Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (24): “What Saith the Scripture”: The Bible’s trustworthiness (1)
Cammenga argues that Scripture's trustworthiness or reliability is the fifth perfection of Reformed doctrine, functioning as the culmination of Scripture's authority, necessity, perspicuity, and sufficiency. He demonstrates how the perfections of God necessarily entail the perfection of His Word, making defenses of biblical inerrancy inseparable from proper theology. This article provides a systematic Reformed articulation of why Christians must affirm Scripture's complete trustworthiness.
Previous article in this series: April 15, 2018, p. 323. In the last several articles in this series we have been examining the perfections of Scripture. Just as God possesses certain perfections, so also does His Word. The perfection of God's being demands the perfection of His works, and one of His greatest works is the revelation of Himself in His Word. Who and what God is necessarily impacts the nature of His Word. It cannot be otherwise. If God is weak and fallible, so also His Word will...
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