Principles One Must Accept

1. God has spoken. The whole Bible is based on this Unless one believes in God and that He has communicated His will to man, it is pointless to pursue a further study of Scripture.
2. The Bible is a revelation of God’s Proof of the inspiration of the Bible is seen in:
   1.  a. Its unity. b. Its miracles. c. Its prophecies. d. The grand scope of the whole book. e. Its influences. f. Its scientific accuracy and foreknowledge. g. Its historical accuracy. h. It’s an unexcelled moral tone. i. The uniqueness of its material. j. The uniqueness of its style. 1) It’s brevity. 2) Its omissions. 3) Its impartiality. 4) Its calmness.

3.    The Bible has been accurately translated.

4. The Bible is fallible 

5. The Bible is complete and “Notice the grand theme of the divine-human relationship and you will see that it is final. There is completeness in every divine plan, an ending to the long story of man, an ultimate goal to every purpose of God, perfection in the life and sacrifice of God’s Son, a perfect pattern for the faith and life of the Christian, and final glory in the system of salvation for man.” (W. Robert Palmer, How to Understand the Bible, p. 10)
6. The Bible is intelligible, e., it has the capabilities of being understood. It is a revelation, a manifestation of divine truth, an uncovering of that which is hidden so that it may be clearly seen.
7. The Bible can be understood by (Ephesians 3:1-5) Since God commands man to understand it (Ephesians 5:17), it, therefore, can be understood because God never places on man that which he cannot accomplish. (cf. 1 Corinthians 10:13)
8. The Bible is It is authoritative because it is the word of God who possesses all authority (Matthew 28:18) and it comes from heaven. (Matthew 21:23-27)
9. The authority of the Bible demands If it is from heaven, it must be obeyed. (Matthew 21:25)