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NoeticPenguin · Feb 19, 2004, 02:26 pm

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Poetic_Justice,)
Also, penguin, that was well said, although I must question you on your challenge of the bible not being wholly inspired. Are you speaking of the copies not being perfectly inspired, or the originals?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

I'm sorry, I looked back on what I wrote, and I'm not sure to what you were refering; so I'll take a second here and define it out exactly.

I believe the Bible(all of it) to be inspired by God. That means:
All of it is useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking etc.
All of it helps us understand the narrative of God's ongoing creative work of redemption.
That one or more parts of the Triune God are at some level the impetus of it's writing.

It DOES NOT mean:
That the Bible was written *by* God.
That the Bible is without mistake.
That the Bible isn't made up of various books that have been, through history, edited, and lumped together with other books.
That the Bible is completely non-fiction.
That the Bible is all we have (I give authority to tradition as well)

-Pkj.

Feb 19, 2004, 02:26 pm	#24 (permalink) (top)
NoeticPenguin Sedimentary Rock Posts: 12	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Poetic_Justice,) Also, penguin, that was well said, although I must question you on your challenge of the bible not being wholly inspired. Are you speaking of the copies not being perfectly inspired, or the originals?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> I'm sorry, I looked back on what I wrote, and I'm not sure to what you were refering; so I'll take a second here and define it out exactly. I believe the Bible(all of it) to be inspired by God. That means: All of it is useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking etc. All of it helps us understand the narrative of God's ongoing creative work of redemption. That one or more parts of the Triune God are at some level the impetus of it's writing. It DOES NOT mean: That the Bible was written by God. That the Bible is without mistake. That the Bible isn't made up of various books that have been, through history, edited, and lumped together with other books. That the Bible is completely non-fiction. That the Bible is all we have (I give authority to tradition as well) -Pkj. "What He really hates is the crap that gets carried out in his name. Wars. Bigotry. Televangelism." --Rufus the 13th Apostle.