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Importance of Innerrancy to Moderate Christians

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07-24-2006 9:58 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by AlienInvader
07-24-2006 8:58 AM

It is my understanding that if the bible is not the inerrant word of God, then the tenets of the Judeo-Christian faiths have no base in Divinity.
The conclusion seems misleading.
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As far as I can tell, nobody believes that the sermons of Billy Graham are inerrant, but many believe they are divinely inspired. An assumption of inerrancy is not a necessary prerequisite for there being a basis in divinity.
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07-24-2006 7:03 PM 		Reply to: Message 7 by AlienInvader
07-24-2006 10:57 AM

The Bible is the story of the Jewish people's struggle to understand their God. That they made mistakes along the way, and that their concept of God evolved over time, does not imply that fails as a guide. That it is not inerrant does not pose a problem.
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If anything, it is the assumption of inerrancy that poses the greater problem. For those who believe inerrancy must accept that their God is massively confused, is at times evil, and is highly inconsistent.
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07-25-2006 12:36 PM 		Reply to: Message 31 by AlienInvader
07-25-2006 10:52 AM

what you're implying is that, it's good enough, as a holy text? and people along the way, blew it's inerrancy out of proportion?
Yes, that is indeed what I am saying. And that's why inerrancy should not matter to moderate Christians. It is only a problem for people who have made the scripture itself into their God (i.e. fundamentalists).
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