Inerrant Scripture

SAT., MAR. 10, 1984, 6:50 AM
FARM, STUDY

This is a term that you do not use often, and it is a concept that you hold, but ever so lightly. It’s meaning, of course, is that every word of Scripture is the right and true word, and every idea and concept is absolutely true. Now you wonder how you can hold to such a position, given what you know and feel about Scripture. And you wonder what I shall say, because I do use the term “relative” rather often. So, here We go.

I want you to believe in and affirm inerrant Scripture. The reason? It symbolizes that anything and everything is possible with Almighty God. Scripture is true. Scripture describes God without error. If Scripture affirms the presence of demons, then demons are one of My creations. If Scripture affirms that Satan is continuously testing, then that is truth. If Scripture says that women should not speak in Church, then this should be affirmed and considered.

What is not necessary is the Western mode of thinking that is characterized by either/or and “if this is truth, then anything else is untruth.” Scripture is inerrant, but interpretations will vary, and different interpretations can be helpful. One interpretation is not correct and all others false. Scripture is inerrant prose and poetry for all ages, those past, this present time, and ages to come. It is for a wide variety of present people… with a wide range in how they look at and interpret the world. I have crated this diversity, and I have given other scriptures, which also are inerrant, but are just not pertinent for you as a Christian.

Let’s try an experiment. Get your Bible, open it at some random place, and point to a Scripture, and We shall check its inerrancy.

The first is from 2 Kings and says that a king was captured, brought to Babylon and sentenced. Do you have any doubt that this is true? You needn’t have. Affirm it. Yet it is of virtually no consequence to you.

The next is a portion that you have not underlined, on a page with much underlining… and importantly so, for it is from My Sermon on the Mount. It says that the one who relaxes one of the least of the commandments shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven, particularly if he also teaches others. This is inerrant truth, but there are many interpretations. For you, the major message is that this is an impossible standard, that all shall surely be least in heaven, you certainly, and therefore grace is absolutely necessary. The Scripture does not say this, but this is your interpretations of it, rather than the admonition never to relax a commandment and to strive to be most in the Kingdom.

The third selection is rather obscure to you, because it says that you build on the foundation with anything from gold to stubble, and the Day will come when fire will reveal and test what has been built. Does this point again to grace? That’s one interpretations, along with the challenge to build well.

“Only let us hold true to what we have attained”. You have previously underlined this. What you know, understand, and can interpret from Scripture… hold true to this. All Scripture is inerrant, and stands ready to be accepted by you, at some later time.