1. God’s Word
Part II

2. Authority of God’s Word
The OT has several passages that say “thus says the Lord”
God also speaks through prophets
All verses do not claim to be spoken by God

3. NT 2 Timothy 3:16-All scripture is God breathed…
2 Peter 2:11 also refers to the prophecies of scripture
Many passages say what the Lord has spoken

4. Scripture
Do we not only claim the Bible to be God’s Word but do we believe it

5. Truthfulness of Scripture
God cannot lie
It is not possible for Him to lie
All words of scripture are true

6. Inerrancy of Scripture
The scriptures in the original manuscripts do not contain anything contrary to facts-Grudem
If the Bible is inerrant then our knowledge of God can be erred
The Bible, when judged by the usage of time, teaches the truth without any affirmation of error- Erickson

7. Inerrancy Sun rising and rain falling
Numbers being rounded up such as killed
Quotations do not have to be exact
Some language is excellent and some is not

8. Inerrancy
Some claim the Bible only speaks of matters of faith and not accurate on historical matters even though this has been disproven
Even most people who deny Christ divinity cannot deny He lived

9. Inerrancy If we deny inerrancy then we can lie in small matters
If we deny inerrancy then we wonder if what God says is really true
If we deny we make our minds a higher moral standard
If we deny then the Bible could be wrong on major doctrines as well

10. Clarity of Scripture
The Bible was written in such a way that all can understand it enough to be saved
Why do some people misunderstand it then?
How do we have disagreements? Wrong interpretation or scripture was silent for a reason

11. Necessity of Scripture
Necessary for knowing the gospel, maintaining spiritual life, and knowing God’s will but not for knowing God exists.
Gospel
Spiritual Life
God’s Will

12. Necessity General Revelation-All people-nature
Special Revelation-Specific people

13. Sufficiency
The Bible contained all the words God intended for it to contain.
We can find all that God said on a topic and we can find answers to our problems
We are not to add anything to scripture