tam wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:48 pm It is also ok to throw away the belief that the bible is the authority for Christians. God is still on His throne and (more than) worthy of our trust, faith, love, allegiance; Jaheshua (not “Jesus”) is still Savior and Lord. He still gave His life and …
Difflugia wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:08 pm I guess I meant in the sense of a method or set of rules for deciding what kinds of statements are or must be true as opposed to those that aren’t. That might not even be how you think about it, but that’s how I do. I …
Difflugia wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:42 pm otseng wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 6:13 amAnd I’m still on this road. One reason I created this thread is to go deeper on this path by debating others about this. To actually address what this thread is about, I’m curious how much of your view of …
Eloi wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:36 pm If God is going to inspire a guide for his loyal ones and that guide contains errors, then that guide is not safe … nor is that God the God the Bible teaches about, a God to trust. This is a common argument and a widely held …
TRANSPONDER wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:40 am … but whether they undermine the credibility of the Bible as an accurate record of events, forget about supposed dictation by God. I hate to labour the point, but contradictions/discrepancies with verified information as well as itself, is what does for Bible credibility. And when the claim …
Diogenes wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:48 pm This question poses a dilemma for the “Bible based” Christian. If one believes the Bible is the “Word of God” or at least is inspired by God, does it not have to be perfect? No, it does not need to be “perfect”. For one thing, what does …
There are examples in the Old Testament where anachronisms exist. That is, words and ideas are used that would not have been correct at that point in time and are only relevant much later. Michael Grisanti proposes the Old Testament texts, in particular the Torah, have updated certain text so contemporary readers could understand it …
TRANSPONDER wrote: ↑Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:53 am Major contradictions or discrepancies are, as I explained, ones that bring the credibility of the Bible -narrative into serious question and can’t be easily explained. Obviously if the gospels (for instance) agree on something it is not going to be a discrepancy or contradiction. Also if easily …
[Replying to TRANSPONDER in post #764] I’m looking for an objective definition, rather than examples. Your examples to me are simply minor issues. They have no impact on any doctrinal issues, so under my classification, they would all be minor points. You can even remove all those passages from the Bible and it would have …
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otseng wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:52 am One thing interesting about the Bible is it is based on the context of history. Many sections of the Bible are set in the background of historical events, places, and people. So, it is possible to then confirm its validity through historical methods (written records and archaeology). …