In the beginning was the Word—and that Word has not wavered, faltered, or faded. It has thundered through the centuries with clarity and conviction, anchoring the Church in every age, standing immovable against the rising tide of heresies, human philosophies, and ideological perversions that war against the knowledge of God. The Holy Scriptures—God-breathed and sovereignly preserved—remain the unchanging foundation of the Christian faith.

And yet, we are living in a time when many who profess the name of Christ are no longer convinced that the Bible is sufficient. They question its authority. They redefine its meaning. They shrink back from its clarity. A growing number—whether out of cowardice, ignorance, or rebellion—dare to approach God’s Word not with submission, but with suspicion. This cannot stand.

Today, we defend the Scriptures—not as a collection of inspirational sayings, not as a cultural artifact, but as what they are: the literal, historical, infallible, and authoritative Word of the living God. On this foundation the entire Christian life is built. If it crumbles, everything collapses.

Let’s be clear about our terms:

• Literal – The Scriptures are to be understood as their authors intended, with plain meaning rooted in grammar, history, and context—not reinterpreted through the ever-shifting lens of modern sensibilities.
• Authoritative – The Bible does not suggest what we should believe and do; it commands it. It is the final word in every matter of doctrine and practice.
• The Word of God – It is not merely inspired in some vague sense—it is the very voice of God to man, perfectly recorded in written form.

Many have been taught to believe that the Church created the Bible—that the canon slowly emerged through centuries of deliberation. But that is a distortion. The Scriptures were not invented by men or molded by councils. The Word of God existed before the Church. The early church, led by the Holy Spirit, simply recognized and affirmed what God had already authored.

The same Spirit who inspired the text guided His people to recognize it.

Still, the critics persist.

They point to alleged contradictions. They weaponize historical context to relativize truth. They cling to metaphor as a means to deny meaning. But none of these arguments hold weight.

• Contradictions? They collapse when interpreted in context, with careful attention to grammar, genre, and authorial purpose.
• Cultural limitations? They vanish when one sees that eternal truth often shines most brightly through specific moments in redemptive history.
• Metaphor? Used by God not to obscure meaning, but to reveal truth in richer, deeper, and more vivid ways.

The Scriptures testify of themselves. “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness…” (2 Tim. 3:16–17). The doctrine of inerrancy is not a theological accessory—it is a necessary conclusion drawn from the very nature of God. If God cannot lie, then His Word cannot err.

This Word has proven itself true. The prophecies fulfilled in the person of Christ, the consistent witness of the apostles, the preservation of the text through centuries of persecution and corruption—all of it testifies to the divine origin and enduring authority of Scripture.

To interpret the Bible literally—according to authorial intent—is not rigid fundamentalism; it is simple obedience. Without it, the core doctrines of the faith collapse. The deity of Christ, the substitutionary atonement, the bodily resurrection, the final judgment—all of these stand or fall with the trustworthiness of the text.

To question the Bible’s authority is to question the God who spoke it. To stand on the Word is to stand with Christ.

The Bible is not merely an ancient document. It is living. It is active. It pierces, convicts, and transforms. It is not ours to edit, dilute, or reinterpret. It is ours to obey. In a world awash in confusion, compromise, and counterfeit religion, the Word of God is the fixed point of truth. The rock that does not move.

Let the world drift. Let the critics rage. Let the cowards bend. But the Church of Jesus Christ must be unyielding on this point: The Bible is the Word of God, and it is enough.