The Infallible Word: A Symposium by the Members of the Faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Foreword), N.B. Stonehouse (Editor), Paul Woolley (Editor)

"We hope that this symposium, " wrote the editors in 1946, "may serve to clarify the position of orthodox Christianity with respect to the Bible." Contributing to this classic work on biblical authority, in addition to the editors, are John Murray, E. J. Young, John Skilton, R. B. Kuiper, and Cornelius Van Til. The first edition was published in 1946, the second in 1967.

Genres: Theology, Biblical Studies, Scripture

324 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a Welsh Protestant minister, preacher and medical doctor who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminster Chapel in London. Lloyd-Jones was strongly opposed to Liberal Christianity, which had become a part of many Christian denominations; he regarded it as aberrant. He disagreed with the broad church approach and encouraged evangelical Christians (particularly Anglicans) to leave their existing denominations. He believed that true Christian fellowship was possible only amongst those who shared common convictions regarding the nature of the faith.

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was married to Bethan Lloyd-Jones

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Reviews

[Scotty Creel · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Some contributions are better than others. Murray, Young, and Van Til are excellent in their contributions. Worth reading.

[Jessica]

Recommended by Pastor Bob Eckhardt.

[Ben Sibley]

Partial.

[Edward]

In "Crossed Fingers", Gary North comments on Van Til's contribution to this volume:

Cornelius Van Til always began with the presupposition
that the Bible is the word of God and therefore judges all rules. Its testimony to its own
authority cannot be challenged, for there is no higher standard in history above the Bible.
"The light of Scripture is that superior light which lightens every other light. It is also the
final light." Speaking of self-proclaimed autonomous man, he wrote: "But in whatever
guise he may appear, the self-authenticating man assumes that he is to be the judge. The
vision originates with him. In his eyes he is the judge and the supreme court. He alone
knows what can or cannot be. . . . But where is the constitution by which even the chief
judge of the supreme court must judge? The answer is that this constitution has to be written
by the chief judge himself."

[Jared Mcnabb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good set of articles. The 'Attestation of Scripture' by John Murray, and 'Nature and Scripture' By Van Til are outstanding.

[Simon]

At RTC