NOTR - Arms & The Counter Reformation - 9.27.16

Today's Show: ARMS & THE COUNTER REFORMATION

Chris discusses some of the history of the Second Amendment and how it was established by Reformed Protestants in the aftermath of the great Reformation.  The right to keep and bear arms as an Anglo-American right is said to have come about because of events such as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre and other atrocities against Protestants.   Meanwhile, modern Catholic sources argue that the position of the Church of Rome is that arms should only be permitted among the military and the police.  Could the opposition to civilian firearms ownership have something to do with the Counter Reformation?

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NOTR - The Pulpit of the American Revolution - 9.26.2016

Today's Show: THE PULPIT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Chris discusses a 19th century book that documents the worldview of the ministers who preached during the time of the American Revolution.  The book was published in 1860 and openly discusses the relationship of the government and religion during the 1776 era.  The author draws a direct connection between the Protestant Reformation, along with the Puritans in the time of Oliver Cromwell, and the worldview of the American Revolutionaries.  

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NOTR - Abandoning Biblical Inerrancy - 9.23.15

Today's Show: ABANDONING BIBLICAL INERRANCY

Chris discusses the ongoing movement within the Protestant and Evangelical community to abandon the belief that the Bible is the "inerrant" Word of God.  The example is given of a young man who converts to Christianity, but by the time he graduates Bible college, he has become convinced that the Scriptures are not infallible.  How did he come to this conclusion?  Is this the fruit of the modern critical text theory?

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NOTR - Origins of New Testament Corruption - 9.21.16

Today's Show: ORIGINS OF NEW TESTAMENT CORRUPTION

Chris discusses some of the most controversial elements of the new film, "Bridge to Babylon" where the history of the Bible is concerned.  The very heart of the debates surrounding the critical text have to do with the many variants that exist in early manuscripts.  Where do they come from?  And why are there so many readings that differ one from another?  There are two schools of thought where this is concerned.  On today's show, we discuss the views of those who defend the traditional text of Scripture.

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NOTR - The Syrian Recension Theory - 9.16.16

Today's Show: THE SYRIAN RECENSION THEORY

Chris discusses the very heart of the critical text theory -- the alleged recension (or revision) of the New Testament that is said to have occurred between 250 and 350 A.D. in ancient Syria, according to Westcott and Hort's hypothesis.  The result was a series of longer readings of the text of Scripture that then became (eventually) the Received Text.  The theory itself was apparently engineered for the purpose of explaining why the Codex Vaticanus contained shorter readings than the Textus Receptus.  Yet it was opposed by leading scholars of the nineteenth century, such as Charles Henry Waller and Canon Cook -- whose comments are explored.

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NOTR - The Hand of Heresy - 9.14.16

Today's Show: THE HAND OF HERESY

Chris discusses the Revision Committee of 1881 from the perspective of Dean John W. Burgon and one of his associates, a renowned minister named H.P. Liddon.  The Committee, led by Westcott and Hort chose to include in its company a Unitarian named Dr. Vance Smith.  His inclusion was considered a scandal that caused an uproar among believers in England.  Liddon wrote to Burgon that because of the influence of an unbeliever, they should "expect to trace the hand of heresy" in the passages of the 1881 revision of the English Bible.

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