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1 | Meaning of Inerrant and Infallible? | Ps 119:89 | Hank | 10180 | ||
The Bible has been described as being "infallible" as well as being "inerrant." What does each term mean? Are the two terms synonymous? --Hank | ||||||
2 | Meaning of Inerrant and Infallible? | Ps 119:89 | Searcher56 | 10181 | ||
Hank, Here is what I found: An inerrant text is considered infallible, truthful, reliable, totally free of error and absolutely authoritative. Inerrancy is not restricted to moral and religious truth. It is normally applied to all statements of fact in the Bible, "scientific, historical, or geographical." Dave Miller, "Why I Believe in the Inerrancy of the Scriptures" http://www.infidels.org/library/magazines/tsr/1992/4/ The Bible it is without error: - 2Sa 22:31 "the words of the LORD are flawless" (Psa 12:6, 18:30 ) - Psa 119:89: "Your word, O LORD, is eternal, it stands firm in the heavens" (Mat 5:18) - Pro 30:5: "Every word of God is flawless" - Jhn 10:35: "...and the scripture cannot be broken;" We have proven His promises true (Psa 119:140). Infallible, when applied to the Bible, means that it is, overall, fully trustworthy. Its text does not deceive the reader. "Traditionally, Protestants have reserved the term [infallible] ... to refer to the Bible as the only true sour |
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