tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post6612422832915403066..comments2023-06-29T02:51:51.236-05:00Comments on 1517: Is Inerrancy Enough?Todd Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-79626891348971654092009-02-05T22:29:00.000-06:002009-02-05T22:29:00.000-06:00It can be tempting to slip into a view that the Bi...It can be tempting to slip into a view that the Bible was merely written by secretaries--maybe robots (if we desire to contextualize). I find it helpful to remind myself that the writers of Scripture, at least in every known situation, were not novices in the faith. These writers had known God, learned from him, and practiced the spiritual life for some time. Galatians 1.15 goes to show that God had been at work in Paul's life for some time, preparing him through a wide variety of family, social, educational, and religious experiences, for the task he was to perform. Through all of life God was at work shaping and developing that one individual author--and I don't think it a stretch to include all the others as well. Understanding inspiration as applying to both the writer and the writing is crucial. Although it is the writer who is the object of the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, as the writer puts ink to the parchment, the quality of divine inspiration is communicated to the writing as well. <BR/><BR/>That's the best I got, Todd. Work with me here.case.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117019971955828950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-22358551026484404562009-02-05T15:17:00.000-06:002009-02-05T15:17:00.000-06:00Mike,When it comes to Scripture we have to begin f...Mike,<BR/><BR/>When it comes to Scripture we have to begin from above. The Bible is God's inspired ("God breathed") word. Because of this Scripture carries the very authority and infallibility of God. Scripture tells us that men wrote it as they were "carried along" by the Holy Spirit. So Scripture's emphasis is on its divine origin.<BR/><BR/>The human element comes from the clearly unique style and perspective which is imprinted upon each book while nevertheless maintaining an extraordinary unity across some 1500 years of composition.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-2513049295021028502009-02-05T07:32:00.000-06:002009-02-05T07:32:00.000-06:00Thanks for this Todd. I know from previous discus...Thanks for this Todd. I know from previous discussions we have had on this topic we will not see eye-to-eye on this issue so I won't rehash my viewpoints on it. But my question is where is the human element to the Bible? I can agree that the Bible is divinely inspired but it also comes across as a very human book as well and the difficulty I have with statements like these is that they don't seem to account for it....not looking for a debate here just wanting to know from your perspective.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781572223772781855noreply@blogger.com