stylos

Stylos is the blog of Jeff Riddle, a Reformed Baptist Pastor in North Garden, Virginia. The title "Stylos" is the Greek word for pillar. In 1 Timothy 3:15 Paul urges his readers to consider "how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar (stylos) and ground of the truth." Image (left side): Decorative urn with title for the book of Acts in Codex Alexandrinus.

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

How many *sons* of Alpheus were apostles?

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X post: How many *sons* of Alpheus were apostles? Preaching Sunday on the call of Levi in Mark 2:13-17. Spent some time noting the apostle...
Friday, June 12, 2026

The Vision (6.12.26): The Authority of Christ

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  Image: "Knockout" Rose, North Garden, Virginia, June 2026. Note: Devotional taken from last Sunday's sermon on Mark 1:21-34....
Monday, June 08, 2026

Beza's Motto

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  From X Post: The motto of Protestant father Theodore Beza (1519-1605): Plus à me frapper on s'amuse, tant plus de marteaux on y use (...
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Friday, June 05, 2026

The Vision (6.5.26): Come Ye After Me

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  Note: Devotional taken from last Sunday's sermon on Mark 1:16-20. “And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to ...
Friday, May 29, 2026

The Vision (5.29.26): The time is fulfilled

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  Image: Modern view of the Sea of Galilee. Note: Devotion based on last Sunday's sermon on Mark 1:9-15. Mark 1:14   Now after that Joh...

Robert Preus on Seventeenth Century Lutheran Dogmaticians & Textual Variants:

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  From X post: Here is Robert Preus’s description of how the seventeenth century Lutheran dogmaticians handled textual variants: "In t...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

WM 385: REJOINDER to Zachary J. Cole: "Modern" Textual Criticism & the Westminster Divines: PART TWO

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Monday, May 25, 2026

WM 384: Bishop J. C. Ryle on the Woman Taken in Adultery (John 7:53-8:11)

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Friday, May 22, 2026

The Vision (5.22.26): The Beginning of the Gospel (Mark 1:1)

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  Image: British Museum: Lullington (England) Chi Rho, wall plaster painting, 4th century. Note: Devotion based on last Sunday's sermon ...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

John Owen on Inspiration and Uncorrupted Preservation

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  From X Post: John Owen (1616-1683) on why the affirmation of the inspiration of Scripture must also be accompanied by the affirmation of i...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

J. A. Alexander on the Four Gospels

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  From X Post: J. A. Alexander on the four Gospels: "The Gospels, thus viewed, have been likened to four portraits or four landscapes, ...
Monday, May 18, 2026

WM 383: Rejoinder to Zachary J. Cole: "Modern" Textual Criticism & the Westminster Divines: Part One

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  Below is a table of the 16 examples of Westminster divines supposedly using "Modern" Textual Criticism shared by Zachary J. Col...

John Owen on Confessional Bibliology

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From X post: John Owen (1616-1683) articulates Confessional Bibliology: "The sum of what I am pleading for... is, That as the Scripture...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Commendation: Zanchi's Commentary on Philippians

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Edited X Post: Last Sunday completed a short expositional sermon series through Philippians (18 sermons). One of my reading companions throu...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Zanchi Defends the Traditional Reading of Philippians 4:13

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From X post: Zanchi defends the traditional reading of Philippians 4:13 ("I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me....
Monday, May 11, 2026

The Vision (5.8.26): All Things Through Christ

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  Note: Devotion taken from sermon on Sunday, March 3, 2026 . “ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

WM 382: Discussion with James Snapp, Jr.: "Hot Takes" on Wallace & Trobisch, 2 Peter 3:10, & Revelation 20:5

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  Links: www.jamessnappjr.com www.thetextofthegospels.com

Zanchi: "For our lives... is like a wheel...."

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From X post: Zanchi on Philippians 4:12 ("I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound..."): "For our lives—or our ...
Saturday, May 02, 2026

The Vision (5.1.26): The Battle for the Mind (Philippians 4:8)

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  Image: Rhododendron, North Garden, Virginia, May 2026. Note: Devotion taken from last Sunday's sermon on Philippians 4:7-9. When a la...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

WM 381: The Bibliology of Bishop J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

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