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SENIORS… What are common objections critics would have with the concept of biblical inerrancy?. SENIORS… Monday start-up Pray with your Tribond 2-3 minutes– have the person who picked the Colts to win go first, the person who picked the Cardinals pray last. THIS WEEK IN
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SENIORS… What are common objections critics would have with the concept of biblical inerrancy?
SENIORS… Monday start-up Pray with your Tribond 2-3 minutes– have the person who picked the Colts to win go first, the person who picked the Cardinals pray last
THIS WEEK IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Books of the Bible quiz- Wed, Nov 27th Bibliology Project due- Fri, Dec 13th
SENIORS… Consider the following criticisms of the Bible… 1. Who killed Goliath (1 Sam. 17:50 and 2 Sam. 21:19)? 2. How many in Joseph’s family (Gen. 46:26-27 and Acts 7:14)? 3. When was Jesus crucified (Mark 15:25 and John 19:14)?
SENIORS… Consider the following criticisms of the Bible… 4. How many demon-possessed men did Jesus heal (Matt. 8:28-34 and Luke 8:26-39)? 5. How could it take Jonah 3 days to walk through Nineveh (Jon. 3:3)?
INERRANCY OFSCRIPTURE HOW DO WE KNOW THE BIBLE CONTAINS NO MISTAKES?
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Inerrancy: Freedom from errors or untruths
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Inerrancy: Scripture always tells the truth, it does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Inerrancy: Specifically applies to the original manuscripts (autographs)
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE • The syllogism of inerrancy: • Scripture is God’s word • (2 Tim. 3:16-17) • God cannot lie • (Titus 1:2; Heb. 6:18) • Scripture is true • (2 Sam. 7:28; John 17:17)
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE • The Scriptures can be inerrant and yet… • use accommodating language (The sun went down) • use round numbers (7,000 killed instead of 6,899) • use free quotations (Old Testament in the New Testament)
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Refuting alleged “errors” in Scripture
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Alleged Error #1: 2 Sam. 10:18 vs. 1 Chron. 19:18 discrepancy in details of battle
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Solution to alleged error #1: error in transcription- small details such as numbers or the spelling of a name are often the result of a scribal copy error
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Alleged Error #2: Matt. 27:5 vs. Acts 1:18 discrepancy in details of Judas’ death
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Solution to alleged error #2: faulty assumption- two writers can include different details of the same event for their own purposes
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Alleged Error #3: Isaiah 13:10 incorrect science
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Isaiah 13:10 “For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light.”
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Isaiah 13:10 “For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light.”
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Solution to alleged error #3: over emphasis on scientificpreciseness- does not take into account phenomenological language (language that speaks from the perspective of the subject)
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Alleged Error #4: Prov. 12:21 vs. Luke 16:19–22 ideas in opposition to one another
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Solution to alleged error #4: faulty understanding concerning the nature of a proverb- a proverb is a general truth that does not necessarily apply in every situation
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Solution to alleged error #4: also, there is a misunderstanding of the ultimate end of both men- the poor man, Lazarus, was the one who ultimately experienced peace, while the rich man experienced calamity after death
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE • Questions: • Does the Bible contain mistakes? • How do we explain the apparent contradictions?
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Objections to inerrancy: 1. The Bible was written by humans, and humans make mistakes, therefore the Bible cannot be inerrant
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Objections to inerrancy: 2. Inerrancy only applies to the original manuscripts, and no one has access to the originals, therefore the Bible cannot be inerrant
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Objections to inerrancy: 3. The Bible contains errors and contradictions, therefore the Bible cannot be inerrant
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Responses to objections: 1. Although humans can make mistakes this does not mean they must always make mistakes
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Responses to objections: While it is true that the Bible is a human work, and humans can make mistakes, it is also true that the Bible is a divine work, and God does not make mistakes!
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Jesus Christ 100% God 100% man Scripture 100% God 100% man
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Responses to objections: 2. Theologians who study the science of textual criticism state that the Scriptures have been preserved with 95+% accuracy, so that in a sense we have “access” to the originals through diligent study and research
INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE Responses to objections: 3. When the original context and intention of a passage is understood, all alleged errors and contradictions are shown to be based upon either faulty hermeneutics or scribal errors
SENIORS… Leave your gear in the back/front and prepare your mind for the Books of the Bible quiz.
SENIORS… Wednesday start-up ePray. Tribond tweet a word of thanksgiving or praise to God.
THIS WEEK IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Books of the Bible quiz- Wed, Nov 27th Bibliology Project due- Fri, Dec 13th