Dr Paul Allen

Evangelicalism is a movement in Protestant Christianity that began in the twentieth century as a response to changes in the beliefs, or doctrines, of some Protestant churches, especially with regard to the Bible ’s authority. Modernism, and more recently postmodernism, have influenced the thinking of many and cast doubt in their minds about some scriptural teachings. While there is a broad range of belief within Protestantism, some see the Bible as an ancient, error-filled human record of religious experience rather than a divinely inspired revelation from God. As a result, they reject one or more foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. For example, some dismiss “ Jesus as the only way to salvation” as arrogance. Some consider the need for salvation at all from “God’s wrath” to be an abhorrent myth. They might say Jesus is a remarkable human teacher, but not the divine-human Son of God. They deny his miracles and his resurrection and, in the extreme, question whether he a

“That the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”- 2 Timothy 3:17 We are considering the doctrine of Scripture affirmed by the Protestant Reformers , which is encapsulated in the Latin phrase sola Scriptura. According to the Reformation —and biblical—principle of sola Scriptura, Scripture is the only infallible rule of faith for the church.  Because the Word of God is the only theopneustos —God-breathed—special revelation that we possess today ( 2 Tim. 3:16 ), then no rule of faith can supersede Scripture.   There is no higher court to which we can appeal for faith and practice, for there is nowhere else besides Scripture where we can surely find God’s voice today. That God’s Word is inspired does not mean that He dictated it or that He overrode the personalities, gifts, and stylistic choices of the human authors through whom the written Word of God has come to us. It does mean that He worked in and through these authors such that their words are His wo