Biblical Inerrancy as a Practical Issue Today
Five Myths about the Bible
The article describes and argues against five myths about the Bible. The author affirms that the Bible is the very Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and is reliable for all times.
Bible Breaking, Bible Bending, and Bible Believing
This article looks at three different attitudes people have towards the Bible: open denial of its truth, covert denial of its truth, or full belief and acceptance of it as truth.
Yea, Hath God Said ...
The Bible is the Word of God. This article shows why we can be certain that this is true: the Bible not only claims to be God's Word, but also seems and proves to be.
Here We Stand
The Christian church confesses to standing on the authority of Scripture alone. This article discusses eight implications flowing from this conviction.
Holy Scripture
Faithful to Scripture and Confession Today
The More Sure Word
This article is about the supremacy of the written Word. The Bible is God’s inspired revelation on which we should base our faith and trust.
Have Confidence in the Word
Looking at the battle of the Bible, this article shows that the church has been challenged to confess the inerrancy, sufficiency and authority of scripture. The auther discusses how both fundamentals and modern evangelicals have answered this challenge, calling Christians to have confidence in the word of God.
The Real Bible
Battling Over the Bible
Questions around the reliability of the Bible have arisen throughout history. The author of this article maintains that the church must confess the inerrancy, or infallibility of scripture even while she acknowledges its human authorship.
Is the Bible Inerrant?
This article shows that though some may have distorted the meaning of the word inerrant, the inerrancy of Scripture means that the Bible has no errors and is true. This is a good and accurate word to describe the infallible Word of God.
But Do We Really Have the Bible?
The Inspiration of Scripture
The author discusses Scripture as the Word of God, the inspiration of Scripture, the Biblical writers and Biblical scholarship.
Inspired by God The Bible as Word of God
Ten Things You Should Know about Biblical Inerrancy
What is biblical inerrancy? Why is inerrancy important? Here are ten things you should know about the matter.
According to the Scriptures
The Absolute Authority of the Word of God
Can We Trust Our Bible?
Can We Really Trust the Bible If the Manuscripts Have Mistakes?
This article offers three critical facts that can equip the believer to respond to skeptical claims regarding the Bible's inerrancy: "inerrant" describes the original manuscripts, not the copies; the differences between the manuscripts are real; the New Testament text is highly reliable; and none of the variants affects any doctrine.
The Bible: Infallible and Inerrant School of Theology Series: Lecture 5
God’s Communication with Us: His Word
The Bible Is God's Word
The Final Word With a Fallible Bible, the Whole Tapestry can Unravel
Infallible and Inerrant
Why should you trust the Bible? It is inspired by God through the Holy Spirit, inerrant in its original form, and infallible in all that it teaches. This article explains the importance of the doctrines of inspiration, inerrancy, and infallibility to the believer.
Isn't the Bible Full of Errors?
Is the Bible full of errors? This question is raised to object to the authority of Scripture. This article looks at four claims regarding errors in the Bible: errors of fact, errors of verbal transmission, errors of written transmission, and contradictions.
Scripture Is True: Machen on the Bible
Denying the authority of scripture is denying the Christian view of salvation. This is what liberalism does, and this article explains how.
Inerrancy Part 3: Why Is Inerrancy So Often under Attack?
Inerrancy Part 2: How Do You Reconcile the Discrepancies in the Gospels?
This second article in a three-part series addresses the issue of inerrancy in the Gospels. Each Gospel reveals an aspect of God's own understanding of the event, and therefore the reader must be very careful with what kind of assumptions he himself may have.
Inerrancy Part 1: If God Wrote the Bible, Why Are There So Many Discrepancies?
Reformation, Revival, and Scripture’s Authority
The main dividing point between the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformation was their respective views on Scripture. This article shows that the Reformers did not question the authority of Scripture. Today, this authority is being questioned.
The Profit of Our Inspired Bible
This article shows that the Bible is God’s inspired word. This conviction is essential for the church because the Bible is the foundation to the Christian faith.
The Defenders: James Montgomery Boice
James Montgomery Boice is known for defending the doctrine of biblical inerrancy. This article offers a brief look at his life and how he defended inerrancy.
Now That I'm a Christian – Bible
Chapter 1 is an introduction to the function and authority of Scripture in the life of a Christian.
