HSF Conversations: Biblical Inerrancy
Churches and pastors often talk about being “Bible-believing” people, but what does that mean? What doctrines and practical implications are there for believing the truth of the Bible? In this episode of HSF Conversations, contributors Jesse Owens and Christopher Talbot discuss the importance of the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, its perennial significance, and its practical importance for the believer and the church. They seek to...
Recommended Books (Spring 2021)
Christians are most in need of building strong communities of faith and practice during times of cultural strife and alienation. Rod Dreher’s recent publication, Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents, builds on his earlier work to argue this point well. Specifically, he reports that persecuted Christians in the Soviet Union clung desperately to good literature and historic theological works as they labored to remain...
Scripture Consequences
Maybe you’ve had a Jehovah’s Witness show up at your door and, during the course of conversation, they’ve informed you that the word Trinity does not appear in the Bible. Hopefully this revelation, while technically true, did not shake the foundations of your faith. Of course, their ultimate goal is to convince you that the doctrine of the Trinity isn’t a biblical concept at all. The word Trinity, after all, does not appear in the...
The Future of the Sufficiency of Scripture
When we think about the future, we can easily get excited or anxious about the newness of all that is involved. For example, think back to your childhood and the excitement and/or anxiety that a new school year brought. A new school year meant new clothes, new shoes, new school supplies, new classrooms, and new teachers. All this change brought a level of excitement about what was to come and also perhaps some anxiety. When we think...
Some Publications from the First Ten Years
During this special, ten-year anniversary month, we’ve posted about the origins of the Helwys Society Forum and spotlighted featured content on the website. For this final post, we’d like to highlight some of the publications that have resulted from the efforts of regular contributors to the HSF. In some cases, the HSF served as a platform for early drafts of this content. We invite readers to purchase these publications, and we give...
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