A Biblical Vision, Part I: Mastering the Old Testament Witness to Christ

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A B i b l i ca l Vi s i on, Par t I : Mas ter i ng the Ol d Tes tament Wi tnes s to Chr i s t

a. The Scriptures are neither of human origin or interpretation.

b. Holy men were carried along by the Holy Spirit, who himself is the author of the writings of Scripture.

5. The definition for the inerrancy of the Scriptures: Definition of inerrancy: “Inerrancy is the view that when all the facts become known, they will demonstrate that the Bible in its original autographs and correctly interpreted is entirely true and never false in all it affirms, whether that relates to doctrine or ethics or to the social, physical, or life sciences.”

6. The case for the inerrancy of the Scriptures

a. Scriptures are God-breathed, (2 Tim. 3.16).

b. God’s message is absolutely true, (Deut. 13.1-5; 18.20-22).

c. The Scriptures are absolutely authoritative, Matt. 5.17-20; John 10.34-35.

d. The Scriptures use of Scripture supports it (e.g., an entire argument resting on a single word “gods” in John 10.34-35 with Ps. 82.6) or the tense of a verb (e.g., the present tense in Matt. 22.32), or the difference between a singular and a plural noun (e.g., “seed” in Gal. 3.16).

e. God’s character guarantees it: God simply cannot lie (Num. 23.19; 1 Sam. 15.29; Titus 1.2; Heb. 6.18).