2 Timothy 3
This know also, that in the last
days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be lovers of their
own selves, covetous,
boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy, without
natural affection, trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, despisers of those that
are good, traitors, heady,
highminded, lovers of pleasures
more than lovers of God; having
a form of godliness, but denying
the power thereof: from such
turn away. For of this sort are
they which creep into houses,
and lead captive silly women
laden with sins, led away with
divers lusts, ever learning, and
never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth. Now as
Jannes and Jambres withstood
Moses, so do these also resist
the truth: men of corrupt minds,
reprobate concerning the faith.
But they shall proceed no
further: for their folly shall be
manifest unto all men, as their's
also was. But thou hast fully
known my doctrine, manner of
life, purpose, faith,
longsuffering, charity, patience,
persecutions, afflictions, which
came unto me at Antioch, at
Iconium, at Lystra; what
persecutions I endured: but out
of them all the Lord delivered
me. Yea, and all that will live
godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution. But evil men
and seducers shall wax worse
and worse, deceiving, and
being deceived. But continue
thou in the things which thou
hast learned and hast been
assured of, knowing of whom
thou hast learned them; and that
from a child thou hast known
the holy scriptures, which are
able to make thee wise unto
salvation through faith which is
in Christ Jesus. All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness:
that the man of God may be
perfect, thoroughly furnished
unto all good works.
This know also, that in the last
days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be lovers of their
own selves, covetous,
boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy, without
natural affection, trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, despisers of those that
are good, traitors, heady,
highminded, lovers of pleasures
more than lovers of God; having
a form of godliness, but denying
the power thereof: from such
turn away. For of this sort are
they which creep into houses,
and lead captive silly women
laden with sins, led away with
divers lusts, ever learning, and
never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth. Now as
Jannes and Jambres withstood
Moses, so do these also resist
the truth: men of corrupt minds,
reprobate concerning the faith.
But they shall proceed no
further: for their folly shall be
manifest unto all men, as their's
also was. But thou hast fully
known my doctrine, manner of
life, purpose, faith,
longsuffering, charity, patience,
persecutions, afflictions, which
came unto me at Antioch, at
Iconium, at Lystra; what
persecutions I endured: but out
of them all the Lord delivered
me. Yea, and all that will live
godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution. But evil men
and seducers shall wax worse
and worse, deceiving, and
being deceived. But continue
thou in the things which thou
hast learned and hast been
assured of, knowing of whom
thou hast learned them; and that
from a child thou hast known
the holy scriptures, which are
able to make thee wise unto
salvation through faith which is
in Christ Jesus. All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness:
that the man of God may be
perfect, thoroughly furnished
unto all good works.
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speaks on behalf of younger evangelicals , who cannot,
or do not wish to, reconcile themselves to the doctrine of
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campaigns for candour in facing up to the unsoundness
of the doctrine. His argument is both scholarly and
personally engaging, and should be read by students
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--Rev. Dr. Harriet A, Harris
University of Oxford
author of Fundamentalism and Evangelicals
"Carlos Bovell has exposed one of the guilty secrets of
the Evangelical Tradition, that is, its ironic ability to
provoke theological and spiritual rebellion in its own
ranks. Those who want to arrest this tragic development
should begin by reading this book and facing squarely
the challenge it presents."
--William J. Abraham
Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
challenges, both intellectual and spiritual, faced by a
new generation of evangelicals as they engage the
question of inerrancy. While one possibility would be to
simply abandon this doctrine, another course of action is
preferable: to subject this important idea to critical
scrutiny with the intention of reconstructing it for the
contemporary setting. I believe that this is an important
task and that Bovell's work deserves careful attention
from those of us who continue to affirm this doctrine. We
ignore these questions at our peril."
--John R. Franke
Professor of Theology, Biblical Seminary
"Here are the 'recognitions' of a young evangelical
scholar whose spiritual formation was stifled, not to say
arrested, because he has been led to believe that the
only acceptably orthodox way was a belief in biblical
inerrancy. The author argues that the dogma of
inerrancy left him woefully unprepared for engagement
with modernist and postmodern biblical scholarship and
plunged him into a fundamental spiritual crisis. This
book should be a welcome read for anyone who, like the
author, can no longer make sense of the evangelical
inerrancy credo."
--James H. Olthuis
Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology
Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto
"Bovell knows the evangelical world inside out, and
speaks on behalf of younger evangelicals , who cannot,
or do not wish to, reconcile themselves to the doctrine of
inerrancy. He calls biblical teachers to account, and
campaigns for candour in facing up to the unsoundness
of the doctrine. His argument is both scholarly and
personally engaging, and should be read by students
and tutors alike, especially those involved in ministerial
training."
--Rev. Dr. Harriet A, Harris
University of Oxford
author of Fundamentalism and Evangelicals
"Carlos Bovell has exposed one of the guilty secrets of
the Evangelical Tradition, that is, its ironic ability to
provoke theological and spiritual rebellion in its own
ranks. Those who want to arrest this tragic development
should begin by reading this book and facing squarely
the challenge it presents."
--William J. Abraham
Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
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