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The '''Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy''' is a written statement of belief formulated by more than 200 [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] leaders at a conference convened by the [[International Council on Biblical Inerrancy]] and held in [[wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] in October 1978. The statement was designed to defend the position of [[biblical inerrancy]] against a trend toward [[wikipedia:Liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] conceptions of [[Bible|Scripture]].

The '''Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy''' is a written statement of belief formulated by more than 200 [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] leaders at a conference convened by the [[International Council on Biblical Inerrancy]] and held in [[wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] in October 1978.<ref>https://library.dts.edu/Pages/TL/Special/ICBI.shtml</ref> The statement was designed to defend the position of [[biblical inerrancy]] against a trend toward [[wikipedia:Liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] conceptions of [[Bible|Scripture]].

The subsequent November 1982 ~~'''~~Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics~~'''~~ recognized the need to add a [[Biblical hermeneutics|hermeneutical]] framework to the statement.

The subsequent November 1982 [[Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics]] recognized the need to add a [[Biblical hermeneutics|hermeneutical]] framework to the statement.

~~Finally the~~ December 1986 conference adopted the ~~'''~~Chicago Statement on Biblical Application~~'''~~.

The final December 1986 conference adopted the [[Chicago Statement on Biblical Application]].

==Inerrancy statement==

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Signatories to the statement came from a variety of evangelical Christian denominations, and included [[Robert Preus]], [[James Montgomery Boice]], [[Kenneth Kantzer]], [[J. I. Packer]], [[Francis Schaeffer]], [[R. C. Sproul]] and [[John F. MacArthur]].

~~==Hermeneutics statement==~~

The Hermeneutics Statement recognized that "the values of a commitment [to inerrancy] are only as real as one's understanding of the meaning of Scripture". It particularly aimed to address "the meaning of the 'grammatico-historical exegesis' mentioned in Article XIII".

~~==Biblical Application statement==~~

The foci of the summit on Biblical Application were "the Trinitarian foundations that must give shape to all the church's life and witness, and then on a number of community concerns that come under the heading of Christian social ethics. These themes were chosen partly for their intrinsic importance and partly because there is need to dispel doubts as to whether Bible believers can ever agree on how to respond to them. ... [It] offers a high degree of consensus as to how a trusted Bible directs prayer, planning and action in today's drifting society."

==Notable signers==

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-The '''Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy''' is a written statement of belief formulated by more than 200 [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] leaders at a conference convened by the [[International Council on Biblical Inerrancy]] and held in [[wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] in October 1978. The statement was designed to defend the position of [[biblical inerrancy]] against a trend toward [[wikipedia:Liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] conceptions of [[Bible|Scripture]].
+The '''Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy''' is a written statement of belief formulated by more than 200 [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] leaders at a conference convened by the [[International Council on Biblical Inerrancy]] and held in [[wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] in October 1978.<ref>https://library.dts.edu/Pages/TL/Special/ICBI.shtml</ref> The statement was designed to defend the position of [[biblical inerrancy]] against a trend toward [[wikipedia:Liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] conceptions of [[Bible|Scripture]].
-The subsequent November 1982 '''Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics''' recognized the need to add a [[Biblical hermeneutics|hermeneutical]] framework to the statement.
+The subsequent November 1982 [[Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics]] recognized the need to add a [[Biblical hermeneutics|hermeneutical]] framework to the statement.
-Finally the December 1986 conference adopted the '''Chicago Statement on Biblical Application'''.
+The final December 1986 conference adopted the [[Chicago Statement on Biblical Application]].
 ==Inerrancy statement==
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 Signatories to the statement came from a variety of evangelical Christian denominations, and included [[Robert Preus]], [[James Montgomery Boice]], [[Kenneth Kantzer]], [[J. I. Packer]], [[Francis Schaeffer]], [[R. C. Sproul]] and [[John F. MacArthur]].
-==Hermeneutics statement==
-The Hermeneutics Statement recognized that "the values of a commitment [to inerrancy] are only as real as one's understanding of the meaning of Scripture". It particularly aimed to address "the meaning of the 'grammatico-historical exegesis' mentioned in Article XIII".
-==Biblical Application statement==
-The foci of the summit on Biblical Application were "the Trinitarian foundations that must give shape to all the church's life and witness, and then on a number of community concerns that come under the heading of Christian social ethics. These themes were chosen partly for their intrinsic importance and partly because there is need to dispel doubts as to whether Bible believers can ever agree on how to respond to them. ... [It] offers a high degree of consensus as to how a trusted Bible directs prayer, planning and action in today's drifting society."
 ==Notable signers==