We Prayerfully Value Scripture E-Book

The IPHC’s fifth Article of Faith is very clear regarding the Bible: “We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, known as the Bible, composed of sixty-six books and divided into two departments, Old and New Testaments. We believe the Bible is the word of God, the full and complete revelation of the plan and history of redemption.”

We make this confession without apology. Such a confession is not antiintellectual or anti-science. Rather, the Bible as the word of God opens our minds and spirits to the fullness of divine truth manifested in all the works of God.

It is for this reason that the IPHC’s first core value is “We prayerfully value Scripture.” We engage the word of God prayerfully because God Himself speaks to us through His Word. We engage the word of God prayerfully because the Holy Spirit, who inspired the writers of the Bible, speaks to our lives personally and collectively as we read and hear the Word. We engage the word of God prayerfully because faith comes from hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17). We engage the word of God prayerfully because the incarnate word of God, Jesus the Son of God, is revealed in the Bible.

The following collection of articles and essays was written over the course of the history of our movement. There are articles by some of our founding fathers. We have chosen to keep their expressions and writing styles. The more contemporary writers reflect the scholarship and spiritual vitality of men and women across the IPHC family.

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