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Supportive of this is the idea that God cannot lie. W. J. Mcrea writes:<blockquote>
The Bible then makes two basic claims: it asserts unequivocally that God cannot lie and that the Bible is the Word of God. It is primarily from a combination of these facts that the argument for inerrancy comes.<ref>McRea, WJ, ''A book to die for'', Clements publishing, 2002.</ref></blockquote>
And [[Stanley Grenz]] has: <blockquote> Because God cannot lie and because scripture is inspired by God, the Bible must be wholly true. This syllogism may be valid for establishing inerrancy, but it cannot define the concept.<ref>Grenz,
</blockquote> Also, from Geisler: <blockquote>Those who defend inerrancy are deductivists pure and simple. They begin with certain assumptions about God and the scriptures, namely, that God cannot lie and the scriptures are the Word of God. From these assumptions, inerrantists deduce that the Bible is without error.<ref name="Geisler1980">{{cite book |first = Norman L. |last=Geisler |title=Inerrancy |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=e6IlzfPztMUC&pg=PA271 |year=1980 |publisher=Zondervan |isbn=978-0-310-39281-1 |page=271 }}</ref></blockquote> A second reason offered is that [[Jesus]] and the apostles used the [[Old Testament]] in a way that assumes it is inerrant. For instance, in {{Bibleref2|Galatians|3:16}}, [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] bases his argument on the fact that the word "seed" in the Genesis reference to "Abraham and his seed" is singular rather than plural. This (as stated) sets a precedent for inerrant interpretation down to the individual letters of the words.<ref name="Bible 1984">"Bible, Inerrancy and Infallibility of", by P. D. Feinberg, in ''[[Evangelical Dictionary of Theology]]'' (Baker, 1984, Ed. W. Elwell)</ref>
{{blockquote|Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds", as (referring) to many, but (rather) to one, "And to your seed", that is, Christ.{{Bibleref2c|Gal|3:16}}}}
Similarly, Jesus said that every minute detail of the Old Testament Law must be fulfilled,{{Bibleref2c|Mt|5:18}} indicating (it is stated) that every detail must be correct.<ref name="Bible 1984" />
{{blockquote|For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.|{{Bibleref2c|Matthew|5:18|KJV|Mt. 5:18 (KJV)}}}}
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