Floyd G. Potts Sr. THEO0201_B01_200930 Short Essay #1 Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration As Christians and servants of the most High God we take a presuppositional stance in the belief that the Bible is the inspired word of God and that gives it authority. The Bible stands as the foundation for many of mankind’s spiritual attempts to seek God through the Bible or his attempts to create a religion through misinterpretation of scripture and in some cases plagiarizing it. When we examine
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Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The Bible is a collection of books‚ inspired by God‚ to be used as God’s revelation of Himself to us. It is God’s doorway to declare his authority over his people. Authority of the Bible is established and/or comes from its own claims. The Old Testament uses the phrase “This is what the Lord says” enough times to give any reader the understanding that it is the word of God. Because the Bible is viewed as God’s Word it is the final word concerning all issues
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The Inerrancy of Scripture Over the past 100 years theologians have critically debated the inerrancy of the Bible. Scholars such as J.I. Packer‚ Calvin‚ Hannah‚ and Grudem make a strong case for the historical assertion of Biblical inerrancy. They refute the elements of criticisms with a case for the substantiation of the inerrancy of the Holy Script. One must begin with the definition of inerrancy. Grudem defines biblical inerrancy as: the inerrancy of Scripture means that Scripture
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LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE: A CRITIQUE ON CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES TO BIBLICAL INERANCY Submitted to Liberty Theological Seminary In partial fulfillment of the requirements For completion of the course‚ THEO 525 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I DR. GREG ENOS October 11‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Thesis Statement 3 Introduction 3 Inerrancy Defined
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Inerrancy as an Issue in the Fundamentalist Movement: 1900 to the Present." A Paper Submitted to Dr. Homer Massey In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course History of Christianity II CHHI 525 By‚ Johnny walker INERRANCY OF THE SCRIPTURES Outline Fundamentalism is a type of religious reaction to all forms of modernity. Within Christianity this phenomenon is mostly characteristic
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Bibliology: Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible What does it mean to the say the Bible has authority? To answer that we first need to understand what authority is. Authority is defined as the power to enforce laws‚ exact obedience‚ command‚ determine‚ or judge (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language‚ Fifth Edition). In the case of words spoken or written they are said to have authority when they are determined to be accurate and can be trusted as truth (Elwell 153). As Christians
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Chris Ray THEO 201-B25 LUO Short Essay # 1 Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration Upon sitting down to read and study the Bible‚ one needs to have several questions answered before one can begin to allow the Scripture to have an impact on one’s life. These questions should address the authority of the Bible (which will also address the author of the Bible)‚ the inspiration of the Bible‚ and the inerrancy of the Bible. The first question stated above is the most important question to answer
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Bibliology: Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible To say that the Bible has authority is to say that the Bible is from God‚ because God is authority. Because the Bible goes about directing your attention to God‚ we can imply that it is reverencing any authority found in its pages to a supreme authority giver. With any authority given it must begin with God‚ for he is his own authority. This is found when he makes a covenant with Abraham in the Old Testament. No other name is of greater authority
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Alton Peterson Section Number THEO 201 Short Essay #1 Bibliology: Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The Christian Church believes the Bible is inspired and inerrant. This means that God is the one who moved through the writers to communicate to us the words which God wanted us to hear. This inspiration‚ however‚ is not a dictation‚ but a movement of God ’s Holy Spirit through the writer‚ utilizing the personality and style of the writer. Paul said‚ “All
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Writing Style Used: APA Course and Section Number: Theo 201 Many people have frequently questioned the Bible’s authority and inerrancy‚ just like the jogger in the scenario. Authority‚ inspiration‚ and inerrancy are going to be individually analyzed and used to express why The Bible should not be questioned. When stating that The Bible has authority one is saying that The Bible has power (Elwell‚ 153). The Bible gains its authority from its own claims‚ which clearly states that God is the
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