Term

Infallible

The doctrine that errors in Scripture are impossible, a stronger claim than inerrancy.

Filed underDoctrine of Scripture

Definition

A stronger term than inerrancy. Inerrant means there is no errors; infallible means that there can be no errors, that errors are impossible.

Sources

  1. 1.Frame, John M. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2013).Original citation: Frame, John M. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2013.

Last revised August 14, 2026