THE WORD OF GOD IS TRUE AND PURE. Some people say that they have found contradictions in The Bible, but that is only from their own lack of belief...refer to Link that answers so called contradictions.
The inerrancy of the Bible means that it is without error in its original manuscripts, while biblical inspiration refers to the belief that the Bible is inspired by God and carries divine authority. Inerrancy focuses on the accuracy of the text, while inspiration focuses on the source of the text.
A:At the insistance of Pope Pius IX, the First Vatican Council in 1870 decided, by a substantial majority, to declare papal infallibility to be a tenet of the Catholic faith. Pius did not get everything he had wished for, as the cardinals sharply distinguishing infallibility from inerrancy, and limited his infallibility to ex cathedra statements concerned with faith and morals.
Inerrancy refers to the belief that the Bible is without error or contradiction in its original manuscripts. It asserts that the Bible is fully accurate and trustworthy in all matters it addresses, including historical, scientific, and theological aspects. Inspiration refers to the belief that the writers of scripture were guided or influenced by the Holy Spirit to accurately communicate God's message to humanity. It suggests that the words of the Bible are divinely inspired and carry authority and truth.
Some regard the Bible as inerrant - totally without error or contradiction. Others, more practically regard the Bible as infallible - containing possible errors or contradictions on matters of history and the natural world, but not on matters of faith. Calling the Bible inerrant means that the Bible contains no error of fact or transcription. This means that if any historical error or other error of fact is found in the Bible, then the entire belief in its inerrancy must be called into question. If the belief in the Bible's inerrancy is applied to an English translation of the Bible, this applies even to errors of translation. Some say that this rule for inerrancy is too broad and that the Bible contains exactly what God intends to convey, but the absence of error does not necessarily apply to the incidental, scientific, geographical, or historical statements in Scripture. Professor Alley of the University of Richmond is quoted as saying, "While some persons may continue to hold that the historic Christian belief in biblical infallibility and inerrancy is the only valid starting point and framework for a theology of revelation, such contentions should be heard with a smile and incorporated into the bylaws of the Flat Earth Society."
Christian beliefs such as the inerrancy of the Bible and the virgin birth of Mary are features of uncritical faith. They demonstrate willing acceptance of what role models told the believers, usually in childhood.
The five arguments for inspiration/inerrancy are that the bible teaches it, Jesus affirmed it, church fathers recognized it, Gid argued it, and the life giving spirit of the scriptures.
Divine inspiration means that everything in the Bible was inspired by God. God came over the Biblical writers and helped them produce the text of the Bible. Biblical inerrancy stems from this. It is the belief that because the Bible is divinely inspired, it cannot be incorrect. However, where this gets a bit confusing is that the Bible (depending on your personal faith tradition) contains rules and some stories that now are not included in canon law. For example, many Christians do not follow the laws laid out for the Jewish people in the Pentateuch, yet they are still in the Christian Bible.
Although normally considered a synonym for inerrant, some say that calling the Bible infallible means that it can never mislead or deceive, but that this does not necessarily mean that it is inerrant - without error. This should mean that misunderstandings or contradictions should never be found in the Bible and that, for example, Matthew's use of the Book of Isaiah to show that the virgin birth was prophesied is not misleading.Calling the Bible inerrant means that the Bible contains no error of fact or transcription. This means that if any historical error or other error of fact is found in the Bible, then the entire belief in its inerrancy must be called into question. If the belief in the Bible's inerrancy is applied to an English translation of the Bible, this applies even to errors of translation.Some say that the above rule for inerrancy is too broad and that the bible contains exactly what God intends to convey, but the absence of error does not necessarily apply to the incidental, scientific, geographical, or historical statements in Scripture.Professor Alley of the University of Richmond is quoted as saying, "While some persons may continue to hold that the historic Christian belief in biblical infallibility and inerrancy is the only valid starting point and framework for a theology of revelation, such contentions should be heard with a smile and incorporated into the bylaws of the Flat Earth Society."
The foundational doctrines of evangelicals are concerning the inerrancy of the Bible, the deity of Christ, the Trinity and the return of Christ.
A Christian who's "Bible-crazed" That is a one sided opinion. It's an old joke that a fundamentalist is anyone who is more serious that I am. In truth, a fundamentalist is someone who is serious about their belief of the Bible, and they actually follow as best they can, the tenants of Christianity. It's someone who believes in the inerrancy of the Bible - that it is wholly and completely the word of God and true.
The Puritans followed the teachings of John Calvin, a French theologian who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation. They adhered to Calvin's doctrines of predestination, the inerrancy of the Bible, and the importance of leading a pious life according to God's will.
None of the few copyist errors in the Bible violate or confuse any Christian doctrine.