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  (GUIDELINES) INSPIRATION II
  by J. Vernon McGee
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of recognizing the
authority and inspiration of Scripture, and the role of illumination in
understanding its teachings.

Duration: 1:43 Topics: "Biblical Inspiration", "Authority of Scripture"
Scripture References: Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 30:5, Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:18, John 10:35, Romans 15:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 1:21

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J. Vernon McGee emphasizes the concept of verbal plenary inspiration,
asserting that every word of the Scriptures is divinely inspired and
authoritative. He references early Church Fathers like Irenaeus and
Augustine to support the belief that the Scriptures are perfect and
cannot err. McGee encourages believers to recognize the Bible as the
voice of God, which speaks directly to our hearts and lives. He also
indicates the importance of understanding illumination and
interpretation in relation to Scripture, aiming to clarify these
concepts further in his sermon.

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Now, when we talk about verbal plenary inspiration, we want to be very
clear what we mean about that, and that means that we believe that the
words are inspired and that we believe that all the words are inspired,
so that today it's the words and, of course, not the thoughts. And we've
already amplified that, I think, a great deal. And it was way back under
Irenaeus.

One of the Church Fathers said, "...the Scriptures indeed are perfect,
forasmuch as they are spoken by the word of God and by his Spirit."
Augustine made this statement. He says, "...let us therefore yield
ourselves and bow to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, which can
neither err nor deceive." May I say that we need to recognize that we
have a book that is fully inspired, and as that great giant of Princeton
years ago said, "...whatever the Bible says, God says." And he speaks in
this book to our hearts and to our lives. Now, I want to move down,
because actually last time I did not amplify enough concerning
illumination and interpretation.

And I'd like today to amplify a great deal of what we said last time
about illumination.

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Audio: https://sermonindex1.b-cdn.net/8/SID8460.mp3
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/j-vernon-mcgee/guidelines-inspiration-ii/
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