inerrancy /ĭn-ĕr′ən-sē/
"Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact". Some equate inerrancy
with biblical infallibility; others do not. The belief in Biblical inerrancy is of particular significance within parts
of evangelicalism, where it is formulated in the "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy". Wikipedia
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
The Inerrancy Statement elaborates on various details in articles formed as couplets of "We affirm..." and "We deny...".
Under the statement, inerrancy applies only to the original manuscripts which no longer exist, but which, its adherents claim,
"can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy" (Article 10). In the statement, inerrancy does not refer to
a blind literal interpretation, and that "history must be treated as history, poetry as poetry, hyperbole and metaphor as
hyperbole and metaphor, generalization and approximation as what they are, and so forth." It also makes it clear that the
signers deny "that Biblical infallibility and inerrancy are limited to spiritual, religious, or redemptive themes, exclusive of assertions
in the fields of history and science. We further deny that scientific hypotheses about earth history may properly
be used to overturn the teaching of Scripture on creation and the flood."
Signatories to the statement came from a variety of evangelical Christian denominations, and included Robert Preus,
James Montgomery Boice, Kenneth Kantzer, J. I. Packer, Francis Schaeffer, R. C. Sproul and John F. MacArthur.
Questions;
- Is inerrancy really more about the interpretation of a text than the text itself?
- Is the claim of inerrancy centered on a particular doctrinal view of the Bible?
- Is inerrancy of more importance in evangelicalism than across the spectrum of Christianity?
- Is a belief in biblical inerrancy the litmus test for the believer in Jesus Christ?
- Does making inerrancy the center of Christian faith lead to an imbalance?
- What makes the Bible a true book?
- Should our trust in the book overshadow our trust in the author?
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noun
- Freedom from error or untruths; infallibility.
"belief in the inerrancy of the Scriptures." - The quality of being inerrant; freedom from error.
- Exemption from error.
Biblical inerrancy
Biblical inerrancy is the belief that the Bible "is without error or fault in all its teaching"; or, at least, that"Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact". Some equate inerrancy
with biblical infallibility; others do not. The belief in Biblical inerrancy is of particular significance within parts
of evangelicalism, where it is formulated in the "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy". Wikipedia
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
The Inerrancy Statement elaborates on various details in articles formed as couplets of "We affirm..." and "We deny...".
Under the statement, inerrancy applies only to the original manuscripts which no longer exist, but which, its adherents claim,
"can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy" (Article 10). In the statement, inerrancy does not refer to
a blind literal interpretation, and that "history must be treated as history, poetry as poetry, hyperbole and metaphor as
hyperbole and metaphor, generalization and approximation as what they are, and so forth." It also makes it clear that the
signers deny "that Biblical infallibility and inerrancy are limited to spiritual, religious, or redemptive themes, exclusive of assertions
in the fields of history and science. We further deny that scientific hypotheses about earth history may properly
be used to overturn the teaching of Scripture on creation and the flood."
Signatories to the statement came from a variety of evangelical Christian denominations, and included Robert Preus,
James Montgomery Boice, Kenneth Kantzer, J. I. Packer, Francis Schaeffer, R. C. Sproul and John F. MacArthur.
Questions;
- Is inerrancy really more about the interpretation of a text than the text itself?
- Is the claim of inerrancy centered on a particular doctrinal view of the Bible?
- Is inerrancy of more importance in evangelicalism than across the spectrum of Christianity?
- Is a belief in biblical inerrancy the litmus test for the believer in Jesus Christ?
- Does making inerrancy the center of Christian faith lead to an imbalance?
- What makes the Bible a true book?
- Should our trust in the book overshadow our trust in the author?
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