Affirms
Scripture is fully inspired and without error in all it affirms
The ICOC affirms biblical inerrancy: the Bible as originally written is fully inspired by God and without error. This high view of Scripture is the foundation of the ICOC's pattern-based hermeneutic — if Scripture is not fully reliable, the project of returning to the New Testament church pattern is undermined.
The ICOC's teaching culture treats Scripture as the authoritative standard for all doctrinal and practical questions, approaching the text with confidence in its complete reliability. Historical-critical approaches that undermine Scripture's factual or theological accuracy are rejected.
Key Distinctions
- Inerrancy scope:
- verbal plenary inerrancy — every word of Scripture is inspired and without error in the original autographs
- Hermeneutic approach:
- grammatical-historical — literal meaning in its original context
Scripture References
Sources
- ICOC Statement of Belief