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10. The characteristics of the Holy Scriptures.

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10. The characteristics of the Holy Scriptures.

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10. The characteristics of the Holy Scriptures.

Because the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God by inspiration, they naturally also have divine attributes (affectiones vere divinae), namely divine authority (auctoritas divina), divine power (efficacia divina), perfection (perfectio) and clarity (perspicuitas sive claritas). It goes without saying that modern theology, along with the inspiration of Scripture, also expounds its divine attributes, or, as it is often euphemistically expressed, "limits" them. 1032)