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2 Ti 2:13
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

The Inerrant Word
The Bible is the Word of God. It must be taken for exactly that, nothing less. As soon as man tries to reduce its perfectness, it is no longer the inspired Word by definition, but rather something pliable. (cp. Heb 13:8)

Jn 16:8
“And [the Holy Spirit], when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.”

Charles Spurgeon
"A great many learned men are defending the gospel; no doubt it is a very proper and right thing to do, yet I always notice that, when there are most books of that kind, it is because the gospel itself is not being preached. Suppose a number of persons were to take it into their heads that they had to defend a lion.

Charles Spurgeon
"There he is in the cage, and here come all the soldiers of the army to fight for him. Well, I should suggest to them, if they would not object, and feel that it was humbling to them, that they should kindly stand back, and open the door, and let the lion out! I believe that would be the best way of defending him, for he would take care of himself; and the best “apology” for the gospel is to let the gospel out.

Charles Spurgeon
"Never mind about defending Deuteronomy or the whole of the Pentateuch; preach Jesus Christ and him crucified. Let the Lion out, and see who will dare to approach him. The Lion of the tribe of Judah will soon drive away all his adversaries."

The Inerrant Word
Once we understand/accept that the Bible is the very Word of God and that it is the final authority on all things, THEN, and ONLY then, can we press on with full assurance of faith.

Calvin
"Those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.”

Ian Hamilton
“But how does this actually work? What does the Spirit do to persuade us that Scripture truly is God’s infallible word? The answer is not that the Spirit gives us revelation in addition to what is in Scripture, but that he awakens us, as from the dead, to see and taste the divine reality of God in Scripture, which authenticates it as God’s own Word…

Ian Hamilton
…Calvin says, ‘Our Heavenly Father, revealing his majesty [in Scripture], lifts reverence for Scripture beyond the realm of controversy.’”

Jn 6:44a
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him."

An Example of "Primary Colors"
- The Gospel of Jesus Christ
- The Inerrancy of the Word
- The Sovereignty of God

Analogy
God has set the “primary colors” in this Universe; and they existed long before mankind did. Because they are perfect/true, they are the most vibrant of colors, simple and pure!

Purity Begins With Inerrancy
The inerrant Word of God gives us our “primary colors”. It also ensures us that any “secondary, tertiary, and so on” colors are consistently synthesized from person to person. If we doubt the “primaries”, we will never unify. (ref. Eph 4:11-16)

Having a single point of unification is one of the great results of being given the inerrant Word of God.

Inerrancy Means Integrity
Inconsistency and lies ruin trust. A person who speaks consistently and reliably holds up a certain integrity to their essence. God is our perfect example.

Simplicity And Purity In The Garden
ALL MAN WAS CALLED TO DO was to keep on trusting his good God and Creator.

God and His Servants
He doesn’t expect that they will always “want” or even “agree” with His decisions, but He wants them to trust Him (His Goodness).

Lk 10:27
“YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

Perfection
The beauty of perfection is that you can trust it.

The Inerrant Word
When you fully accept that the Bible is the perfect expression of God, who cannot lie and whose will is to justify, sanctify, and glorify you, your faith becomes like “the author and perfecter’s” (Heb 12:2), Rock-solid.

The Oldest Trick…
The oldest trick in the book (literally) is the one that the first two humans fell for in the Garden - question God’s perfect goodness, His veracity (inability to lie), His lovingkindness, His truth.

Ways We Fall For the Oldest Trick
- We grope for self-made “blessings” instead of waiting on God’s timing
- We willfully disobey the Word
- We “justify” ungodliness by perverting “primary colors”
- We premeditate all of the above and much, much more!

God On Trial?!
When you even THINK of doing such a thing, STOP RIGHT THERE! Repent and remember the goodness of God!!

A man’s word is everything.

God’s Word On His Word
God’s says that His Word means EVERYTHING to Him. And as such, it ought to mean EVERYTHING to us!

We MUST first trust, fully and implicitly, the Word of God.

The Word reveals to us that the Author of true goodness is God, and only God.