_10_The Properties of Holy Scripture

Since Holy Scripture is God’s Word by inspiration, it possesses, as a matter of course, also divine properties, or attributes (affectiones vere divinae), namely, divine authority (auctoritas divina), divine efficacy (efficacia divina), perfection (perfectio), and perspicuity (perspicuitas, sive cforitas). And naturally, since modern theology surrenders the inspiration of Scripture, it also surrenders or, as it is often expressed euphemistically, “limits” 103 the divine properties of Scripture.