Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (14): What the Bible Says about the Bible: The New Testament Epistles
This article examines the New Testament epistles' testimony regarding Scripture's divine inspiration and infallibility, analyzing how Paul, Peter, James, and John viewed and used Scripture. By demonstrating that the apostles themselves affirmed Scripture as God's authoritative Word, Cammenga grounds the Reformed doctrine of biblical inerrancy in the self-witness of Scripture itself.
Previous article in this series: June 2015, p. 398. Introduction In our most recent articles we have been considering Scripture's self-authentication, that is, Scripture's own testimony to its divine inspiration and infallibility. For centuries the self-witness of Scripture has been the linchpin in the church's argument for Scripture's inspiration and authority. If Scripture disavowed all claim to authority or made no claim at all, Christians would have no basis for their contention that...
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