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AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: Infallibility of the Bible questioned. |
Bible Note: Greetings JMHO! Thanks for the response! I agree that not everything in Scripture must be history. However, the text itself must determine what is and is not history. Accounts like the Creation account are presented in the text as history, though obviously not every detail is provided! :-) The average reader picking up Genesis for the first time would assume that it was an historical account. It speaks of God's actions. It speaks of specific periods of time, ect.... My primary concern though is not the Creation account, but the way in which we decide if something is literal or not. There are two definitions of 'literal'. The common one seems to be "something which is factual or historical". The one I prefer is "true in the sense it was intended". Based on the second definition, I believe everything in the Bible is literal. Just to prod our discussion a bit, if you don't reject the possibility of miracles in general, why would you have any problem with the accounts you mentioned in your earlier posts - i.e. the talking donkey, ect.? Once one accepts the possibility of miracles, then no miracle is improbable or less likely. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |