Covenant Reformed News – May 2003, Volume IX, Issue 13
This article defends the doctrine of biblical inerrancy by examining Jesus's affirmation that 'the scripture cannot be broken' in John 10:34-35, responding to evangelical critics who dismiss this as a mere ad hominem argument. The author demonstrates through Christ's pattern of direct correction and His consistent treatment of Scripture as God's unbreakable Word that Jesus genuinely affirmed the complete reliability and authority of the Old Testament text.
Unbreakable Scripture (3) Last time we considered the fact that the phrase, “I said, Ye are gods” (Ps. 82:6) is a poetic hyperbole from an otherwise obscure portion of the OT. If this statement “cannot be broken” (John 10:34-35), then surely no Scripture can be broken. However, there is an argument against this interpretation—an argument even made by some leading evangelicals—which would nullify this testimony to the inerrancy of Scripture from Christ’s words in John 10:34-35. They say that...