Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
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...there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot - Jer 20:9
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Understanding that in the beginning was the Logic, and the Logic was with God, and the Logic was God - John 1:1
"The Bible is a written revelation from God, and we must approach it as
such. In terms of what God has decided to tell us, and in terms of
accuracy and authority, there is no difference between God and the
Bible. To say, "The Bible says" is to say "God says." The two are
synonymous. This provides definition to the Christian faith. That is,
you can claim that you are a Christian, but you are really not a
Christian if you disagree with Paul, or Matthew, or Isaiah. As long as
you disagree with the Bible, you may say that you are a Christian you
can make the sounds that form the sentence  but you cannot fool God.
If you disagree with the Bible, then you disagree with God, and you are
not a Christian.And if you are not a Christian, then you are entitled
to none of the promises and blessings that God has deposited in Christ
for those who are Christians, who are the beneficiaries. Therefore,
whenever we approach the Bible, we must remind ourselves that it is the
written revelation from God, and it provides an inflexible standard
that defines and governs all the doctrines and practices of the
Christian faith. Whether we are reading the letters of Paul, the
prophecies of Daniel, or the Psalms of David, it is Christ who speaks
through the pages, and who teaches our minds as we read, so that our
response to the words of Scripture is our response to God himself.
There is to be no gap in our minds between faith in God and faith in
the Bible, or obedience to God and obedience to the Scripture. Our
attitude toward the Bible reflects our attitude to God. May the Spirit
grant us wisdom to perceive and acknowledge this." - Vincent Cheung
The problem has never been the inerrency of scripture.The interpretation has always been the sticky point. For instance I can look at the Bible in total context; leaving aside the vary barest and most essential doctrines such as sin, atonement, redemption Jesus divinity and so on come up with some very different ideas from what you get out of them.
This is why there are denominations, yes someone has to be wrong in their ideas but I have seen none justly claim to be right on all. Since the ultimate judger of mens hearts will be Christ.
@New1E13_15 - I would beg to defer.Inerrancy is not the only issue, but inerrancy places a major role especially in Christian academia. Without inerrancy, there is no revelation of truth from God - no sound prolegomenon for theology. You don't even get to the point of arguing about interpretation. Without inerrancy, what the scriptures says (interpretation) becomes meaningless, and can be discarded at will. Inerrancy is therefore the main focus of attacks by that the liberals and neo-orthodox. One cannot deny inerrancy and be a Christian.
Perhaps I was not clear I agree that the authority of scripture is vital. I was merely pointing out that because God did not speak directly about many things that within the fence of truth, which definitely has its foundations and boundaries there is room for much interprtation. This is not a new phenomena for even though scripture foretold the coming of Christ and his ministry much of the knowledge was misinterpreted and hidden untill afterwards. For had it not been so satan would not have been so eager to have Christ crucified.
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The problem has never been the inerrency of scripture.The interpretation has always been the sticky point. For instance I can look at the Bible in total context; leaving aside the vary barest and most essential doctrines such as sin, atonement, redemption Jesus divinity and so on come up with some very different ideas from what you get out of them.
This is why there are denominations, yes someone has to be wrong in their ideas but I have seen none justly claim to be right on all. Since the ultimate judger of mens hearts will be Christ.
@New1E13_15 - I would beg to defer.Inerrancy is not the only issue, but inerrancy places a major role especially in Christian academia. Without inerrancy, there is no revelation of truth from God - no sound prolegomenon for theology. You don't even get to the point of arguing about interpretation. Without inerrancy, what the scriptures says (interpretation) becomes meaningless, and can be discarded at will. Inerrancy is therefore the main focus of attacks by that the liberals and neo-orthodox. One cannot deny inerrancy and be a Christian.
Perhaps I was not clear I agree that the authority of scripture is vital. I was merely pointing out that because God did not speak directly about many things that within the fence of truth, which definitely has its foundations and boundaries there is room for much interprtation. This is not a new phenomena for even though scripture foretold the coming of Christ and his ministry much of the knowledge was misinterpreted and hidden untill afterwards. For had it not been so satan would not have been so eager to have Christ crucified.