realities. Because all the Scriptures are the Word of God, His “speech acts” are inerrant, including commands, promises, warnings, prayers, and so forth.15 Some Necessary Qualifications of Inerrancy To avoid a misunderstanding of inerrancy, it is necessary to ask several questions when we examine statements in Scriptures. First, was the human author portraying the statement as true, or was he simply reporting what someone said that may have been untrue? The inclusion of Satan’s statement to Eve,