I had a brief conversation about the Word of God (the Bible) a couple of days ago and the topic of whether it is without error. It is my belief that the Bible, in it's original form, is in fact without error - it is infallible or inerrant. Many people throughout the world do not believe that the Bible is inerrant so they choose not to believe it, not to follow it. What I find strange is the people that profess to be Christians (followers of Jesus) yet don't believe that the Bible is 100% true. If any of the Bible is untrue, how can the rest of it be believed or followed? If we can't trust the word of God how can we follow Him? If the Bible is not 100% true it becomes simply a book with some good morals or suggestions.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that "all scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." The Bible came from God Himself and is necessary for us to be "thoroughly equipped". 2 Peter 1:20-21 says; "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." God wrote His word through man, much like I have written these words through a computer keyboard. Man was just the tool that was used and had no more impact on what was written than the keys on my keyboard had on what I have written.
I think we all like to pick and choose which parts of the Bible we choose to follow and which we deliberately disregard or perhaps just ignore. But, if you believe that the entire Bible is inerrant, like I do, you don't have the luxury of disregarding or ignoring it. The Bible is the 100% true word of God please join me in trying to live it out and share it with others.
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