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Featured Why Do You Believe the Bible is the Inspired and Infallible Word of God?

Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Zenas, Sep 17, 2014.

  1. Zenas

    Zenas Active Member

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    There are several pastors who have posted on this thread. I'm sure they believe their sermons are inspired by God--some of them at least. And I'm sure some of them are. But I submit that no pastor has given us the word of God since the death of John. That is the difference between the word of God and "inspired by God."
     
  2. The Biblicist

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    First, it claims to be such. Second, it backs up that claim by fulfilled prophecies hundreds and sometimes thousands of years in advance. Third, archeology backs it up. Fourth, it assertions predates modern scientific instruments needed for man to come to the same conclusions (number of stars, water cycle, sea currents, life in the blood, dealing with infectuous diseases, etc.). Fifth it reads as a completed book should read with a beginning of things (Genesis) and a development of those things (Gen-Jude) and then a conclusion of all those things it begins with (Revelation) and that itself is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy (Isa. 8:16-20). Sixth it is empowered by God to change lives drastically (Saul to Paul, etc. - Heb. 4:12). Seventh, no book on earth has been attacked more by an evil world than the Bible or hated more or have secular and religious (Roman Catholic inquisitionists) persecuted others more than reading and practicing the Bible.
     
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    Except when it doesn't.
     
  4. The Biblicist

    The Biblicist Well-Known Member
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    "Inspired" means "God breathed" and the picture behind the term is quite graphic. The written word of God was communicated through prophets as though they did not exist but as though the words on the parchment/skins were breathed out directly from God's mouth on to the materials.

    Some Pastors may be so delusional as to believe they are God's mouthpeice and that God speaks through them as though they don't exist, but they are delusional if they think so. If they think so, then there are tests of the prophet to be applied and one mistake, one error, one mispoken word calls for instant death (Deut. 13:1-5; 18:18-20).
     
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