The Bible: 8

The Bible: 8
Brad Reiches
Jun 26 2006 12:55AM

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Monday, June 26,  2006           

GodThoughts Wired! 

"The Bible"

PART 8

The eighth of the nine essential components that give us a complete definition of the Bible is: 

8.  Inerrant (without errors). 

"The law of the Lord is perfect."

Psalm 19:7

The Bible is inerrant as originally given.  This means that the original manuscripts are/were perfect, errorless.  God is perfect, therfore what comes from God (see 2 Timothy 3:16) must be perfect as well.  To claim errors in the original Bible is to allege flaws in the nature of God.  The Bible we have today is "inerrant" insofar as it has been copied accurately. 

A further definition of inerrancy is as follows:  "The Bible is factually correct in whatever it affirms.  Whatever the Bible says is true; and whatever the Bible says is false, is false."*

Have you ever heard the phrase, "Nothing is impossible with God?"  Well, the intent is undoubtedly sincere, but it's absolutely incorrect.  There are many things God can't do.  He can't sin (see James 1:13).  He can't forget** (God is omniscient)  And, "It is impossible for God to lie" (Hebrews 6:18).  "God is not a man that He should lie" (Numbers 23:19).  "The Glory of Israel (God) will not lie" (1 Samuel 15:29).

"God, who cannot lie."

Titus 1:2

He is the Truth and His word is truth.  "Your word is truth" (John 17:17).  "The sum of Your word is truth" (Psalm 119:160b).  There is no falseness in God.  Indeed, the doctrine of "inerrancy" is the "fundamental of all fundamentals."

*Geisler, Norman.  Systematic Theology, Volume 1, p. 497.

**For further study, click on:  What Does The Bible Say About...Does God Forget Sin?

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