“The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).”

• Inspiration: Special act of the Holy Spirit by which He guided the writers of the scriptures.

• Infallibility: The scriptures are true and reliable.

• Authority of the Bible: Everything the Bible affirms and teaches is true.

1. Inspiration of the Word of God

2. The Bible is God’s revelation of Himself to mankind

3. The Bible is inerrant and infallible

4. The Bible is God’s authoritative guide for our faith and our lives

1. Greek word for inspired is theopneustos meaning “God-breathed”.

2. Theophneustos points to God as the source of scripture.

3. God communicated to the mind of the writer.

4. Holy Spirit guided the transmission of His revelation into words.

5. Through the continuing activity of the Holy Spirit, we receive the original revelation.

2. The Bible is God’s revelation of Himself to mankind

1. In the past, God spoke through prophets.

2. In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son.

3. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory.

“Mighty potentates have raged against this book, and sought to destroy and uproot it – Alexander the Great and princes of Egypt and Babylon, the monarchs of Persia, of Greece and of Rome, the Emperors Julius and Augustus – But have prevailed nothing. They are gone while the book remains, and it will remain forever and ever, perfect and entire as it was declared at first.”

3. The Bible is inerrant and infallible

4. The Bible is God’s authoritative guide for our faith and our lives

1. Teaching

1. Teaching

2. Rebuking

1. Teaching

2. Rebuking

3. Correction

1. Teaching

2. Rebuking

3. Correction

4. Training in righteousness

“Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me most are those I do understand.”