Background The "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy" was produced at an international Summit Conference of evangelical leaders, held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago in the fall of 1978. This congress was sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. The Chicago Statement was signed by nearly 300 noted evangelical scholars, including James Boice,... Continue Reading →
Inerrancy of the Scripture
"Inerrancy is the view that when all the facts become known, they will demonstrate that the Bible in its original autographs and correctly interpreted is entirely true and never false in all it affirms, whether that relates to doctrines or ethics or to the social, physical, or life sciences." The conservative evangelical stance on inerrancy was most recently and thoroughly... Continue Reading →
Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics
With commentary by Norman L. Geisler Reproduced from Explaining Hermeneutics: A Commentary on the Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics. Oakland, California: International Council on Biblical Inerrancy, 1983. Preface Summit I of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy took place in Chicago on October 26-28, 1978 for the purpose of affirming afresh the doctrine of the inerrancy of... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM – The Body Language of an Evangelist
An evangelist’s body language will sometimes say what he thinks, even though his mouth may say something different. Thus, believers must pay attention to the listener’s body language as well as what they say. As far as one’s body language, use it to enhance the message. Without even knowing it, one’s face makes many expressions,... Continue Reading →