My conclusions are obvious, and are borne out by the very Scripture we exonerate:

• The Word of God is pure. Psalm 12:6, Psalm 119:40, Proverbs 30:5

• The Word of God is true. John 17:17, Hebrews 6:18, Titus 1:2

• The Word of God is perfect. James 1:22, Hebrews 4:12

• The Word of God is our sword. Hebrews 4:12-13

• The Word of God is our mirror. James 1:23

• The Word of God is our seed. 1 Peter 1:23

• The Word of God is our lamp. Psalm 119:10

• The Word of God is our fire. Jeremiah 23:29

• The Word of God is our hammer. Jeremiah 23:29

These sentiments are not shared with a great number of Bible preachers in our day. Paralleling the deteriorating interpretation of our U.S. Constitution, men have opted for what they might call a “living Bible”, that is, one whose meanings change when culture changes. This, in opposition to the obvious way one interprets any document, of whatever age: By simply reading the sentences and words, and attempting if necessary to discover the intent of the author.

Thus is produced in our generation, accroding to "scholars" a Bible, frankly, with errors. But a Bible with even one error might as well be a Bible with 10,000 errors. For who among us is qualified to determine what is true and what is false in the written Word? Since none are, we choose an inerrant Word from a God Who cannot lie.

We must part company with those who, beginning in the 17^th century, shortly after the Reformation was in full flower, began their insipid attacks on the Bible. First they came from the world, then from the world of science, then from within the church. Those who still wanted to hold on to a Biblical revelation but were beginning to buy the attacks against it decided on a middle path, a “new apologetic” which brashly stated that the “essence” of Scripture was correct but the “details” could safely be abandoned. But who was to tell one from the other?

There next came a movement to discover Who this Jesus was, and what He really said. When all the votes were in, it turns out He said precious little. And who was it who decided what He did and what He did not say? Evidently the same group as in the preceding paragraph. The path leads nowhere, this human-based attempt at guessing the Word of God.

We believe all of it. Jesus believed all of it. He quoted from the Old Testament and prophesied the New. We have been given no substantial reason to disbelieve Jesus’ words. So why not just continue believing?

Credits:

For the preceding study I have used not only the Scriptures and my own history of study and experience, but specifically I have referred to the work of [the late] James Montgomery Boice in his Foundations of the Christian Faith, revised in 1986 and published by Intervarsity Press. Part 2 of that book, "The Word of God", presents a clear picture of the foundational place our Bible has in the Christian faith. I have used Boice's work as somewhat of an outline and a thought-starter for my own, although I have not quoted any passages directly. I use Boice as a guide because of his reputation as a serious Bible scholar and man of God. I am also deeply indebted to Dr. John Macarthur of "Grace to You" for his scholarly work and his consistent defense of the faith for several decades. His Shepherd’s Conference of 2015 convened a host of Bible scholars from around the planet, and some of their thought processes appear in this study also. Some of these men are:

Alistair Begg, James White, Ligon Duncan, Stephen Nichols, R C Sproul, John Macarthur, Ian Hamilton, Miguel Nunez, Mark Dever, Steven Lawson, Greg Beale, Albert Mohler, Kevin DeYoung, Ian Murray, Sinclair Ferguson