What was the occasion or purpose for the author writing this work? Who was the author and who was the audience to which he was writing? Proper interpretation consists of asking, at least, the following questions. This point emphasizes that Scripture is inerrant insofar as the Bible is properly interpreted. It is the Scripture, the final product, that is God-breathed, not the writers themselves. The Bible says.Īll Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). The finished product is error-free, not the individuals who wrote the documents. Inerrancy extends to the writings of the different authors, not the writers themselves. It Was The Writings Not The Writers Which Were Inerrant Therefore the inerrancy of Scripture comes through in the modern translations. Furthermore the message has come through loud and clear. To the contrary, these and other modern translations are based upon a solid textual foundation. However this is not to say that the manuscript copies we presently have are corrupt or that we cannot trust recent translations of the Bible (such as the New American Standard Bible, the New International Version, and the New English Translation). Neither is there any claim that any one translation of the Bible is inerrant. There is no claim that the various copies of the manuscripts made throughout the years are inerrant. Inerrancy only deals with the original writings of the authors of Scripture. Time and time again the Bible has proven to be accurate in places where it was formerly suspected of inaccuracy. Ultimately, the Bible will prove itself to be true. It is wrong to accuse the Scripture of being in error in a certain place when our knowledge may be limited.
As finite human beings we do not know all the facts. When All The Facts Are Knownįirst, we emphasize that the Bible will prove itself inerrant when all the facts are known. We will now expand this definition of inerrancy. Inerrancy means that all the teachings of the Bible are in perfect accord with the truth.
These include areas of theology, history, science, and all other disciplines of knowledge. Inerrancy, or infallibility, means that when all the facts are known, the Bible, in the original autographs, when properly interpreted, will prove itself to be without error in all matters that it covers. While inerrancy is a new term, coined within the last one hundred years, it describes a concept that the Bible clearly teaches about itself and that the church has held from the beginning. Inerrancy sums up the truth about what the Bible has to say about itself – it is without error.
This is similar to the word “Trinity.” Trinity is not a biblical term but it sums up what the Bible has to say about the nature of God. One of the terms used in describing the nature of the Bible is “inerrancy.” While inerrancy is not a biblical term, but rather a theological term, it does express a biblical truth. The following is from Don Stewart’s FAQs on Blue Letter Bible.
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