3-Inerrancy: God's Flawless Word,pt1

Esteemed Bible teacher, Charles Ryrie wrote, "The INERRANCY of the Bible means simply that the Bile tells the truth. Truth can and does include approximations, free quotations, language of appearances, and different accounts of the same event as long as these do not contradict. For example, if you were to report to me that a mutual friend had a hundred-thousand dollar income last year, I might well say, 'Are you telling me the truth?' When you replied, 'Yes,' that would be an inerrant reply, even though his income for reporting to the IRS was $100,537. That approximation would tell the truth. Or if I said, 'Sunrise over the Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen.' And if you replied, 'Really, is that so?' To which I said, 'Yes, that's true,' my statement with its own use of language of appearance would tell the truth, though the sun does not literally rise over the Grand Canyon." Attacks on the inerrancy of the Bible are not new and seem to be somewhat cyclical. Yet, we must convictionally stand our ground, because in order to be authoritative, the Bible must be true, without error. It is either without error in all, or not without error in all; there's no middle ground. A partially errant Bible is an errant Bible. Having looked at how the Bible is REVELATION from God, and that it is GOD-BREATHED/INSPIRED, we'll now look at "Biblical Inerrancy: God's Flawless Truth." "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth" (Jn 17:17).