From: Jim Armstrong (jarmstro@qwest.net)
Date: Mon Jun 16 2003 - 15:30:33 EDT
One might also ask how those decisions (regarding both content and
rationale) made in their time might (or might not) be different from the
same decisions if made in our own time.
It was interesting to me that Luther in his time still seems to have
referred to "sacred books", apparently not the canon as a single entity.
Is that in fact the case?
JimA
Debbie Mann wrote:
>I just sent a couple of vs. yesterday about what it claims to be. II Tim
>3:16 - all is inspired by God. I think the big question is what is
>'scripture' and who says so. Why don't we accept the Apocrypha or The Gospel
>of Thomas? I'm not asking for a history lesson - I've heard that. I'm asking
>about what those 'experts' used to decide and how valid it was.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
>Behalf Of Walter Hicks
>Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:57 AM
>To: Howard J. Van Till
>Cc: asa@calvin.edu
>Subject: Re: The forgotten verses
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>Is there anywhere in the Bible where it claims it's own inerrancy? I know,
>for
>example, that RC Pope has declared himself to be infallible wrt matters of
>faith
>and morals. But, I have never heard of any clear cut claim of inerrancy
>specifically made in the Bible. All that seems to be based upon inference
>and
>"logic".
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>Walt
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>"Howard J. Van Till" wrote:
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>>>From: Walter Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>
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>>>Has anyone advanced the notion that the Bible may be wrong in some
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>places?
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>>Yes, that idea has occurred to many people. In major portions of the
>>Christian community, however, that would be considered heresy of the
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>>order. For such folk, protecting the Bible from this form of critical
>>examination is given top priority. Recall a suggestion I have made here
>>before -- look at the 'statement of faith' portion of creationist or other
>>conservative Christian web sites and note how often the very first
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>statement
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>>is a declaration about biblical inerrancy, followed later in the list by
>>statements about God and Jesus. Priorities are interesting things.
>>
>>Howard Van Till
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>Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>
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>In any consistent theory, there must
>exist true but not provable statements.
>(Godel's Theorem)
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>You can only find the truth with logic
>If you have already found the truth
>without it. (G.K. Chesterton)
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