Inerrancy and Infallibility
Autographa (Original Manuscripts)
Bibliology · 6 verses
The doctrine of inerrancy applies strictly to the autographa, the original manuscripts as penned by the inspired authors. While these original texts no longer exist, God has providentially preserved His Word through the science of textual criticism with such fidelity that we possess His revelation substantially intact. The distinction between autographa and copies does not diminish our confidence in the Bible's reliability.
Scripture References
“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”
“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.”
“Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”
“And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.”
“Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:”
“And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.”