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The Doctrine of the Bible 7 - Inerrancy

"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." (John 17:17)

When applied to Scripture, the term inerrancy means that what God revealed and inspired is accurate, reliable, authoritative, and without error. Since all Scripture is inspired, every Word of God is true. Just as a book reflects the character of its writer, so the Scripture is without error, because God is without fault.
Illustration: Jesus upheld the principle of inerrancy when He preached in Nazareth. He carefully stopped reading in the middle of a verse before announcing the fulfillment of Scripture that day (Is. 61:1-2, Luke 4:18). The rest of the Isaiah passage will be fulfilled at His second coming.
Application: As we read the Scriptures, we can have total confidence in their reliability and accuracy.