Inspiration

Is it Inspired, Inerrant, Authoritative, the Word of God, or is it just Part of Tradition?

The answer to these questions is: yes.

Scripture is the divinely Inspired, authoritative, word of God (revelation of God) which is free from mistake and falsehood, and it is a reliable rule and guide for all matters pertaining to the Christian faith. ¹The Chicago Statements on Inerrancy and Hermeneutics,” Defending Inerrancy (blog), accessed October 17, 2021, https://defendinginerrancy.com/chicago-statements/. This makes Scripture a part of the Christian tradition that is passed down.

Furthermore, I would affirm the language of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which states, “The Holy Scriptures are the only sufficient, certain, and infallible standard of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience.” ²Stan Reeves, The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith in Modern English (Cape Coral, Florida: Founders Press, 2021), 11. read more