Is scripture alone sufficient?

[Daniel Marsh]

That is correct: the law against murder is no longer in effect. In fact, the entire Old Covenant is no longer in effect, as the requirements of the law have all been done away with if one is under the New Covenant.

It saddens me that you have no understanding of the New Covenant. The Old Covenant system of laws and other requirements, along with its system of sacrifices as payments for sin, has been superseded. The New Covenant has replaced it entirely.

Jesus did not recommend repentance and forgiveness instead of execution. He paid the price for all sin -- he was executed.

Finally, the Bible, being the Word of God, is inerrant. If people misinterpret it that is their fault; it's not the fault of what's been written.

Exactly how is the Bible inerrant?

 

[pescador]

Exactly how is the Bible inerrant?

Because it is accepted as the perfect word of God, given to us through the prophets and apostles. Granted that translations into languages other than the sources aren't perfect -- it is impossible to perfectly translate the ancient languages into other languages -- but that doesn't negate the perfection of the originals.

 

[BobRyan]

Acts 8

26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Acts 17:11 "they studied the scriptures daily to SEE IF the things the Apostle Paul spoke - were so"

 

[Daniel Marsh]

Because it is accepted as the perfect word of God, given to us through the prophets and apostles. Granted that translations into languages other than the sources aren't perfect -- it is impossible to perfectly translate the ancient languages into other languages -- but that doesn't negate the perfection of the originals.

Exactly which manuscripts contains the perfect word of God?

 

[Daniel Marsh]

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