Riello and Tim Troutman, former PCA members, talk about their respective conversions in this episode.  This is simply a recording of an unscripted conversation with no set topic except, generally speaking, their conversion experiences.   The topics discussed include the canon, Church authority, and the papacy.
To download the mp3, right-click here.