But before I get to any of that, today I just want to explain what led me to start questioning the doctrine
of inspiration of Scripture in the first place.
So they developed the doctrine
of Inspiration of Scripture to prove that the Bible was a special sort of book which needed special attention and care, and to justify their decision to pull Scripture out of the hands of the people, thus making it available only to the «educated priestly class.»
Lay leaders responding to these new developments pummel their pastors with questions about creationism, faith healing and the
verbal inspiration of Scripture, and are overtly suspicious of the historical and critical interpretations of biblical texts.
The Doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture was actually an idea that was carried over from Judaism, with some slight modifications.
In class, we had discussions about election and predestination, open theism, inerrancy and
inspiration of Scripture, millennialism, tribulationalism, dispensationalism, infra -, supra -, and sublapsarianism and many other «very important» subjects that you discuss every day over dinner.
The primary text used to support the doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture is 2 Timothy 3:16.
Wesley's comments on the Scripture often reflect the classical doctrines of
the inspiration of the Scriptures and a view of them as the «oracles of God» directly.
The doctrine of
the inspiration of Scripture causes people to use the Bible like a magic book.
Does any verse in the Bible clearly teach the doctrine of
the inspiration of Scripture?
There were many great comments from the series on
the Inspiration of Scripture.
The «Old Me» from ten years ago debates the «New Me» from today about the traditional doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture.
In this post about
the inspiration of Scripture, I propose a new way of doing both.
A post on
the Inspiration of Scripture, briefly describing the definition, meaning, explanation, extent, and importance of the Inspiration of Scripture.
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The doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture has led to some abuses by those who control the interpretation of Scripture.
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My firm belief in
the inspiration of scripture was pulled.
But if
the inspiration of Scripture is to be found not in exact wording or factual details, but in profound spiritual insights concerning the source and meaning of existence and the true ends of life, then the differences between one account and another present an interesting problem for investigation but no difficulty for faith.
The doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture has led many to believe that there is power in the Word.
When I first began to examine the doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture, it was because I saw so much Bible - abuse in our churches and from our pulpits, that is, people, pastors, and even seminary professors using the Bible in ways that made me extremely uncomfortable.
Over the years, as I have tried to discern where this mentality comes from, I always end up at the doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture.
And now will they employ both the doctrine of
the inspiration of the Scriptures and their misinterpretations thereof in their determined effort to withstand these newer teachings of the gospel of the kingdom.
I've tried to take all the right positions on all the right issues — salvation by faith,
the inspiration of Scripture, the Holy Three - In - One.
It seems to me that
the inspiration of scripture must be understood and accepted in totality BEFORE the story of Adam and Eve and the forbidden tree with its forbidden fruit and the Curse can be accepted and believed in.
If the Bible doesn't teach the doctrine of
the Inspiration of Scripture, where does that leave us regarding the Bible?
Certainly he shared with most Christians of his day a strong sense of
the inspiration of scripture.
Stott's preaching and writing renewed faith in
the inspiration of Scripture — not only because he defended it, but because he displayed it.»
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Below is a summary of what I was taught in Seminary about
the Inspiration of Scripture.
The phrase «
Inspiration of Scripture» comes primarily from 2 Timothy 3:16 which says «All Scripture is given by inspiration of God...»
Which is why I believe that my view of the «
inspiration of Scripture» does not erode the authority of the Bible, but lifts it up.
(See this posts for more on this: I Don't Believe in
the Inspiration of Scripture, Is All Scripture God - Breathed?