"The Bible": Inspired and Inerrant

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This paper examines how, from the beginning of the Church, the Scripture was believed to be inspired and inerrant, with a few minor exceptions and how it was only until the last few hundred years has "The Bible" come under scrutiny, and had its trustworthiness disputed. It provides a brief history of what the Church and Church fathers believed about the inspiration/ inerrancy of "The Bible" and gives several examples of how "The Bible" attests to its own inspiration and inerrancy.

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Introduction
The Various Views of Inspiration/ Inerrancy
The Etymology of Inspiration/ Inerrancy
The History of Inspiration/ Inerrancy
The Theology of Inspiration/ Inerrancy
Conclusion

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"The doctrine of inspiration/ inerrancy is taught in the Bible. Dr. Towns wrote, "The content of the Bible teaches that it was given by the process of inspiration from God, so that the words were God's words and that they are accurate and reliable, hence they are authoritative." We have already stated that Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for correction and for training in righteousness." Peter wrote in Second Peter 1:21, "for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." When we take these two verses and combine them with verses in Numbers 23:19, 1Samuel 15:29, Titus 1:2 and Hebrews 6:18 (these verses all teach that God cannot lie) we can come to the conclusion that there are no errors in Scripture."

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