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Did Jesus Confirm the Inerrancy and Historicity of the Old Testament?

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

While 2 Timothy 3:16-17 is the queen of all ‘proofs’ of biblical inerrancy, I would say that certain words of Jesus come in second. And, since Jesus is central to all believers, how can we ignore his words if they … Continue reading →

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Why Do Inerrantists Think the Bible is Inerrant Anyway?

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Sometimes I get the objection from inerrantists that ‘God would not leave us a defective Bible’. This assumes, of course, that God has somehow given us a ‘Bible’ in the first place. It diminishes the contributions of the individual writers … Continue reading →

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Blaming Paul for Things He Never Said

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

When I was a teenager, I listened to some fundamentalist preachers talking among themselves. One asserted that he believed Hebrews was written by Paul! I am sure the other preachers agreed. I was not well-read, but I was aware that … Continue reading →

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The Bible is not Magically Inerrant: Exposing Inerrancy Proof-Texts

Posted on July 18, 2016 by

Inerrancy is perhaps the most obvious example of what the Bible is NOT, and I have written about it many times. But today I approach it from a different angle by examining common inerrancy proof-texts. I begin with the most … Continue reading →

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The #2 Most Harmful Religious Belief—the Inerrant Bible

Posted on February 3, 2015 by

It was the worst year of my entire life! 1994 was the center of more than a year of intense pain, anguish, and depression; but I was not ill, I had a good job, and my marriage was great. It … Continue reading →

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