The Bible transcends the passing of time & all the attempts of evil, Satan inspired men to discredit & destroy it. The Bible is indeed the non-negotiable, always existant, uncreated, infallible, inerrant word/truth of God – Is 44:6; 55:6-7,8 (40:8; Ps 19; 119; Jn 17:17; II Tim 3:16-17; Pro 30:5-6; Rev 20:10-15; 21-22),9-13; 66:1-2; 46:8-10; Rev 22:18:
Internal testimony to the inspiration of scripture:
It is INFALLIBLE & INERRANT!
Infallible = it is the WHOLE truth & nothing but the truth (the broad, overarching totality look) — Ps 19:7; 18:30; 111:7; Roms 7:12; Deut. 4:2; Jn18:35b; Rev. 22:18+
Inerrant = EVERY word is true & is free from error, falsehood, mistake, & inaccuracy (the worms eye look) — Ps. 12:6; Prov. 30:5-6; Jn. 17:17; II Tim. 3:16-17; II Ptr. 1:17- 21
Additional internal affirmation of the inspiration of scripture:
Is 65:16; Jer 10:10; Jn 3:33; 17:3,17; I Jn 5:20 (Rom 4:3+; Gal 1:11+, 15+; 4:30 from Genesis; I Thess 2:13; I Tim 5:18; II Ptr 3:15-16)
God does not, because He cannot lie! Num 23:19; Titus 1:2; Hebs 6:18 — 3 times scripture declares that God is not a liar. <
Excerpted from Jn Mac’s study “Making A Case For the Bible” CD 3 & 4 >
“The testimony of the Spirit is superior to reason.” John Calvin
Herein Calvin explained the singular reason any man believes, loves, & hungers to know the Word of God — the regenerative, salvific work of the Holy Spirit within the heart of one who, by God’s loving grace, has been born anew in Christ Jesus our precious Lord & Savior I Cor. 2:14 (Jn 3:1-6,16-18), 15-16; 3:16-17; I Jn 2:20,27
T = total depravity (in the sense of his being completely incapable of saving himself, being in total rebellion against God, a hater of God – Roms 8:3-8)
U = unconditional election
L = limited atonement
I = irresistable grace
P = perseverence of the saints
Eph 1:3-14; Roms 9:10-24
Christ alone, Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone = the 5 “Sola’s” of the reformation!
Because our precious Holy Lord is the always existent, uncreated Sovereign God of all created things, it inherently follows that every aspect of who He is & every characteristic of His Holy nature & character is in like manner, both uncreated & always existent — Truth is of the nature & person & mind & will of God, thus Truth, by the very fact of it’s existence as it rules over all things & beings created by God is uncreated & has always existed — before anything was, truth was & is & always will be throughout all eternity — Isaiah 44:6; 45:5-7; 46:8-10; 55:6-7,8,9-13; 66:1-2; Proverbs 8-9; 30:5-6; John 17:17; Revelation 21-22.
It is this glorious reality that Solomon speaks of when he declares “wisdom” to have been present when God established the earth & the seas — Proverbs 8:12-36
In light of the glorious reality of this eternal, always existent nature of TRUTH, it naturally follows that truth IS NOT debatable nor is it negotiable — Proverbs 30:5-6; Jn 17:17