any statement it contains.

If the Bible is merely the work of men, if it contains only the words
of men, then, like all other human work, the Bible is fallible, and
must submit to criticism and examination, as all fallible human work
must.

The Christian Religion stands or falls by the truth of the Bible.

If the Bible is the word of God the Bible must be true, and the
Christian Religion must be true.

But, as I said before, the claim for the divine origin of the Bible
has not been made by God, but by men.

We have therefore no means of testing the Bible's title to divine
revelation other than by criticism and examination of the Bible itself.

If the Bible is the word of God--the all-wise and perfect God--the
Bible will be perfect. If the Bible is not perfect it cannot be the
word of a God who is perfect.

The Bible is not perfect. Historically, scientifically, and ethically
the Bible is imperfect.

If the Bible is the word of God it will present to us the perfect
God as He is, and every act of His it records will be perfection.
But the Bible does not show us a perfect God, but a very imperfect
God, and such of His acts as the Bible records are imperfect.