Doctrine of The Bible

1. The Bible is the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God.

• If the Bible is the Word of God, then the Koran, the Book of Mormon, and the
claims of modern self-proclaimed prophets must all be rejected as evil
deceptions by which the souls of men are destroyed. The Bible claims to be the
inspired, infallible, inerrant, complete, sufficient, and final Word of God.

Facts about the bible:

• The Bible claims divine origin. It claims to be infallibly inspired, though written
by men who were both fallible and sinful (2 Tim. 3:16-17; Heb. 1:1; 2 Pet. 1:21).
• The Bible claims to be a necessary revelation, without which God cannot be
known (Rom. 10:13-17; 1 Pet. 1:23-25). God is Spirit, the eternal, self-existent,
incomprehensible Spirit. Though his eternal power and godhead is evident from
the things he has made, so that all are without excuse, he cannot be known
unless he makes himself known by special revelation through the Word.

• The Bible claims to be the sufficient, effectual means by which chosen,

redeemed sinners are called to life, faith, and everlasting salvation in Christ (Isa.
55:11; 2 Tim. 3:15; Heb. 4:12; James 1:18).
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• The Bible claims both authority and finality as the Word of God (Isa. 8:20;
Rev. 22:18-19).
2. The evidences and arguments for the divine origin and inspiration are as
comforting as they are irrefutable.
• First, the Lord Jesus Christ accepted the Old Testament Scriptures as the Word
of God. When he dwelt upon the earth, he never made any attempt to prove
the validity of the Old Testament, but simply referred to it, quoted it,
expounded it, and lived upon it as the Word of God. In fact, he very deliberately
quoted from the two books of the Old Testament which are most frequently
attacked by infidels: Deuteronomy and Isaiah. Deuteronomy was the book from
which he made every quotation when Satan tempted him in the wilderness
(Deut. 8:3; 6:16; 6:13; Luke 4:4-12). Isaiah was the book he referred to when he
 began his public ministry and first announced himself as the Messiah (Isa. 61:1;
Luke 4:16-21).
• The Bible alone gives us an account and revelation of God’s character that
agrees with and satisfies that which is revealed in creation and stamped upon
the consciences of all human beings. Holy Scripture tells us that the Lord our
God is omnipotent, holy, wise, just, and good.
• The Bible alone gives us an account of man’s origin, his sinful nature, his God
consciousness, and his sense of immortality. No other attempts to account for these
things gives any satisfaction.
• The Bible alone reveals and explains the necessity of Christ’s incarnation,
obedience, death, and resurrection.
• The Bible alone reveals a plan and scheme of salvation for fallen men that is both
honoring to God and satisfactory to the consciences of men. God’s plan of salvation
(Rom. 3:24-26) is the satisfaction of justice by substitutionary redemption and
imputed righteousness by his free grace toward sinners in Christ his Son.
3. The doctrine of the Bible’s inspiration and infallibility has very serious
consequences .
• If the Bible is indeed the Word of God, its authority cannot be questioned. Its
teachings cannot be disputed. All that it says must be received as true,
submitted to, and obeyed. Its words must be candidly, honestly, and faithfully
interpreted. There must be, on our part, a docility of spirit before God’s holy
Word. We must bow before God, as he speaks in his Word, with hearts willing
to be taught of God, crying saying with Samuel, “Speak, Lord, for thy servant
heareth” (1 Sam. 3:9).
• As this Book is of divine origin, so too our understanding of it is the gift of God.
Every time we open it, let us pray for grace from God the Holy Spirit to
enlighten and illuminate our hearts, that he might open our understandings
and cause us to understand the Scriptures (Ps. 119:18; John 16:13-16; 1 Cor.
2:11, 14).
 Question: "What are the different names and
titles of the Bible?"
Answer: There are over a dozen names and titles of the Bible found in both the Old and
New Testaments. The following is a list of the most well known:

Book of the Law (Deuteronomy 31:26) — “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside
the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. There it will remain as a witness against
you.” The Bible is described as a book of laws, laws which are not meant to enslave us or
stifle our relationship with God and life on earth, but laws that are meant to strengthen
our relationship with God and enhance our lives.

Gospel (Romans 1:16) — “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of
God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.” The Bible reveals to us the gospel,
the good news, about the Lord Jesus Christ and that, through God’s Son, our sins are
forgiven and we are granted salvation.

Holy Scriptures (Romans 1:2) — “The gospel he promised beforehand through his
prophets in the Holy Scriptures.” The Bible is a collection of sacred writings that are holy
and authoritative because they are from God, who is the Bible’s topic and inspiration.

Law of the Lord (Psalm 19:7) — “The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The
statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.” Not only do the laws of
the Bible strengthen our relationship with God and enhance our lives, they are not to be
confused with any other; they are the Lord’s and the Lord’s alone, not the ramblings of
man.

Living Words (Acts 7:38) — “He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel
who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words
to pass on to us.” The Bible is a living book, each book, chapter, and verse alive with the
knowledge and wisdom of God Himself.
Message of Christ (Colossians 3:16) — “Let the message of Christ dwell among
you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through
psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your
hearts.” The message of Christ is the message of salvation from sin through the
only One who can accomplish it.

Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16) — “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” Inspired by God,
the Bible is a collection of sacred writings that is unlike any other, because it
has been written by the hand of men who were moved by the Spirit of God (2
Peter 1:21).

The Scroll (Psalm 40:7) — “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in
the scroll.” In prophesying about Jesus, the Bible refers to itself as a scroll, a roll
of parchment documenting priceless knowledge to be shared from generation
to generation.

Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) — “Take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which
is the word of God.” Like a sword, the Bible can defend any attack brought
before it, but it can also strike the truth of God and His words into the heart of
man. The writer to the Hebrews referred to it as sharper than any “double-
edged sword” because it is capable of “dividing soul and spirit, joints and
marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart’ (Hebrews 4:12).

Truth (John 17:17) — “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” As the
Bible is the Word of God, it is the truth. Every word is from the mind of God,
and, since He is truth, so must His Word be truth.

Word of God (Luke 11:28) — “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of
God and obey it.” The Bible is like the mouthpiece of God, as through each
book He speaks directly to us.

Word of Life (Philippians 2:16) — “Hold firmly to the word of life.” The Bible
and its truths reveal to us the difference not only between life and death, but
the eternal life that lies before those who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and
Savior and the eternal death for those who do not.
Words of the Lord (Psalm 12:6) – “And the words of the LORD are flawless, like
silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.” The Bible is replete
with the many words, perfect and without flaw, which the Lord spoke through
prophets and disciples in order to reveal all His love and glory.

Trivia:
• The bible was written in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic , and greek.)
• The bible has only 1 Author (God) and compose of 40 diffferent writers.