How do Christians Know the Bible is Both Inspired by God and Inerrant?

[Skwim]

From "The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy"

[The "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy" was produced at an international Summit Conference of evangelical leaders, held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago in the fall of 1978. This congress was sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. The Chicago Statement was signed by nearly 300 noted evangelical scholars, including . . . .]
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Article VI: Plenary Verbal Inspiration
We affirm that the whole of Scripture and all its parts, down to the very words of the original, were given by divine inspiration.

Article XII: Exhaustive Inerrancy
We affirm that Scripture in its entirety is inerrant, being free from all falsehood, fraud, or deceit.
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So how do they know? Is it explicitly stated so in the Bible, if so, where?

I ask because there are quite a few things in the Bible that one would not think the Christian god would inspire, nor are seemingly without error.


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[Spiderman]

I don't know if it is

 

[allfoak]

So how do they know? Is it explicitly stated so in the Bible, if so, where?

I ask because there are quite a few things in the Bible that one would not think the Christian god would inspire, nor are seemingly without error.

They do not know.
And the sad part is, the entire religion is dependent upon it.

 

[savagewind]

Article VI: Plenary Verbal Inspiration
We affirm that the whole of Scripture and all its parts, down to the very words of the original, were given by divine inspiration.

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This should have been a sure giveaway to honest people that the writers of that Article were not being true.

Down to the original? LOL. Am I missing something?

I do not doubt that people might have heard from God and that eventually what they heard got written down. So, I believe there are true words of God in there somewhere.

We can not say if what was heard originally is what we have. That should be obvious. That it is not obvious to any of the 300 "noted evangelical scholars" is so weird as to make me think maybe there really isn't a true God.​

 

[Skwim]

This should have been a sure giveaway to honest people that the writers of that Article were not being true.

Down to the original? LOL. Am I missing something?

I do not doubt that people might have heard from God and that eventually what they heard got written down. So, I believe there are true words of God in there somewhere.

We can not say if what was heard originally is what we have. That should be obvious. That it is not obvious to any of the 300 "noted evangelical scholars" is so weird as to make me think maybe there really isn't a true God.​

Good point. They're admitting that what had been inspired may not be what one reads in current translations.


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[Nous]

I don't think that all people who call themselves Christian do claim that the Bible is inerrant.

 

[allfoak]

I don't think that all people who call themselves Christian do claim that the Bible is inerrant.

The problem with that idea is that it is supposed to be the "Word of God".
That becomes false when the Bible is seen as fallible.
At that point there is nothing for Christians to rely on as truth.

 

[Skwim]

I don't think that all people who call themselves Christian do claim that the Bible is inerrant.

For those who sometimes read things too literally I should have clarified:

"How do Some Christians Know the Bible is Both Inspired by God and Inerrant?"​

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[savagewind]

The problem with that idea is that it is supposed to be the "Word of God".
That becomes false when the Bible is seen as fallible.
At that point there is nothing for Christians to rely on as truth.

I think you mean that at that point there is nothing for Bible-believing Christians to rely on as the truth.
The people who believe in the Bible instead of in God must believe the Bible is all true and then they think they have something to rely on. I think the truth is that God would wish us to rely on God alone.

In this world, teachers are helpers. They are not teaching so that their students can learn to rely on them.

 

[Nous]

The problem with that idea is that it is supposed to be the "Word of God".
That becomes false when the Bible is seen as fallible.
At that point there is nothing for Christians to rely on as truth.

None of the people I know who call themselves Christian claim to be unable to distinguish truth from falsehood just because they do not consider the Bible inerrant.

 

[Nous]

For those who sometimes read things too literally I should have clarified:

"How do Some Christians Know the Bible is Both Inspired by God and Inerrant?"​

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I think there are a lot of Christians who reject the fundamentalism and bibliolatry that you seem to think defines Christianity.

 

[savagewind]

I think there are a lot of Christians who reject the fundamentalism and bibliolatry that you seem to think defines Christianity.

He doesn't think it. It is a post that he selected to discuss.

 

[omega2xx]

From "The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy"

[The "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy" was produced at an international Summit Conference of evangelical leaders, held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago in the fall of 1978. This congress was sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. The Chicago Statement was signed by nearly 300 noted evangelical scholars, including . . . .]
source​

Article VI: Plenary Verbal Inspiration
We affirm that the whole of Scripture and all its parts, down to the very words of the original, were given by divine inspiration.

Article XII: Exhaustive Inerrancy
We affirm that Scripture in its entirety is inerrant, being free from all falsehood, fraud, or deceit.
source

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So how do they know? Is it explicitly stated so in the Bible, if so, where?

I ask because there are quite a few things in the Bible that one would not think the Christian god would inspire, nor are seemingly without error.


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For example?

 

[omega2xx]

They do not know.
And the sad part is, the entire religion is dependent upon it.

You are half right. Our entire religion does depend on it, but it is not said.. What is sad is a statement like "we don't know" and can't prove your statement.

 

[savagewind]

You are half right. Our entire religion does depend on it, but it is not said.. What is sad is a statement like "we don't know" and can't prove your statement.

I can prove it.

 

[omega2xx]

Good point. They're admitting that what had been inspired may not be what one reads in current translations.


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The were not admitting any such thing. They sez what they means and they means what the sez.

 

[omega2xx]

The problem with that idea is that it is supposed to be the "Word of God".
That becomes false when the Bible is seen as fallible.
At that point there is nothing for Christians to rely on as truth.

It has to more than seen fallible, it must be pointed out where it is.

 

[omega2xx]

For those who sometimes read things too literally I should have clarified:

"How do Some Christians Know the Bible is Both Inspired by God and Inerrant?"​

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God says so and He can't lie.

 

[David1967]

For those who sometimes read things too literally I should have clarified:

"How do Some Christians Know the Bible is Both Inspired by God and Inerrant?"​

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Very good question. Short and honest answer, No one really "knows", As it involves faith. (note; I am not saying that they are not inspired). I think a good, 'add to' question would be, 'who decided what books would be thrown away and which ones would be in the cannon of scripture?' There were apparently many that were not included for various reasons, and more that were not included in Bibles such as the King James. Aaaand others that are now available, such as the 'gospel of Thomas' and so on. Very good question.

 

[allfoak]

I think there are a lot of Christians who reject the fundamentalism and bibliolatry that you seem to think defines Christianity.

Then i guess you don't know the person who is responsible for post number 18.