Scripture Inspired/Inerrant/Infallible/Authoritative/Sufficient June 13, 2004

Scripture – Inspired/Inerrant/Infallible/Authoritative/Sufficient – June 13, 2004

1. The Bible is the written ______of ____. It is divinely ______and ______throughout. Its assertions are factually ______in all the original autographs. It is the supreme ______in all matters of ______and ______.

2. The doctrine of inspiration consists of these factors: a. ______origin and causality b. ______agency c. ______verbally (in words) d. plenary (_____ of Scripture is inspired, not just parts of it) e. only the ______documents (autographs) penned by the biblical authors are inspired f. because Scripture is inspired, it is ______g. because Scripture is inspired and ______, it alone has final ______.

3. Because Scripture is “God-breathed”, it is ______and ______. a. God is ______- Rom. 3:3-4; John 1:14; 14:6; 17:3; Tit. 1:2; Jer. 10:10; Num. 23:19; 1 Sam. 15:29 b. God ______the Scriptures – 2 Tim. 3:16 c. Therefore, the Scriptures are ______- John 17:14,17; Ps. 119:142; 151, 160; Rev. 21:5; 22:6.

4. The ______is the agent of inspiration. 2 Sam. 23:2-3; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21.

5. Many OT passages quoted in the NT are said to have the ______as their author, even though a ______actually spoke the words in the OT. Mark 12:36; Acts 1:16; 28:25; Acts 4:24-25; Heb. 10:15-16.

6. Words quoted in the OT by NT writers are often attributed to ______. a. The ______said (Ps. 95:7) / The ______said (Heb. 3:7) b. The ______said (Ps. 45:6) / _____ said (Heb. 1:8) c. The ______said (Ps. 102:25,27) / _____ said (Heb. 1:10-12) d. ______said (Is. 7:14) / The ______spoke by the prophet (Mt. 1:22-23) e. ______said (Hos. 11:1) / The ______spoke by the prophet ( Mt. 2:1) f. ______’s words (Job 5:13) / _____’s word (1 Cor. 3:19)

7. In the OT we clearly see that God used the ______of ______to communicate with us. 2 Sam. 23:2; Is. 59:21; Jer. 1:9; Zech. 7:12.

8. Jesus promised His followers that it would be the work of the ______to provide accurate recounting of the events of His life. John 14:26.

9. The NT books are regarded as ______as well as the OT books. a. 1 Tim. 5:18 quotes from Deut. 25:4 and Luke 10:7 b. 2 Tim. 3:16 refers to ____ Scripture.

Scripture is Sufficient 1 Heinz Lycklama 10. What was Jesus’ view of Scripture? a. Matt. 22:43, ______b. Mat. 5:17-18, ______c. John 10:35, ______d. Matt. 4:4,7,10, ______e. Matt. 12:40;24:37, ______f. Matt. 19:2-5, ______g. John 17:17; Matt. 22:29, ______h. Luke 24:27; John 5:39, ______-______i. Luke 24:25, ______j. Luke 16:31, ______for ______and ______

11. NT authors claim divine authority for their writings. a. Paul spoke that which the ______teaches, 1 Cor. 2:13 b. That which Paul wrote was the commandment of the _____, 1 Cor. 14:37 c. The word that Paul preached was not the “word of men” but the “______”, 1 Th. 2:13 [Other evidence from Paul can be found in Gal. 1:8-9,12; 2 Cor. 13:3; 12:7.]

12. Fulfilled prophecy speaks to the accuracy and inspiration of Scripture. Here are some of the 300+ prophecies of the OT fulfilled in Christ. a. Gen. 3:15, ______of ______b. Is. 7:14, ______birth c. Mic. 5:2, birthplace of ______d. Mal. 3:1, forerunner - ______e. Is. 35:5-6, ministry of ______f. Zech. 11:12, sold for ______g. Ps. 22:16, hands and feet ______h. Is. 53:12, crucified with ______i. Ps. 22:17, no bones ______j. Ps. 69:21, suffered ______on ______k. Ps. 16:10; 22:22, ______

13. The Bible’s accuracy and reliability has been proved and verified over and over again by archeological finds produced by both ______and ______scholars and scientists. a. “no archeological discovery has ever ______a biblical reference,” Nelson Glueck b. “increased recognition of the value of the Bible as a ______of ______,” William Albright.

14. Many non-Christian sources living close to the time of Christ corroborate Christ as a ______. a. Josephus referred to “Jesus, the so-called ______”, AD 37. b. Tacitus (born 52 AD) wrote of “Christus” who was “put to death by Pontius Pilate.” c. Pliny the Younger (AD 112) spoke of the “troublesome sect of ______.”

15. When the questions of revelation and inspiration with regard to the Bible have been answered, the issue of ______will have been settled. The Bible is just as authoritative as the _____ who ______it.

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