Infallibility and Reliability of Bible

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Infallibility and Reliability of Bible

• Claims of Inspiration (1 Th. 213 2 Pet.315-16)
• Revelation from God was Flawless (1 Pet.123-25)
• Reliability of the Scriptures
• Classical Greek Authors

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Classical Authors and Date of Copies
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Greek Manuscripts of the New Test.
1998 Figures from Bruce Metzger via Case For
Christ. p. 60 - 63
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Infallibility and Reliability of Bible

• Claims of Inspiration (1 Th. 213 2 Pet.315-16)
• Revelation from God was Flawless (1 Pet.123-25)
• Reliability of the Scriptures
• Classical Greek Authors
• New Test. Manuscript P52 (135 AD)
• Letters for more than one church (Gal.12 1
  Cor.12)

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Obligations of Churches that Received Letters

• Recognize Apostolic Authority (2 Th. 215
• 1 Cor. 1437 2 Tim.316 17)
• Authenticate the letter (2 Th. 317 Col. 418)
• Duplicate publish (Col.416 1 Thess. 527)
• Seen as Scripture (2 Peter 31,
• 15-16 1 Tim.518)