As we have been talking about a biblical worldview, we realize we must see life through the lens of Scripture to have a biblical worldview. As we are thinking about what the components of a biblical worldview are, it is only logical that the first component is to believe that the Scriptures are the Word of God. We also must talk about God Himself, and we will do that soon. We are going to talk today about how He revealed Himself to us. Has God communicated to humanity? What form? What do we believe about that? I think a biblical worldview is to believe that the Scriptures, as we hold in our hands in the form of the Bible, is given to us by God. We have seen already that it is inspired by God. It is God-breathed. Therefore, it comes forth from the breath and communication of God. What does that mean to us as we think about a worldview that incorporates this kind of view of Scripture?
2 Peter 1:19-21 implies to us that the Word of God is inherent and infallible. Inherent and infallible means the Word of God is never wrong and cannot be wrong. It can never possibly be wrong because it is given to us by the very voice of God. It can never be wrong in the particulars for the same reason. So, it is never wrong, and it can never be wrong.
2 Peter 1:19 says this, “So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” This is a description of how God has given us His Word. The Scriptures do not come from the prophets themselves. It is not the ideas or the thinking or the prophecies of individuals. The prophets moved as the Holy Spirit moved them. It’s kind of like putting a stick on the stream of water and that stream of water takes the stick down the stream. That is the picture we have here of the prophetic Word. The Word of the Holy Spirit moved these prophets so that they spoke the very Word of God. It wasn’t their interpretation, it wasn’t their ideas, it was God’s Word to us! So, it is infallible. It is inherent. It is the inspired Word of God.
Jesus spoke about this while He was in prayer in John 17:3, where He says, “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” You here speaking of the Father. In John 17:8, He says this, “for the words which You gave Me I have given to them,” so the very words that Jesus spoke come from the Father, “and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.” Then in John 17:17, He says this, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” The very words Jesus spoke, the very words found in Scripture are the truth of God and therefore a biblical worldview believes this is what is true about God’s Word.
