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Would they still be important if they aren’t supposed to be in there to begin with? How can we be so sure that we can trust the writers? Or better yet is it all possible the writers were wrong on some things?A good point.
But because God the Father or Jesus is not the primary speaker, does not mean the words are any less inspired or important.
That doesn't answer the question.
I am not implying that at all. Lesser favor is still favor.Single people are not cursed by God, and you implying they are is a damaging message.
And the alternative is to trust the original authors and the people who decided what’s scripture and what isn’t?We have to think that God was moving these writers of Scripture to write while under the inspiration of God, and if they were inspired by God to write what they wrote, then they are the very words of God. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says all Scripture is given by inspiration of God. This would even include the words of what Paul thought on the matters of marriage in 1 Corinthians 7.
For the problem of saying so otherwise is falling into the danger of you being the judge on what is Scripture in God's Word, and what is not Scripture in God's Word. You also have to rip off covers of those bibles that say, "Holy Bible," because you do not regard the whole book as being entirely the holy words of God. It would be the "holey bible" in your view, and not the "Holy Bible."
It would be a butter knife, and not the "Sword of the Spirit."
That is an entirely wrong headed way of looking at scripture.Would they still be important if they aren’t supposed to be in there to begin with? How can we be so sure that we can trust the writers? Or better yet is it all possible the writers were wrong on some things?
You are unwilling to do that?And the alternative is to trust the original authors and the people who decided what’s scripture and what isn’t?
Exactly.Once we start making stuff up couldn't anybody do the same?
Exactly.
When some folks say the bible was "inspired" by God, what they really mean is "dictated" based upon what their own made-up definition of "inspiration" is.
The Bible would be the original manuscripts of the 66 books in the Protestant canon.
Actually, it does NOT have different theologies or worldviews. It is a single unified thought from beginning to end.
Which original manuscripts? The ones they had at the Council of Nicea? Or the Council of Florence? Or Constantine's list? Or Luthers? Or something else entirely?
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the Lord.
IOW, with no wife you lose a measure of favor from the Lord.
IMO that is a distortion of what the NT actually teaches.Not compatible with the New Testament's preference for celibacy being the most godly option if possible.
The ones that were written by the authors of the books.
I am not implying that at all. Lesser favor is still favor.
The Bible is inspired by God. What does this mean?
Simply put - "What the Bible says, God says."
Some say that the Bible is inspired, but they are not comfortable saying that the Bible is the very words of God. They have some looser, stranger view of inspiration.
What the Bible says, God says. Can we give this a hearty "Amen"?
It never says shellfish are to be considered "food."Really? Is eating shellfish an abomination, or are all foods clean?
Please tell us where you lifted your supposed theological definition of "inspired" from in post #1.The definition I've put forth is not at all unique to me, but is a very standard, orthodox, and historic definition of the doctrine of inspiration.
Do you have them? I would love to see them.
Please tell us where you lifted your supposed theological definition of "inspired" from in post #1.
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