Premise 1: Whatever Jesus Christ taught is true. Premise 2:
Jesus Christ taught that Scripture is inerrant. Conclusion:
Therefore, Scripture is inerrant. The above is a logically
deductive argument, more specifically a syllogism. The form of
this argument is such that, if the premises are true, the
conclusion must be true. I have stated the premises in normal
English for ease of reading, but they can be stated more
formally to make clear the logical structure of the argument:
Premise 1: Whatever is one of the teachings of Jesus Christ is
true. Premise 2: That Scripture is inerrant is one of the
teachings of Jesus Christ. Conclusion: Therefore, that Scripture
is inerrant is true. The above argument follows the simple
syllogistic form: All Xs are B. A is X. Therefore, A is B. Given
the validity of the deductive form of the argument, the only way
to challenge the argument rationally (reasonably) is to
challenge one or both of the premises. Again, if the two
premises of the argument are both true, then the conclu