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Sented in Ladd's Doctrine of Sacred Scripture
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | I. THE inspiration of the Bible must always he a the:ne of the highest interest. It implies, in any view which may be takeD of it, communion between God and man. Those who hold to the doctrine must accept the personality of God and admit that he communicates instruction to certain of his rational creatures for ethical purposes. The mel'e confICllt, therefore, to discuss the topic raises us above Pantheism and Deism into the realm of moral government, administered through precepts, persuasions, and awards. We have also in inspiration the most conclusive evidence of the reality of the Christian system. It is true, the evidences of Clu'istianity must be shown to be in a high degree convincing before an argument for inspiration can be of force; but if the fact of inspiration can be once established, this becomes one of the supernatural evidences of our religion, and takes its place by the side of miracles and prophecy as overwhelming proof that God is with his people. Those who hold to a real inspiration must hold, at the lowest, that the Bible contains the word of God many words of God; Protestants have generally held that the Bible is the word of God. The only doctrine of inspiration which has been satisfactory to the Christian church has been one which justifies the claim that the Holy Scriptures are infallible in their moral and religious teachings, and are so based on the authority of God that they must be accepted as binding the conscience and dictating our duties. There are two views of inspiration, fnndamentally di\"erse, |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bsac/1884_506_boardman.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
