Inspiration and authority of Scripture

Recognition of a body of sacred writings

In the OT

Nehemiah 8:1 NASB95

And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

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By Jesus Christ

Matthew 22:29 NASB95

But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.

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Jesus Christ frequently appealed to the OT as a recognised sacred corpus, with the expression “it is written”.

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By the apostles

2 Timothy 3:14–15 NASB95

You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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By the early church

Acts 17:11 NASB95

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

The inspiration of Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16 NASB95

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

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The authority of Scripture recognised in the OT

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The authority of Scripture recognised in the NT

John 10:34–36 NASB95

Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? “If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

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Jesus Christ claims scriptural authority for his own words

Matthew 24:34–35 NASB95

“Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

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