Essay by Prashant KumarHodgeProtestants believe that Scripture should be considered first and foremost when it comes to Christianity. The “word” found in these scriptures is considered the rule of faith and practice. Hodge uses the example of the 39 Articles of the Church of England which say that the Scriptures contain everything necessary for salvation. This example is used by Hodge to add to his argument the importance of Scripture. One of the major themes of Hodge's work is that Protestants believe that God is the source of inspiration for Scripture. Protestants also believe that the Scriptures tell us exactly what we need to know. The introduction to the text defines for us three things that Protestants believe. The first is that they believe that the Scriptures are the word of God and were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, secondly, the Scriptures contain supernatural revelations about God, and finally the Scriptures can be understood by people without interpreter or mediator. The next part of the text focuses on the Protestant view on canonization. Romanists have very different beliefs than Protestants about what should be canonized. Protestants primarily recognize books that involve Christ and the apostles. Protestants recognize these books as the word of God. Protestants also believe that many books of the Old Testament are known as the word of God according to the Holy Spirit. Protestants also canonized the books that the apostles considered sacred to the Jews. Protestants also reject all apocryphal books. One of the major points made by Hodge in this essay is that the Scriptures are infallible because they were written under the inspiration of God and the Holy Spirit. Hodge begins to describe the attribute...... middle of paper...... that the inspiration of the inspiration of Scripture extends to his words. Christ says that the Scriptures cannot be broken. Christ and the apostles argued using the words of Scripture. The point of this argument made by Hodge is that Scripture must be taken verbatim. The doctrine of plenary inspiration is a doctrine that says that an entire canon is inspired by the Holy Spirit and not just certain parts as Protestants believe. . The Church agrees with this doctrine saying that the entire canons should be considered inspired by God and not just those chosen by Protestants. Hodge makes an excellent argument for Protestants throughout this essay by describing the importance and origins of scripture. He supports his argument by explaining how the Holy Spirit inspired the Scriptures and communicates through the apostles..