The Bible

Tuesday • September 30, 2008 • by

We believe in the verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible, consisting of sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments. We further believe that the Bible was given by divine inspiration and is the inerrant Word of God in all matters that it addresses including historical, geographical, and scientific data (II Tim. 3:16-17Open Link in New Window; II Pet. 1:19-21Open Link in New Window; I Thess. 2:13Open Link in New Window); that it is sufficient, harmonious, and authoritative; that it reveals man’s state by nature (Rom. 3:10-12Open Link in New Window) and presents the only means of his salvation (Acts 4:12Open Link in New Window); that it constitutes the only perfect rule and final authority in all matters pertaining to Christian faith and practice (Matt. 5:18-19Open Link in New Window; Acts 17:11Open Link in New Window; Isa. 8:20Open Link in New Window); and it sets forth the principles by which man will be judged (Rom. 2:1-3, 16Open Link in New Window). We believe that the only infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself. Moreover, we believe that the canon of Scripture is closed (Heb. 1:1-2Open Link in New Window) and that all canonical revelation from God has ceased.