The Biblical Basis for Inerrancy

  1. The Bible Is the Word of God
    • The Bible is God Breathed
      • (2 Timothy 3:16; Matthew 4:4)
    • The Nature of a Prophet
      • Claims to be a Prophetic Writing (Heb. 1:1; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
      • Prophets are a Mouthpiece of God (Deut. 18:18; 2 Sam. 23:2; Isa. 59:21; cf. Deut. 4:2)
    • The Divine Authority of the Bible
      • (Matt. 5:17-18, 15:3-6)
    • The Bible is “What God Says”
      • Genesis 12:1-3 with Galatians 3:8
      • Exodus 9:16 with Romans 9:17
    • The Bible is Called “The Word of God”
      • (2 Chron 34:14; Zech. 7:12; Matt. 15:6; John 10:35, Romans 9:6; Hebrews 4:12)
  1. God Cannot Err

  2. Therefore, the Bible Cannot Err
    • The only way to deny this conclusion is to deny numbers 1 or 2

2 Arguments for the Bible Without Error

  1. The Argument From God the Son
    • If Jesus is the Son of God, then the Bible is the Word of God (which cannot err.)
    • Hence to deny the Bible is the Word of God is to deny that Jesus is the Son of God
    • Scripture teaches that Jesus is the Son of God
    • Therefore the Bible is the Word of God, which cannot err.
    • References for Jesus being the Son of God
      • Matt. 16:16-17; Mark 14:61-62; John 1:1; 8:58; Col. 2:9; Heb. 1:8

    2. The Argument From God the Holy Spirit

    • The Holy Spirit is the Source of truth and cannot be in error (John 16:13; 1 John 4:6)
    • The Bible is an utterance of the Spirit of Truth
    • Therefore, the Bible cannot be in error
    • References for this Argument
      • 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Tim. 3:16; Matt. 4:4; 2 Sam. 23:2

If you go back to the definition of Inerrancy, you will see that it goes hand and hand with Inspiration, so for more defense of Inerrancy, please click here.