Michael Kruger examines an episode in early church history as a demonstration of how the church applied its understanding of Scripture in response to those who claimed further revelation. An excerpt: …the history of the church (not to mention the Scriptures themselves) demonstrates that such claims of private, direct revelation are highly problematic. Of course, …

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David Cook’s latest column for the Presbyterian Church of Australia relates some of “the personal history of Rev Denis Shelton, repeated here as a reminder, encouragement and a warning.” Denis was a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Australia during the 1960s who ran afoul of the (then) theologically liberal mainstream. His crime: After training …

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