Second London Confession: Holy Scripture (2)

This is not to say that the Westminster Confession does not use the term "infallible," for it does, as a hermeneutical approach to Scripture. "The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself (WCF I.9). The Second London Confession says the same thing. However, when comparing the two confessions, the Second London Confession uses infallibility to describe the character of Scripture. Thus the confession opens with these words: The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallibile rule of all saving Knowledge, Faith, and Obedience (SLC I.1).

The reason for the Baptist affirmation of the infallibility of Scripture has nothing to do with an attempt to show doctrinal superiority over the Westminster Confession, but rather to address contemporary matters in English theology.