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Inerrant Questions

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Without a doubt, inerrancy is a hot topic in Christian circles. Some believe that the entire Bible (word for word) is inerrant. Others believe that the inspiration behind scripture is inerrant and therefore scripture should be deemed as so. Another group relies on the original manuscripts of the Bible to be inerrant. This group acknowledges disagreements in scripture but counters it by suggesting the original manuscripts are not ambiguous. There is a fourth group that chooses not to use the word inerrant to define scripture but recognizes scripture as the “inspired” word of God. What is inerrancy? Webster defines it as “lack of error in science or matters of faith.” A synonym for this word is infallibility. Theologians do not agree on the definition of this word and as far as I can tell are not trying to universalize the definition of this loaded word. I am not promoting one viewpoint in this blog but simply am raising the issue. How do you see scripture intersect