N. Eshelman
Puritan Board Senior
I have been preaching through the Lord's Prayer in our afternoon service and have come to the last part of the Lord's Prayer.
I have a question, and I would be interested in hearing especially what people do who stand in the 'critical text' tradition. (For disclosure, I use.. and love... the ESV; but prefer the received text tradition).
Here's the conflict: The end to the Lord's Prayer is merely a footnote in the ESV/NIV/NASB/NRSV etc. BUT, it is a part of our Confessional Standards.
1. How do we reconcile that we believe this confessionally, yet put it in the footnotes of most of our Bibles?
2. How do you (do you at all) preach this text? (For the pastors)
3. How do we explain this debate to a congregation without shaking their faith in the Word of God being faithful, infallible, and inerrant?
Looking forward to some good, fruitful, and charitable discussion as I prepare to preach from the footnotes!
Warmly,
Nate
I have a question, and I would be interested in hearing especially what people do who stand in the 'critical text' tradition. (For disclosure, I use.. and love... the ESV; but prefer the received text tradition).
Here's the conflict: The end to the Lord's Prayer is merely a footnote in the ESV/NIV/NASB/NRSV etc. BUT, it is a part of our Confessional Standards.
1. How do we reconcile that we believe this confessionally, yet put it in the footnotes of most of our Bibles?
2. How do you (do you at all) preach this text? (For the pastors)
3. How do we explain this debate to a congregation without shaking their faith in the Word of God being faithful, infallible, and inerrant?
Looking forward to some good, fruitful, and charitable discussion as I prepare to preach from the footnotes!
Warmly,
Nate