Can I Trust The Bible? Quotes

“Dr. R.C. Sproul is the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries, an international multimedia ministry based in Sanford, Florida. He also serves as copastor at Saint Andrew’s, a Reformed congregation in Sanford, and as chancellor of Reformation Bible College, and his teaching can be heard around the world on the daily”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?

“What finally swung the debate regarding Hebrews was the argument that Paul was its author. The church in the early centuries believed that Paul was the author of Hebrews, and that landed the epistle in the canon. Ironically, there are few scholars today who believe that Paul wrote it, but there are even fewer who would deny that it belongs in the canon.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“orthodox Christianity claims that Scripture not only bears witness to the truth but is the truth. It is the actual embodiment of divine revelation. It does not simply point beyond itself; it gives us nothing less than the veritable Word of God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“In Christ we meet the fullness of the revelation of the Father, and it is only through Scripture that we meet Christ.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“The issue of the Bible’s reliability is crucial. It is via the Scriptures that the church historically has claimed to understand matters of faith and life, from God’s creation of all things out of nothing to the significance of the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ to the ultimate consummation of all things toward which history is moving. If the Bible is unreliable in what it teaches about these things, the church is left to speculate and has nothing of value to speak to the world.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“Ultimately, we believe the Bible to be inerrant because it comes from God Himself. It is unthinkable to contemplate that God might be capable of error. Therefore, His Word cannot possibly contain errors. This is our faith-we can trust the Bible because we can trust God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?

“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Material in this book has previously been published in Everyone’s a Theologian (2014). Some material in this book has previously been published as Explaining Inerrancy: A Commentary (1980) and as”
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“centuries.”
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“the turn of a single word. He also said that not a jot or a tittle of the law will pass away until all is fulfilled (Matt. 5:18). He meant that there is not a superfluous word in the law of God or a word that is open to negotiation. Every word carries”
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“Scripture were chosen and prepared by God for their sacred task, and an analysis of Scripture makes clear that their distinctive personalities and writing styles come through. Luke’s style,”
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“authority; rather, they recognized the voice of God in Scripture and displayed their willingness to submit to His Word. Ultimately, they—and we—believe the Bible because it comes from God Himself. Since the close of the canon in the first century, the Word of God alone is the means by which God speaks to the church. But previously, He spoke to His people in various ways. In Old Testament times, He spoke to people directly on occasion.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“General revelation is just that: general. It is available to people everywhere. The Bible speaks of God as revealing Himself through nature and conscience (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 2:15). This is general revelation. It tells everyone in the world some of who God is: that He exists, that He is good, that He is powerful (Rom.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“In the years since the summit meeting, the battle for the Bible has not abated. It is more crucial than ever that believers understand what the Bible is and why they can trust it wholeheartedly. Christians still need to be equipped with the understanding of why they can and should trust the Bible.”
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“conversations”
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“divine”
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“revelation.”
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“Himself”
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“Scripture, rev. ed. (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2009), provides a layman’s guide to the fundamental principles of how to interpret the Bible in such a way as to avoid misunderstanding, misinterpretation, or distortion of the Word of God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust the Bible?

“Infallibility has to do with the question of ability or potential; that which is infallible is said to be unable to make mistakes or to err. By contrast, that which is inerrant is that which, in fact, does not err. Theoretically, something may be fallible and at the same time inerrant. That is, it is possible for someone who errs to not err. However, the reverse is not true. If someone is infallible, that means he cannot err, and if he cannot err, then he does not err. If he does err, that proves that he is capable of erring and therefore is not infallible. Thus, to assert that something is infallible yet at the same time errant is to distort the meaning of infallible and/or errant, or to be in a state of confusion”
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“Though our language, and especially our language about God, is never comprehensive and exhaustive in its ability to capture eternal truths, nevertheless it is adequate to give us truth without falsehood.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?

“We affirm that the written Word in its entirety is revelation given by God. We deny that the Bible is merely a witness to revelation, or only becomes revelation in encounter, or depends on the responses of men for its validity.”
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“We affirm that the Scriptures are the supreme written norm by which God binds the conscience, and that the authority of the church is subordinate to that of Scripture. We deny that church creeds, councils, or declarations have authority greater than or equal to the authority of the Bible.”
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“In discussions among the participants at the summit and because of requests to the Draft Committee, there was considerable sentiment for striking the words “sixty-six canonical books” from the early drafts. This was due to some variance within Christendom as to the exact number of books that are to be recognized within the canon. For example, the Ethiopic Church has included more books in the canon than sixty-six.”
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“We affirm that the Holy Scriptures are to be received as the authoritative Word of God. We deny that the Scriptures receive their authority from the church, tradition, or any other human source.”
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“spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). Holy Scripture must be acknowledged as the Word of God by virtue of its divine origin.”
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“was indicated that the Draft Committee would meet within the year to review and, if necessary,”
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“authority of the church. It was created to counter the drift from this important doctrinal foundation by”
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“The denial in Article XIX is very important. The framers of the confession are saying unambiguously that confession of belief in the inerrancy of Scripture is not an element of the Christian faith essential for salvation.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Trust The Bible?