Summary of Gregg R. Allison's 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith

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#1 The Bible’s inspiration is the divine guidance of the writers of Scripture through the movement of God’s Spirit. It was particularly the Holy Spirit who superintended the authors as they composed their writings.

#2 The doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture is evident in the Old Testament writings. The prophets and apostles, who wrote the Bible, were influenced by the Holy Spirit, but their work was also influenced by human research, observation, and memory.

#3 The New Testament was written by the apostles under the supervision of the Holy Spirit, who knew completely the things of God. The apostles were confident that what they wrote was a truthful and authoritative witness to Jesus and his work.

#4 The denial of the superintending work of the Holy Spirit. This position dismisses all divine action in the writing of Scripture, reducing it to a merely human book. It refuses to listen to Scripture’s own affirmation about itself, and it demonstrates a very low view of divine action among human beings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822542006

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Bible’s inspiration is the divine guidance of the writers of Scripture through the movement of God’s Spirit. It was particularly the Holy Spirit who superintended the authors as they composed their writings.

#2

The doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture is evident in the Old Testament writings. The prophets and apostles, who wrote the Bible, were influenced by the Holy Spirit, but their work was also influenced by human research, observation, and memory.

#3

The New Testament was written by the apostles under the supervision of the Holy Spirit, who knew completely the things of God. The apostles were confident that what they wrote was a truthful and authoritative witness to Jesus and his work.

#4

The denial of the superintending work of the Holy Spirit. This position dismisses all divine action in the writing of Scripture, reducing it to a merely human book. It refuses to listen to Scripture’s own affirmation about itself, and it demonstrates a very low view of divine action among human beings.

#5

The church believes that the Word of God, breathed out by Jesus, is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. As people become believers, the church disciples and cares for them by preaching and teaching inspired Scripture.

#6

The doctrine of Scripture is foundational to the Christian faith. It states that only the Bible is from God, and that all other books are not. It explains how inspiration underscores the authority and truthfulness of the Bible.

#7

A good place to start teaching about the inspiration of the Bible is through a Bible study focused on Jesus’s attitudes toward Scripture. Understanding what Jesus’s view of Scripture was will help you understand your own obligation to uphold the authority of Scripture.

#8

The word God-breathed and the summary are two important aspects of the doctrine of Scripture. The Bible study section covers the views of Jesus on Scripture, and the final section covers the errors to avoid.

#9

Inerrancy is the belief that when all the facts are known, the Bible will be shown to be wholly true in everything it affirms, whether it concerns doctrine, morality, or the social, physical, or life sciences. Inerrancy is characteristic of all of Scripture, not just the parts concerning salvation, faith, and doctrine.

#10

Inerrancy is the belief that the Bible is free of any errors. It is consistent with the different ordering of events, the divergent parallel accounts, and the import of the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand.

#11

The doctrine of the truthfulness and inerrancy of Scripture is present in the Old Testament. Jesus confirmed that the Word of God is truth, and he assured his disciples that the Spirit of truth would send them to testify to him.

#12

The church has traditionally held that the Bible is without error, but that it is inspired and inerrant. The first three positions listed above deny the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, while the last one claims that there are hundreds of errors in it.

#13

The church is called to trust everything that it affirms, including the inerrancy of Scripture. If you believe that Scripture contains error, ask Christians who believe in the inerrancy of Scripture to show you where these errors are.

#14

The church’s historic position on Scripture’s inerrancy is critical to understand. It is out of step with the modern day abandonment of this doctrine.

#15

The summary of the doctrine of inerrancy is that all Scripture is trustworthy and without error.

#16

The authority of Scripture is its property. It possesses the prerogative to command what God’s people are to believe, do, and be, and to prohibit what they are not to believe, do, and be. It is a subset of divine authority in general, the right that God possesses to establish laws, give orders, demand obedience, and determine belief.

#17

The authority of Scripture was one of the most contested doctrines of the Reformation. Protestant churches champion the principle of sola Scriptura, which states that Scripture alone is the ultimate authority for the church.