REFLECTION Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord ts perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord 1s sure, making wise the simple. The Complete Trustworthiness of the Bible, THE WORD OF GOD. That the “law of the Lord is perfect,” is direct reference to the absolute, complete, and entire trustworthiness of the Holy Scriptures, which constitute the Bible. The Word of God ts perfect in its accuracy and sure in its dependability. Two terms are generally used to describe these features of God’s Word: (1) Inerrant (perfect) means that, in the original copies of each manuscript written by each Bible book’s respective author, there was nothing mistaken or tinged with error. (Further, the excellence of the Holy Spirit’s protection of the Scriptures over the centuries, has insured that the copies delivered into our hands from generations past, is essentially the same. Even literary critics who claims no faith in the truth of the Bible, attest to its being the most completely reliable of any book transmitted from antiquity, in terms of its actually remaining unchanged and dependably accurate.) (2) Infallible refers to the fact that the Bible is unfailing as an absolutely trustworthy guide for our faith (belief in God) and practice (life and behavior). This is so because God is true (John 3:33; 17:3), because His Word reveals His truth (John 17:17), and because God cannot lie (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18).