A rigorous, conservative approach for addressing Bible difficulties with honesty, prayer, and sound exegesis grounded in total trust in Scripture.
Procedures for Handling Biblical Difficulties
The Inerrancy of the Bible
The doctrine of inerrancy asserts the Bible's complete truthfulness in its original manuscripts, supported by God's nature and Jesus's teachings.
The Inerrancy of the Bible: A Rational Defense of the Trustworthiness of Scripture
The article defends biblical inerrancy, affirming Scripture's divine truthfulness, historical accuracy, and reliability against modern critical theology.
Christian Publishing House Statement on Biblical Inerrancy with Exposition
Christian Publishing House provides a comprehensive statement and exposition on Biblical Inerrancy, affirming the Bible's reliability and accuracy. This article dives deep into the doctrine, offering a robust defense for the faith.
Why Would the Holy Spirit Miraculously Inspire 66 Fully Inerrant Texts and Then Allow Human Imperfection Into the Copies?
Some have argued that he values human agency and free will. God did not want to force people to preserve the texts perfectly or to remove all errors, but rather wanted them to use their own judgment and efforts to transmit them as faithfully as possible. Others argue that the variations and errors in the copies do not necessarily affect important matters of doctrine or theology. Many of the errors are minor and do not impact the overall message and meaning of the text. Neither answer is completely correct.
Did Jesus Christ Believe Inerrancy of Scripture?
The first formulations of the doctrine of inerrancy had not been established according to the authority of a council, creed, or church, until the post-Reformation period. The critic would argue how Jesus could have believed in a view that was not in existence until 1,500 years after his life. How would you respond?
How Can We Believe Inerrancy of Scripture In the Originals When We Don’t Have the Original?
For the conservative Evangelical Christian, one of their foundational doctrines is “The Bible alone, and the Bible in its entirety, is the Word of God written and is therefore inerrant in the autographs.”
THE DANGERS OF Being Starstruck By Bible Scholars
The tone and demeanor of some Christians are coming across as a bit starstruck. These men and women put their pants on one leg at a time, just like the rest of us.
Difficulties In the Bible – Really?
Sooner or later, every young Christian comes across passages in the Bible which are hard to understand and difficult to believe. To many young Christians, these difficulties become a serious hindrance in the development of their Christian life. For days and weeks and months, oftentimes, faith suffers partial or total eclipse.
How Can We Explain Bible Difficulties and the Existence of Hundreds of Thousands of Scribal Errors in Our Manuscripts?
Bible critics, be they atheists, agnostics, Muslims, and so on, want to tell us that there are mistakes, errors, and contradictions in the Bible, not to mention hundreds of thousands of scribal errors. In fact, they would like us to believe that the Bible is filled with such things. They make this claim because ...
