Description

In this episode, we discuss how the canon of Scripture was developed and also some attributes of Scripture.

Psalm 119:97-104

Canon of Scripture

- Old Testament

- New Testament

As Christians, we ultimately affirm that scripture is self-authenticating.

How did the early Christians know which writings came from God and which did not? They spoke of “receiving” or “inheriting” the authoritative books from each previous generation. They saw these books as having authority because they came from God, not because any church or leader put a stamp of approval on them. But they didn’t just accept them blindly. They had four criteria for demonstrating that their acceptance of these books was legitimate.

1. Apostolicity
2. Antiquity
3. Conformity to the rule of faith (orthodoxy)
4. Universality

Attributes of Scripture:

1. Divinely Inspired: 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21
2. Inerrant.
3. Infallible.
4. We also believe in The Clarity of Scripture
5. We believe in The Necessity of Scripture
6. We believe in The Sufficiency of Scripture