The phrase “verbal inspiration” refers to the process by which God the Holy Spirit guided the Bible writers as they wrote, by selecting from their vocabularies the exact words needed to convey God’s thoughts to mankind. God guided them verbally, that is he selected the words himself, not leaving it […]

In the Bible we find generic as well as specific commands. Generic commands are general in nature and do not specify any particular method for obeying them. For example, the Great Commission features a general command to “go into all the world,” but is not specific as to how to […]

Everyone probably understands the need to change methods or ways of carrying out scriptural obligations, especially when new and improved methods become available. But this is far different from changing matters directly or implicitly stated in Scripture, or authorized by approved example.      For example, the command to teach and […]

One of the fundamental questions we in churches of Christ are sometimes asked is: “Why do you place such emphasis on the need for Bible authority?”  Or, to put it another way, “Why do you insist on a ‘book, chapter and verse’ for everything in religion?”      It’s true that […]