Summary: The Inerrancy Of Scripture
The Inerrancy of Scripture
Over the past 100 years theologians have critically debated the inerrancy of the Bible. Scholars such as J.I. Packer, Calvin, Hannah, and Grudem make a strong case for the historical assertion of Biblical inerrancy. They refute the elements of criticisms with a case for the substantiation of the inerrancy of the Holy Script.
One must begin with the definition of inerrancy. Grudem defines biblical inerrancy as: the inerrancy of Scripture means that Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact (Grudem, 90). To make simple this definition is to define inerrancy as the Bible always tells the truth and it tells the truth concerning everything it talks about (Grudem, …show more content…
“The bible is infallible, as I define the term, but not inerrant. That is there are historical and scientific errors in the Bible, none of the matters of faith and practice” (Davis, 115). This statement explicitly limits the scope of the bible to the practice of religious faith and ethical conduct (Grudem, 93). The bible answers this objection with passages that state that all of Scripture is profitable for us (2 Tim. 3:16), that it is completely pure (Ps. 12:16), perfect (Ps. 119:96), and true (Prov. 30:5). The bible places no self-restraints on the area of which it truth (Grudem, …show more content…
If we find that the Bible to hold false statements we like a teenager have learned that our Father is not perfect and capable of not telling us falsehoods. A breach of trust and authenticity is lost leaving us in a position to dismiss the portions of scripture that we so choose, on the deduction that this too could be false (Grudem, 100). A subjective standard would allow us to set up lines in that sand that would continually be erased and redrawn based upon popular thought and whims. The Scriptures demand a standard that is trustworthy and
Over the past 100 years theologians have critically debated the inerrancy of the Bible. Scholars such as J.I. Packer, Calvin, Hannah, and Grudem make a strong case for the historical assertion of Biblical inerrancy. They refute the elements of criticisms with a case for the substantiation of the inerrancy of the Holy Script.
One must begin with the definition of inerrancy. Grudem defines biblical inerrancy as: the inerrancy of Scripture means that Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact (Grudem, 90). To make simple this definition is to define inerrancy as the Bible always tells the truth and it tells the truth concerning everything it talks about (Grudem, …show more content…
“The bible is infallible, as I define the term, but not inerrant. That is there are historical and scientific errors in the Bible, none of the matters of faith and practice” (Davis, 115). This statement explicitly limits the scope of the bible to the practice of religious faith and ethical conduct (Grudem, 93). The bible answers this objection with passages that state that all of Scripture is profitable for us (2 Tim. 3:16), that it is completely pure (Ps. 12:16), perfect (Ps. 119:96), and true (Prov. 30:5). The bible places no self-restraints on the area of which it truth (Grudem, …show more content…
If we find that the Bible to hold false statements we like a teenager have learned that our Father is not perfect and capable of not telling us falsehoods. A breach of trust and authenticity is lost leaving us in a position to dismiss the portions of scripture that we so choose, on the deduction that this too could be false (Grudem, 100). A subjective standard would allow us to set up lines in that sand that would continually be erased and redrawn based upon popular thought and whims. The Scriptures demand a standard that is trustworthy and