Plenary, Verbal Inspiration

The Bible, over and again, declares itself to be the Words of God. There are 1,717 variants of ‘saith the Lord’.

Thus saith the Lord – 413 times in the Old Testament
Lord said/saith – 233 times
Saith the Lord God - 253 times
Saith the Lord -- 815
Word(s) of the Lord – 274 times
Word(s) of God - 54 times
Commandment(s) of God/the Lord – 65 times
176 verses in Psalm 119
Lord Spake – 144 times

Divine authorship of the Bible is not only declared, but God Himself had told us over 2,000 times that this is His Word. If you spread it out, that would be more than once on every page. The Bible is authoritative and sufficient because the Author testifies it to His people.
2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 John 2:20

The Bible also tells us how it was inspired, by plenary, verbal inspiration.
2 Samuel 23:2; Acts 1:16; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

J.R. Graves in The Work of Christ Consummated in Seven Dispensations said:

“It is urged by some who profess to be the friends of Christianity, that “since the Bible was not given to teach us Geology or Astronomy, Geography or History, that only those parts are inspired that teach religion, while there may be inaccuracies with respect to secular and scientific matters.” I cannot accept this proposed betrayal of the Word of God. I accept no compromise. It is all God’s Word, or none of it is God’s Word. Can all Scripture be indeed inspired of God and yet abound with manifest and manifold errors touching secular things? Is not God as regardful of His veracity in small things as well as in the greatest – concerning science, geography, and history as purely “religious matters?” When one falsehood can be undoubtedly fixed upon any part of the Sacred Book, then its claims upon my credence are forever forfeited. If one statement is found to be false, I know not which ones are true. There may be errors in the transcription of the ancient manuscripts; there may be errors in translation, and errors many in interpretation, but that the original Scriptures are the words of the living God, he most explicitly declares them to be. No true friend to Christianity can advocate a spotted inspiration, since it effectually wipes out the Bible as a reliable book from the face of the earth. God has placed his imprimatur upon “all Scripture” and therefore He avows Himself the Author of each and every utterance and allusion they contain. This is my position: All Scripture is inspired, and therefore no Scripture can be uninspired.”

For six thousand years, Satan and his children have tried to destroy God’s Word, limit God’s Word, Question God’s Word, discredit, criticize in textual criticism, replace it, water it down, mistranslate it, and yet this book still remains. God has told us thousands of times this is His Word, the Holy Spirit testifies to His people that the Bible is His Word.

The New Hampshire about 1833 states:

We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter; that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.

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Douglas Newell IV