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1 | Do we have a flawed New Testament? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 7944 | ||
Someone on this forum has raised the question, "Was Paul always right?" And I ask, if Paul was not always right in his teaching, do we have a flawed New Testament? | ||||||
2 | Do we have a flawed New Testament? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Lionstrong | 7947 | ||
Greetings, Hank; Please don't misunderstand me when I say this, because I speak as one who believes that the whole Bible is God's Word, inerrant, infallible, eternal truth. But regarding _all_ that Paul taught we do not know, because all that he taught as he traveled on his missionary journeys is not recorded in Scripture. But what is important is that what God inspired him to write to the churches is without error. The New Testament "in its original autographs" is flawless in all that it teaches. |
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3 | Paul's teaching: Inerrant or Fallible? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 7950 | ||
Is this to raise the possibility, Lionstrong, that Paul could have not been inerrant in some of his teachings to some of the churches he established? Paul, an Apostle chosen by our Lord to carry His gospel to the nations, could have erred in his teaching? Is this a possibility truly worthy of consideraion? --Hank | ||||||
4 | Paul's teaching: Inerrant or Fallible? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Lionstrong | 7951 | ||
Greetings, Hank; Yes, Hank, but, it must be quickly added, _just_ the possibility,... because all we know of what Paul taught is what God, infallibly, inspired him to write (and say as recorded in acts) in the Scripture. We have no way of knowing everything he said. We're just thankful that "all Scripture is inspired by God" including Paul's and is for that reason infallible. It is interesting to note that Paul subjected the Gospel he preach to the scrutiny of the other apostles "for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain." Gal. 2:2 I guess another way of saying this is that apostleship does not imply sinlessness. Peter in Galatians is an example. What we affirm is that what God inspired the writers of Scripture to write is infallible, not that the writer himself never made mistakes in all his life. But this possibility, to return to your questions, is only worth consideration in terms of careful thinking. The liberal theologians use Paul's (and all the Bible writer's) humanity to deny the infallibility of Scripture. But like Jeus said about the liberals in his day, "(They) are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. (Matt 22:29) The power of God is almighty. So he can take an educated Pharasee or an uneducated fisherman and so control their thoughts to give us truths without error in writing. So, a writer's humanity cannot be used to deny that God's Word through Paul is infallible. |
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5 | Paul's extra-biblical teaching inerrant? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Searcher56 | 8047 | ||
Lionstrong, was any of Paul's extra-biblical teaching inerrant? I believe Scripture is 100 percent God breathed. But, Paul and others taught other things that were not recorded in God's Word. My answer to Hank's question is that is is possible that his teachings not recorded in the Bible could have errors ... But, we do not know, since we do not know what he said. No one is correct all the time in their teaching all the time. Most of the teachers will agree with that. |
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6 | Paul's extra-biblical teaching inerrant? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Makarios | 8059 | ||
Steve, I am in full agreement with Radioman and Hank on this.. Why pursue this question? Does this meet the standards or criteria set forth in the "About" link under the "Information" header of the Study Bible Forum? What would this question achieve other than casting doubt upon God's Holy Word? ATTENTION: All who view the Forum as a medium for getting answers to good questions, please avoid inane questions such as this.. |
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