Three books on the Bible: A Critical Review
This article is an extensive review of three books on the inspiration and authority of Scripture: The Divine Inspiration of Scripture by William J. Abraham, The Scope and Authority of the Bible by James Barr, and Biblical Inspiration by I. Howard Marshall.
Scripture, Inspiration and Incarnation
The process of God's special revelation—what is here called inscripturation—should be understood in covenantal terms. This article shows how such an understanding shapes the way we view the topic of dual authorship of Scripture and the doctrine of inspiration. It also evaluates the comparison that is made between inspiration and incarnation.
The Human Writers of the Scripture
The doctrine of inspiration does not deny the instrumentality of man in writing Scripture. This article argues that the Spirit controlled the writers of Scripture so that they wrote expressly what he desired and yet at the same time were responsible individuals whose personalities were not stifled. It also deals with an objection against this view that attributes fallibility to Scripture due to its human authors.
Our Lord's View of the Old Testament
How did Jesus Christ view the Old Testament? This article looks at Christ's view of the Old Testament in terms of its history, the authority of its teaching, and its inspiration. The article concludes that to Christ the Old Testament was true, authoritative, and inspired. If this is Christ's view, what should be yours?
The Authority of Scripture
The authority of Scripture is rooted in its divine origin and inspiration. This article argues that upholding the authority of scripture has implications for preaching and evangelism.
The Authority of Scripture
What should we understand by the authority of Scripture? This article shows that the authority of Scripture rests in God. It defines the basis of this authority, and discusses other authorities appealed to in relation to the authority of Scripture. It then shows what implications this has for the church today.
The Inspiration and Authority of Holy Scripture
When we talk about the authority and infallibility of Scripture, we have to consider the manner in which the Bible itself speaks about these two. This article shows that the Bible speaks about authority and infallibility in relation to the nature and purpose of Scripture.
The Bible and the Authority of Reason
Humanism appeals to reason as its authority while Christianity appeals to Scripture as its authority. Can Christians appeals to reason? This article answers this question by looking at the authority of reason in religion, in Protestant theology, and in the Scriptures.
The Authority of the Bible Today
How is God's authority mediated to man? Morris wants to focus on the authority of Scripture, distinguishing it from the authority of the church.
Freedom and Authority
The authority of God and submission to it is the path to true freedom. Why? This article answers this question by looking at the nature of biblical authority and how it differs from secular authority.
Myth, History, and Inspiration: A Review Article of Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns
This article reviews Peter Enns's book, which articulates a view of biblical inspiration and hermeneutics that has not traditionally been held by evangelical scholarship. The article reflects on the writing of history by Old Testament authors, in the light of Enns's positive approach to myth.
Hermeneutics and Biblical Authority
Here the relationship between the nature of scripture and hermeneutics is explained. The article shows the impact that biblical authority and inerrancy have on hermeneutics, and how these should guard the church against over-simplification.
Apologies: The Bible
How Reliable Is the New Testament?
The Bible: Reliable History Or Religious Hoax?
Inspiration: All or Nothing
The Authority and Special Character of the Bible
Survey Studies in Reformed Theology (4): The Inspiration of Scripture
This article looks at three different perspectives on the inspiration of Scripture: literary inspiration, dictation, and organic. The author shows how we should view Scripture's inspiration, and encourages us that the inspiration of Scripture proves its reliability.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (10): What the Bible Says About the Bible - The Testimony of the Psalms
This article shows that the infallibility of Scripture rests on its claim that it is the Word of God. This article discusses the Old Testament account of this claim, focusing on the claim of the Psalms.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (9): What the Bible Says About the Bible - The Testimony of the Psalms
This article shows that the infallibility of scripture rests on its claim that it is the word of God. This article discusses the Old Testament account of this claim, focusing on the claim of the Psalms.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (8): What the Bible Says About the Bible - The Testimony of the Prophets
This article shows that the infallibility of Scripture rests on its claim that it is the word of God. This article discusses the Old Testament account of this claim, focusing on the claim of the prophets.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (7): What the Bible Says About the Bible - The Testimony of the Old Testament
The infallibility of Scripture rests on its claim that it is the word of God. This article discusses the Old Testament account of this claim, focusing on the first five books.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (6): What the Bible Says about the Bible – The Significance of the Scripture as "The Oracles of God"
Looking at Romans 3:2, this article shows that the infallibility of Scripture rests on its claim that it is the oracle of God—the means through which God speaks to his people.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (5): What the Bible Says About the Bible - Scripture as "The Oracles of God"
Looking at Romans 3:2, this article shows that the infallibility of Scripture rests on its claim that it is the oracle of God - the means through which God speaks to His people.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (4): What the Bible Says About the Bible - Scripture Cannot Be Broken
This article shows that the infallibility of Scripture rests in the self-authentication characteristic of Scripture. The Bible claims divine authorship.
Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (3): God's Word Written
This article looks at four different approaches to the inspiration of Scripture: denying inspiration, believing in partial inspiration, adding something extra to Scripture, or accepting Scripture as the inspired word of God. The author also discusses the relationship between inspiration and revelation, showing what it means to confess biblical inspiration.
A Layman's Historical Guide to the Inerrancy Debate
What is Our Bible?
Biblical Authority as Relationship, Not Rulebook
This article discusses the authority of the Bible. It considers what makes the Bible authoritative: its inspiration and its author. Further, the article goes on to consider the character of the Bible: it is a covenant document, which means it's about a relationship as well as rules. Finally, the article draws implications that this has for the church.
The Holy Scriptures
The Authority of Scripture and Apostolic Doctrine in Ignatius of Antioch
How did Ignatius of Antioch make use of Scripture, church tradition, and apostolic tradition to promote church unity and refute heresy?
The Doctrine of Inspiration Since the Reformation Part II: Changing Climates of Opinion
This article surveys the different challenges to the belief in the Scriptures as the Word of God since the time of the Reformation. It takes a look at the different attitudes and methods that are reflected in modern views of revelation, and the inspiration and authority of Scripture.
The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism – Introduction
In this Introduction the author gives a small peek into a broader discussion about the authority of Scripture in evangelical circles of biblical and theological scholars. Beale reacts to what he sees as a reassessment of the traditional evangelical view of the Bible’s inspiration formulated especially in the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (1978).
Ancient Word, Changing Worlds – Sacred Word in the Modern World: The Inspiration of Scripture
The subject reflected upon in this chapter is the inspiration of Scripture. The authors consider Scripture’s unique claim on its readers and its unique authorship and how this is challenged in the modern age. Particular attention is paid to the school of Princeton and in particular the views of B. B. Warfield on verbal inspiration (plenary inspiration).
Induction and Deduction with Reference to Inspiration
What method should be used in arriving at the doctrine of inspiration? This article examines the induction approach and the deduction approach and how they phrase the doctrine of inspiration and inerrancy. It calls for a combination of the two methods.
Can the Bible Be Completely Inspired by God and Yet Still Contain Errors? A Response to Some Recent "Evangelical" Proposals
Beale reacts to the view of evangelical colleagues that God has inspired all of Scripture in such a way that the marks of human fallibility are woven into it. As background to his argument against such a position, Beale notes that the apostle John was given the same prophetic commission to write the Word of God as Ezekiel was.
Infallible and Inerrant? How True Is the Bible?
The One Infallible Authority
The Bible is God’s self-revelation, and is the only authority in His church. God also guides the church in her interpretation of scripture, which should be based on the testimony of scripture itself so that the authority remains with the Bible. This truth goes against the teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Authority of Scripture
Can the Bible Be Completely Inspired By God and Yet Still Contain Errors?
This article is about the inspiration and authority of Scripture. G. Beale argues from the book of Revelation and other parts of the Bible that since God's character is unswervingly true, His written Word is also unswervingly true.
The Inspiration of the Scripture
In this article, John Murray discusses the Christian recognition of Scripture as God's inspired word to man. He does this by examining three views on the inspiration of Scripture with which he does not agree.
“A Fish Story”
The Internal Witness of Scripture
How can we know whether the Bible is the authoritative Word of God? This article shows that the most substantial answer concerns the self-attestation of Scripture. The Bible witnesses internally to its own authority and inerrancy.
The Authority of Scripture
This article investigates the reasons why Scripture is the hightest authority, above other authorities such as oral tradition, the church, and creeds. The author suggests that the central argument for the authority of Scripture relates to Christ himself. Not only is Scripture an authority; it is the only authority. This is a carefully argued topic, with the word "authority" itself investigated as to its meaning in different ages.
What Do We Mean by Sola Scriptura?
The Roman church has declared that the Protestants are accursed for taking away the Word of God as found in tradition. On the other hand, the Protestants have declared that the Roman church is a false church because it adds human traditions to the Word of God. What must we make of these opposing positions and how must we understand the source of authority for the believer today? The article attempts to answer these questions.
