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I believe the Bible, which consists of both the Old\nTestament and New Testament, is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God.\nHoly men of God were moved upon by the Holy Spirit to communicate to us God\u2019s\ndirect commands (2 Peter 1:19-21). Being that Scripture is the Word of God it\nis profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction and for training in\nrighteousness (2 Timothy 3:16-17). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201c<\/strong>Long ago, at\nmany times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in\nthese last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of\nall things, through whom also he created the world\u201d (Hebrews 1:1-2). God spoke\nusing many different ways and various methods. God spoke audibly to Adam (Gen.\n2:16-17). He spoke directly to Moses and the children of Israel in giving them\nthe Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:1-3). Using men such as Moses, Samuel, Elijah,\nJeremiah, Ezekiel and Amos, God spoke through men to communicate to His people.\nThese verbal messages included promises, prophetic oracles, and messages of\njudgment. These spoken words, through the human lips of men, carried the weight\nand gravity of God\u2019s authority. Though these messages were given by men under\nthe inspiration of the Spirit of God (2 Peter 1:19-21) they were considered\ntrue and without error. Any man who spoke as a prophet, but who had not been\nsent by God, was considered a false prophet and was to be punished (Deut.\n18:20-22). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several instances in the Bible where the Word of\nGod was written down. It was the finger of God that inscribed God\u2019s laws on the\ntablets of stone given to Moses (Ex. 31:18, 32:16, 34:1, 28). During Israel\u2019s\nwanderings Moses wrote these laws and promises of God down (Deut. 31:9-13,\n24-26). After the death of Moses, and the eventual conquest of Canaan Joshua\nadded to those written laws (Josh. 24:26). The preservation of the Word of God\nallowed the Scriptures to be memorized, studied and propagated. By the arrival\nof Jesus the Old Testament canon had been completed and organized by the people\nof Israel. No less than 64 times Jesus quoted and referred to many of the Old\nTestament books, laws, stories, history and their reliability (MacArthur, 2007).\nJesus Christ put His seal upon the Old Testament canon when he said, \u201cso that\non you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of\nrighteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you\nmurdered between the sanctuary and the altar\u201d (Matt. 23:35), this statement\nencompasses the entire Old Testament according to the Hebrew chronology (MacArthur,\n2007). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Testament canon continues where the Old Testament\nleft off, by claiming to be God\u2019s inspired Word spoken and written by men. Paul\nsays, \u201cAll Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for\nreproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness\u201d (2 Tim. 3:16).\nPeter claims that Paul\u2019s letters should be included as Scripture (2 Pet.\n3:15-16). The New Testament carries the same weight and gravity of God\u2019s\nauthority as the Old Testament (1 Cor. 14:37, 2 Cor. 13:3). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bible is God\u2019s infallible Word. Scripture is infallible\nin that the original manuscripts contain no errors. \u201cThe law of the Lord is\nperfect\u201d (Ps. 19:7). The Scripture is infallible because its Author is infallible.\nScribes and copiers have made mistakes in transcribing the Scriptures, but that\ndoes not negate the infallibility of Scripture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bible is not only infallible it is also inerrant. \u201c<\/strong>Every\nword of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him\u201d (Pro.\n30:5). God, who is true, has given us His Word that is true. We can trust in\nthe truthfulness of Scripture because the Author is trustworthy (Isa. 65:16,\nJer. 10:10, John 3:33, 17:3, 1 John 5:20). Jesus boldly declared, \u201cthy word is\ntruth\u201d (John 17:17). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, Scripture is the God-breathed written Word, which\nwas penned by human men who were moved upon and inspired by the Spirit of God.\nFurthermore, the Word of God is Jesus Christ who was manifested in flesh to\nreveal God the Father, and to redeem sinful humanity from the eternal\nconsequences of sin (John 1:1-2,14). Our very lives depend and live upon this\nwritten Word of God (Matt. 4:4). The Word of God is the written form of words\nthat has been given to reveal God\u2019s character, intent, and revelation. It is\nthrough the written Word that we can know God\u2019s plan for redemption. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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