Dr. Stephen Nichols

Every word and all of the words are the Word of God. And because this is God, who is true and who does not err, it is inerrant. It is without error. And therefore, it is entirely trustworthy.

Every word and all of the words are the Word of God. And because this is God, who is true and who does not err, it is inerrant. It is without error. And therefore, it is entirely trustworthy.

You know, I remember when he said that, Nathan, and I thought it was a great statement. I remember seeing something he had said back in the early 70s that said, you know, it's very important to read the Bible, of course. But then he writes next to it, we must study. And I think he underlined study two or three times. We must study the Bible.

You know, I remember when he said that, Nathan, and I thought it was a great statement. I remember seeing something he had said back in the early 70s that said, you know, it's very important to read the Bible, of course. But then he writes next to it, we must study. And I think he underlined study two or three times. We must study the Bible.

So for decades, at the beginning of Ligonier and in the final years of Dr. Sproul's life, he was stressing Bible study. And there's one reason why we read this book, why we study it, why we put so much effort to understand it, why we at Ligonier spend so much time producing resources to help people understand God's Word, is because it is the Word of God. It is holy.

So for decades, at the beginning of Ligonier and in the final years of Dr. Sproul's life, he was stressing Bible study. And there's one reason why we read this book, why we study it, why we put so much effort to understand it, why we at Ligonier spend so much time producing resources to help people understand God's Word, is because it is the Word of God. It is holy.

Paul's going to call it sacred writings. It is the holy, authoritative word of God. And we would do well to read it, to study it, to follow Dr. Sproul's advice, and to submit to it.

Paul's going to call it sacred writings. It is the holy, authoritative word of God. And we would do well to read it, to study it, to follow Dr. Sproul's advice, and to submit to it.

Yeah, that's a great question. We're talking about the doctrine of the authority of Scripture. Well, what does that mean? How do we flesh that out? And over the centuries of church history, we've landed on two key words that under the doctrine of authority of Scripture. The first is inspiration, which of course is a biblical term itself.

Yeah, that's a great question. We're talking about the doctrine of the authority of Scripture. Well, what does that mean? How do we flesh that out? And over the centuries of church history, we've landed on two key words that under the doctrine of authority of Scripture. The first is inspiration, which of course is a biblical term itself.

And what inspiration means is that God is the source of the Bible. It is God-breathed. We speak of God using human instruments, and He certainly did. And you don't have to be a student of Greek or a student of Hebrew to recognize that the biblical books read differently.

And what inspiration means is that God is the source of the Bible. It is God-breathed. We speak of God using human instruments, and He certainly did. And you don't have to be a student of Greek or a student of Hebrew to recognize that the biblical books read differently.

They had different levels of education, they had different experiences, different contexts, writing for different audiences, even using different genres. So we sense some differences as we move from author to author. So God certainly used the personality of the author, but God superintended those human authors so that every word would be the word of God.

They had different levels of education, they had different experiences, different contexts, writing for different audiences, even using different genres. So we sense some differences as we move from author to author. So God certainly used the personality of the author, but God superintended those human authors so that every word would be the word of God.

Two key words here when we speak of inspiration. verbal inspiration and plenary inspiration. So verbal means the words. It's not thoughts. It's not as if God sort of implanted in Matthew's head thoughts and then Matthew wrote the actual words. No, the very words. And then plenary is just a word that means full, complete. So all of the words are inspired.

Two key words here when we speak of inspiration. verbal inspiration and plenary inspiration. So verbal means the words. It's not thoughts. It's not as if God sort of implanted in Matthew's head thoughts and then Matthew wrote the actual words. No, the very words. And then plenary is just a word that means full, complete. So all of the words are inspired.

The next keyword is inerrancy, which means without error. And so this only follows from inspiration. If the Bible is sourced in God, then it is true. So yes, when we talk about the authority of Scripture, we're talking about inspiration and inerrancy.

The next keyword is inerrancy, which means without error. And so this only follows from inspiration. If the Bible is sourced in God, then it is true. So yes, when we talk about the authority of Scripture, we're talking about inspiration and inerrancy.

Yeah, absolutely. It's almost in every age of the church God's Word is going to be challenged, of course from without, but sadly even from within. So we go back to the turn of the 20th century, and modernism is in the culture, liberalism is in the church.

Yeah, absolutely. It's almost in every age of the church God's Word is going to be challenged, of course from without, but sadly even from within. So we go back to the turn of the 20th century, and modernism is in the culture, liberalism is in the church.