Term
Verbal Plenary Inspiration
The view that God superintended human authors so that every word of Scripture is exactly what he intended and free from error.
Filed underDoctrine of Scripture
Definition
The view that there is dual authorship to the Scriptures. While the authors of the Bible wrote, as thinking, feeling human beings, God so mysteriously superintended the process that every word written was also the exact word He wanted to be written—free from all error.
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- InerrancyTerm
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Sources
- 1.40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. 32Original citation: Plummer, Robert L., and Benjamin L. Merkle. 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic, 2021, 32.
Last revised August 14, 2026