We believe that the scripture is God's word. It is His written authority for the Church.
The scripture was given to ordinary men through inspiration. The scripture is inerrant in
principle and infallible in content.
We believe that scripture is without error and is the guide for the church in policy,
practices, and daily living. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth,
without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and
trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will
remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard
by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a
testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.
Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Joshua 8:34; Psalms 19:7-10; 119:11,89,105,140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8;
Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32; Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17;
Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2
Peter 1:19-21.
