Verbal Plenary Inspiration

VERBAL PLENARY INSPIRATION
1. Verbal Inspiration. This means that God in His sovereignty chose the precise words and phrases that would go into the Scriptures, at the same time using the vocabulary and grammar of the human authors.

2. Plenary Inspiration. This refers to every single portion of the Bible being fully and completely inspired by God. We have already pointed to the words of Jesus in establishing this principle: For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished (Matthew 5:18).

Now, we must point out that it is not the many various translations of the Bible that have been inspired, but the original manuscripts as they were penned by the human authors which are “God-breathed.” The Bible has been copied and recopied. It has been translated into many languages. But none of these translations are inspired. It is only the original autographs which are inspired. Does this mean we cannot trust our various translations? No. We say instead that those various translations are dependable as they have accurately transmitted the message of those original autographs.