For those who still trust the bible as infallible....

SweetBabyCheezits

At what age did you start accepting that the bible was from God?

PSacramento

There is infalliable:

Biblical infallibility is the belief that what the Bible says regarding matters of faith and Christian practice are wholly useful and true.

And Inerrant:

Biblical inerrancy is the doctrinal position that the Bible is considered accurate and totally free of error.

tec

Thanks, PSac - I didn't realize there was a difference.

Yeah, many don't, that is why you wil hear me say that I don't beleive the bible to be inerrant, but I do believe it to be infalliable in regards to faith and practise, even if at times we really need to try to understand what was meant in certain parts.

I don't think we can view the bible as inerrant with the warnings of Jeremiah and Jesus about the abuses of the scribes.

But infalliable in regards to faith and practise, I think that may be the case.

SweetBabyCheezits

Yeah, I'd like to start a different thread for those who believe it to be inerrant. This one is directed at those who believe it to be infallible.

Back the main question, though, at what age did you start accepting that the bible was from God?

notverylikely

Tec and PSac, there is a huge difference between inerrant and infallible. It's a huge gulf, a divide as great as the difference between a goose and a gander :)

Deputy Dog

Psac

And Inerrant:

Biblical inerrancy is the doctrinal position that the Bible is considered accurate and totally free of error.

That's not exactly true.

At least in most circles. Most would admit there are errors in modern bibles. When most people speak of "Biblical inerrancy" they are referring to the autogripha (original copies) which we no longer have. Most would say that what God gave to man in the original copies, was inerrant.

tec

This one is directed at those who believe it to be infallible.

I'm not sure that I do. I mean you can believe that the bible is infallible and still miss the point... without Christ. You can still get lost in the rules describing how you're supposed to live, what you're supposed to do and think...without ever really grasping what cleaning the inside of the cup so that the outside will also be clean, actually means.

I don't really like arguing about the bible anymore. The bible is a good place to start... it points us toward Christ. But at some point, we need to actually go to Christ - in Spirit - rather than depend upon and put our faith in paper and ink.

Tammy

SweetBabyCheezits

Wow. I really screwed up this thread with the title, didn't I?? Okay, I apologize. Let me rephrase it to broaden the scope a bit:

For those who believe some divine entity caused the bible to be written.... at what age did you start accepting that concept?

Deputy Dog

Psac and tec

I think most evangelicals would agree with this statement.

From: www.reformed.org

Article X

We affirm that inspiration, strictly speaking, applies only to the autographic text of Scripture, which in the providence of God can be ascertained from available manuscripts with great accuracy. We further affirm that copies and translations of Scripture are the Word of God to the extent that they faithfully represent the original.

For those who still trust the bible as infallible....

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