The Human Writers of the Old Testament
It is important to take note of the human agency through which God gave his inspired Word. The main objection of the author of this article is against those who hold to the view that God dictated his Word to the writers of the biblical text. The author contends that God inspired men to write Scripture, and in turn refers to the way people like David, Moses, and others were involved in the writing of the Bible.
Four Ways to Live?
Whence the Authority of the Bible? Or: Why the Great Reformers Preached with Confidence
Regarding the authority of Scripture, some have argued that it depends on the Bible's content, and as such, the Bible is inspired only as far as its main message is concerned. This article defends the full authorith of God's Word, which meant for the Reformers that one may preach from any passage with the confidence that it is the inspired Word of God.
Bavinck and the Princetonians on Scripture: A Difference in Doctrine or Defense?
Many scholars consider the classic formulations of the doctrine of Scripture to be that of Hodge's and Warfield's. Yet many criticisms have been brought in against their views over the years. Claims have been made that the Dutch Reformed theologians like Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck promoted a “functional” (organic) rather than a “philosophical” (mechanical) method to understand the nature of Scripture.
The Doctrine of Inspiration Since the Reformation
In this paper, the author gives a historical overview of how present positions on the inspiration of Scripture developed since the Reformation. Different confessional positions from a Lutheran, Reformed, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Baptist tradition are noted.
John Calvin and Inerrancy
How did John Calvin understand the authority of Scripture? Can he be included in modern views on inerrancy? After giving a short description of Calvin's view of the inspiration of Scripture, the author gives a bibliography on literature that is helpful for further research in this area.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
What is meant by biblical inerrancy? This paper is a publication of the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
Calvin's Doctrine of Scripture
Did John Calvin uphold the doctrine of inerrancy? To answer this question this article turns to Calvin's exposition of 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:20. Then it comes to summarize Calvin's view on inerrancy.
Biblical Authority and the Concept of Inerrancy
Morris reflects on the nature of the authority of Scripture. He wants to answer questions like: Does the Old Testament teach that only its general drift is important but not its details? Do the New Testament writers go astray in minor matters but preserve the truth in broad perspective? Do the Bible authors regard the whole of Scripture as reliable and worthy to be called the "Word of God”?
An Interview on the Doctrine of Scripture with Greg Beale (3)
In this interview Beale reflects on what he sees as some of the contributing factors to what he has called the "erosion" of the belief in the inerrancy of Scripture in evangelicalism.
An Interview on the Doctrine of Scripture with Greg Beale (2)
In this interview Beale articulates some of the consequences of denying the inerrancy of Scripture.
An Interview on the Doctrine of Scripture with Greg Beale (1)
A Surrejoinder to Peter Enns
Beale interacts with the views of Peter Enns on biblical history writing and its bearing on New Testament hermeneutics.
The Cognitive Peripheral Vision of Biblical Authors
Beale addresses the New Testament uses of the Old Testament that appear to have a meaning inconsistent with the original meaning of the original context. Examples are: John 19:36 claiming to be a fulfillment of Exodus 12:46, and Hosea 11:1 in Matthew 2:15. Beale argues that Old Testament writers knew more about the topic of their speech act than only the explicit meaning expressed.
Authority & Inspiration of the Scriptures
The authority and inspiration of scripture rests in Christ, not the human authors.
"Believing without a Doubt All Things Contained Therein": The Reformed Faith and the Inerrancy of Scripture
God's Infallible Word
Soundings in the Doctrine of Scripture in British Evangelicalism in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
The doctrinal convictions of popular Christianity cannot be ignored when writing the history of doctrine. The author wants to encourage evangelical Christians to become more self-conscious about doctrinal development as an evangelical phenomenon. It is argued that evangelical thinking about the doctrine of Scripture has not remained immune to change.
Doctrine of Inspiration
The doctrine of inspiration must address such questions as the inerrancy of Scripture and the manner in which inspiration came. Many theories have been proposed, and this article investigates some of them, including the static, dynamic, and mechanical theories of inspiration.
The Authority of Scripture
What is the basis upon which believers must accept the authority of Scripture and the inspiration of Scripture? The author argues that the main basis should be in Scripture's own witness. In the process, the claim by the Roman Catholic church for tradition as a source of authority in the believer's life is refuted based on Scripture.