"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ" (Colossians 2:8). On the one side, there is philosophy. On the other side, there is Christ. The two are very different. Philosophy begins with man - "after the tradition of men." …
Category: Carl Henry
Revelation from God; not discovery by us
“Apart from divine revelation neither human reason nor human experience as a whole is a source of divine truth.”― Carl Henry “Whatever else the Bible affirms about divine revelation and its relationship to reason, it nowhere considers the natural light of reason per se as a source of true knowledge of God.”― Carl Henry “The Bible acknowledges …
The prophets spoke the Word of the Lord. Jesus is the Word of the Lord.
“The prophetic formula “the Word of the Lord came unto me” is replaced on Jesus’ lips by “But I say unto you.” Jesus of Nazareth is not simply the bearer of an inner divine authority, but is himself the Word enfleshed, the Word become flesh (John 1:14).”Carl Henry
The Spirit of God and the Word of God – then and now
"The Spirit’s role is indispensable both in inspiring the prophetic-apostolic scriptures, and in illuminating and interpreting the divinely given writings."Carl Henry
Big news, good news, true news …
We begin with a quotation from Carl Henry - "the gospel is NEWS - big news, good news, true news" (God, Revelation and Authority, Volume I, 28). Big news Why is the gospel big news? It's for "every person in every nation in each succeeding generation." It's for the whole world. It's big news because …
Revelation and the Bible
Revelation and the Bible (edited by Carl Henry) https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/book_revelation_henry.html
