The Five Act Model Summary

Now, finish reading Act 5 and answer the following questions in a blog post. These questions will be checked for completion and understanding.

37); the Bible is regarded as being inerrant, because it was created by God and God cannot lie and is incapable of lying. The authenticity of God’s word is stated several times throughout Scripture, and David proclaims that God’s word is error-free; to object the honesty of God’s word as being true is to challenge the claim of Christ (Cartwright & Hulshof, 2016, pp. 35-37).

The book of Acts is known as 'the birth of the church'. Acts recounts the story of

Of all the debates that have developed in the Christian world over the centuries, the debate in regards to the infallibility and authority of scripture looms at the top of the list. This is not simply a trivial matter of belief, but this is a key issue; what an individual believes in this regard has the potential to either clarify or distort his or her view on the character, trustworthiness, and supremacy of God. A person’s stance on this issue, the infallibility and the authority of the written Word of God, will determine and establish many of the boundaries of their faith in God.

In the study of Christian theology, scripture plays an essential role in the revelation of the Doctrine of God. Scriptures are “God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) words, written by the Holy Spirit through divine inspiration of prophets. They are necessary for the proper understanding of the doctrine of God, the self-revelation of God, the proof of God’s existence, and for the discernment of false doctrines.

If the burden of authorship were laid on man, it would like the foresight of God for the future. Because God divinely authored the Bible, he can also use it to speak to us today despite the difference in culture from the date of its authorship to now. That does not mean that we can just find any meaning we want and assume that God planted it there, it is still our responsibility to ensure that we are using proper study habits to decipher the word. One of the biggest issues I see today is that we have a habit of taking scripture out of context reading only the portion of the verse that supports our thoughts or not taking into consideration the context of who the scripture was directed towards or the culture of that time. During the reading in this week’s session, there were two things that stood out to me. McGrath notes in the Christian Theology Reader that under Hodge’s view “Biblical Authority is specifically linked with the correct Biblical interpretation” (McGrath, 2011, p. 111) and that the Bible is “absolutely infallible when interpreted in the same sense intended, and hence are clothed with absolute divine authority” (McGrath, 2011, p.

Evangelical Christians believe inspiration of scripture comes from God. Scripture declares that, All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be (2 Timothy 3:16-17). In addition, inerrancy declares that scripture remains truthful incessantly. Book of John states “If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken (John 10:35). Furthermore, the bible maintains authority because it’s from God. Scripture claims” Because the Bible is what it is, it can do what it does (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Additionally, inspiration comes from God, which makes the scripture truth, whiling obtain authority.

Finally, who told you all the scripture should be perfect? Is his, or her credentials greater than Martin Luther's, or other Bible scholars throughout history which did not hold this view? There is enough evidence here, I will gladly join with these scholars,

When Baptists are called “Bible lovers,” it not only means that they keep biblical principles, but it also indicates that they believe what the Bible says. Although most denominations have given up their position for the authority of the Bible, Baptists in America remain the largest and most organized conservative group for supporting Bible inerrancy. However, the debates over Biblical inerrancy have threatened even the Bible lovers with an unceasing controversy in Baptist history. The issue of “Bible inerrancy” has caused many frictions and wounds among denominations as well as Baptist.

Scripture, the saving revelation of God in Jesus Christ, addresses us with full divine authority in its total extent and in all its parts, and therefore the CRC speaks of the Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God.

Generally, most biblical scholars agree that scripture’s authority is found in the sovereign God Himself; but their doctrinal positions differ from that point. Wisely enough, Wright avoids the “locked suitcase” melee on biblical inerrancy or biblical infallibility. Instead, he focused on God’s purpose for scripture and why it is demonstrably authoritative. Scriptures are not merely human books or collections of human opinion; they are books which contain God 's revelation of

Like a supervisionist I whole heartedly agree that the Bible is the final authority on all matters, not just spiritual. I do not divorce faith from history or science. In fact, there is only one position in the Chicago Statement of Faith that I disagree with. The idea that infallibility and inerrancy cannot be separated (point 11). While I believe Scripture to be infallible I also believe that there should be room for error. As I read the Bible I find discrepancies. It is well worth our time to look into such discrepancies and I believe Erickson’s moderate harmonization is a good approach. This class has shown me that this can lead to a deeper understanding of Scripture. However, I also think it is okay for such discrepancies to exist. I do not believe that Scripture’s authority should rely upon inerrancy

Frame states in his opening statement, “…I define “inerrancy” simply as “propositional truth. Consequently, proposition is a philosophical term that is used in logic to describe the content of an assertions drawn from a thought to either be true or false, Based on this, his approach is presupposition. In defending his thesis, he uses both a theological approach and biblical perspective. Frame conveys, “The inerrancy of the word of God enables us to state with confidence the most extraordinary fact that the whole world is God’s, and displays his glory.” Furthermore, he states, “If a skeptic questions whether 5,000 people can be fed with five loaves and two fish, the answer is simple, however unpersuasive it may be to the inquirer; of

The Scriptures were written under the inspiration of God and are sufficient for faith and life (PCF I.1). The Philadelphia Confession views Scripture as infallible and written through men by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. There is nothing outside of the written Scriptures that are to be acknowledged as authoritative. The Philadelphia Confession rejects the Apocrypha or any other writing by man to be approved by the church of God (PCF I.3).

I believe that scripture is the infallible Word of God, divinely inspired by God through human hands, for the teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training of Christians and forming the basis of the Christian life and guiding them on the path to Christ. I believe that scripture is infallible rather than inerrant, because human writers through which God spoke can still make mistakes. However, Matthew 24:35 reminds us that God’s word is true in all ages and places. 2 Timothy 3:16 gives reasons why it is import for believes to use the scripture such as teaching and correcting. Scripture guides us along the path we should as evidences by Psalms 119:105 comparing Scripture to a lamp to show us the way. I have also personal experienced the wisdom that the scriptures can offer to those who need guidance. I also believe that scripture should be the main point of guidance, which is something that my church has taught me such I was young. Matthew 7:24 instructs us to build our house on the rock (scripture) which is the most solid place to rest our life.