Authority of Scripture

Inspiration: What Does This Mean?

Inspiration is God’s divine action whereby the Holy Spirit breathed into the biblical authors not only the ideas but the very words of Holy Scripture.

Divine Authority

The matter of the inerrancy of Holy Scripture is a matter of faith, not sight.

Difficult Teachings of Scripture

We take these topics up because they are difficult teachings of Scripture, teachings that perhaps Christians feel a bit ashamed about or find difficult to understand.

God’s Clear, Reliable Word

The teachings of the Christian faith are, in fact, quite clear. They are found in extremely clear, uncontested biblical texts.

An Eternal Confession

Lutherans confess Scripture to be inerrant. We are also pledged — every one of us — to the Book of Concord.

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