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Postmodern attack? The postmodern mind condemns the affirmation of truth that the scriptures make, because of the relativism in which they believe. They reject the idea that a religious book is correct and that everyone else is wrong.
- Atheist/Neosterian attack? Atheists and neo-atheists have mocked all those who believe in the Bible and the supernatural.
Attack other religions? With their gurus, prophets, and enlightened leaders who claim dreams, visions, and revelations.
Liberal attack? The worst kind of attack because it comes from the inside. They discredit the Bible. They distinguish between the scriptures and the Word of God, stating that the Bible cannot be identified as an absolute, foolproof, reliable, and authoritative Word of God, but as a book of religion like any other. The result of liberalism is that Christ is no longer the only way to God and that there are no moral rules and absolute and permanent theological teachings.
The neo-Orthodox said that the scriptures are but contain the word of God; However, historical Christians have always believed that the two were identical, based on the words of Jesus in John 10:35 and other passages.
For if the law calls gods to those to whom the word of God is addressed (and the scriptures cannot be undone), John 10:35
That’s why liberals call them fundamentalist Christians, so it’s important: to understand why we trust the Bible and to have answers to these attacks.
In the period from 250 BC to 250 AD. C. , many other books were produced such as the Maccabees (250-150 bc. C. ) and the post-Apostolic writings (100-250 AD). However, the Church has recognized (recognized, indeterminate) As God – inspired, infallible, trustworthy and authoritarian only the 66 who today make up the canon (39 27) using criteria such as apostolicity and orthodoxy; however, this concept was lost throughout the Middle Ages, especially with the Catholic question of teaching, papal infallibility and progressive revelation (after the closure of the Canon).
The reformers recovered the doctrine of the authority of the canonical Scriptures that had been buried in the Average Age; they rejected papal authority and infallibility and restored the authority and infallibility of the Scriptures; They understood that this concept is derived from Scripture itself and has its roots in the Old Testament prophets, the Lord Jesus and his apostles.
Thus, Scripture became the supreme judge in the Protestant Churches and in individual life, by which all religious controversies, all decrees of the Council, all the opinions of ancient writers and the doctrines of men and the particular opinions they must have must be determined. be examined.
What is the theological basis for a foolproof, safe and authoritative written revelation?
We have God’s revelation in nature that is enough to show his existence and nature and leave men unforgivable (Romans 1), but insufficient to save; we also have God’s revelation in our consciousness, from the Imago Dei (image of God). ), which is sufficient to show that there is good and wrong, but also insufficient to save.
God revealed Himself and declared his will to his people, then made them write through the men He chose for two millennia, and inspired them to better preserve the truth, spread the truth, and establish and comfort the Church against the corruption of the flesh. the wickedness of Satan and the world. With this, God’s ancient ways of revealing themselves to men have ceased. As God’s written and inspired revelation, the scriptures are therefore reliable and authoritative.
Is it now necessary to define more clearly what inspiration is?Because it is the basis of the authority of the Bible and our trust in it. What we mean is that the Spirit of God oversaw the process of writing revelations in such a way that:
When we affirm the inerrance of the Bible
Throughout their history, Christians have always been called to defend their trust in these 66 books they consider the Word of God. Commonly used arguments are:
However, these arguments will be persuasive and persuasive only through the enlightenment and conviction of the Holy Ghost. His authority does not depend on the testimony of a man or a church, but depends solely on God (the same truth), who is the author.
The doctrine of inspiration and infallibility of scripture logically leads to a method of interpretation that is consistent with the divine nature of scripture. This was the problem of liberals with the supposedly scientific and neutral critical method.
Principles of interpretation
We can trust in everything the Bible says, because it is the Word of God; we must submit to their authority, claims, promises, warnings, directives, and instructions; we must guide our behavior, our choices, our choices, and our entire lives through their teachings, standards, promises, and encouragement. We can proclaim the gospel with conviction, knowing that God will honor His own Word recorded here.
Blessed is the man who does not follow the counsel of the wicked, does not stop in the path of sinners, nor sit in the circle of mockers; rather he revels in the law of the Lord, and in his law meditates by day. and night. It is like a tree planted by the stream of the waters, that when time comes it bears fruit and whose foliage does not wither; and everything you do will succeed. The bad guys are not like that; However, they are like straw scattering the wind; therefore, the wicked will not prevail in judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. (Psalm 1)
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