Objections to Believing the Bible Like Jesus Believed It (and Answers) Cont3

• Objection 9 Inerrancy is proven by circular argument, I.e the Bible is inerrant because it says it is inerrant. (Answer: R.C. Sproul has sugessted 5 premises for allowing this circular argument:

• Premise A. The Bible is a basically reliable and trustworthy document.
• Premise B. It confidently affirms that 1) Jesus Christ claimed to be the Son of God and 2) that He provided adequate proof to substantiate that claim.
• Premise C. Jesus Christ, being the Son of God, is a completely trustworthy (I.e infallible) authority.
• Premise D. Jesus Christ teaches that the Bible is the very Word of God.
• Premise E. The Word of God is completely trustworthy because God is completely trustworthy.
• Conclusion: On the basis of the authority of Jesus Christ, the church believes the Bible to be utterly trustworthy.