Howdy, Stranger!

It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!

Login with Facebook Sign In with Twitter

Sign In Apply for Membership

Categories

In this Discussion

Tagged

Did you know you can access the forums on your mobile? Simply go to http://forums.theooze.com
TIP: Don't forget to "tag" your posts when you create them.

Top Posters

some text
Welcome back to TheOOZE Forum!
Are Biblicism and Inerrancy separable?
  • kbrownsteadkbrownstead December 2011
    Posts: 3
    Whenever I read about arguments against inerrancy, Biblicism is sure to come up. I was wondering if one could hold on to inerrancy while letting go of Biblicism, or if it automatically lends itself to it.
  • SephSeph December 2011
    Posts: 5,414
    That's interesting.
    What exactly is Biblicism?
    Do you mean Biblical Literalism?
    (For now I'm going to assume by Biblicism you mean Biblical Literalism).

    Yes, I believe one could absolutely hold to inerrancy without biblical literalism. (Although some might refer to this as infallibility rather then inerrancy).
    It really depends on exactly what you believe in - and of - the bible.

    Are you a biblical literalist?
    Are you a biblical inerranist?
    Do you believe in biblical infallibility?
    Or do you suffer from Bibliolatry?

    They are all relevant questions to ask yourself. (Some see Biblical Literalism and Biblical Inerrancy as synonymous with Bibliolatry. [I think I do]).

    Now that I've rambled on somewhat, I think what you are talking about is Biblical Infallibility. (And I'll define "infallibility" as follows:
    "Infallibility teaches that the historical or scientific details, which may be irrelevant to matters of faith and Christian practice, may contain errors. This contrasts with the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy, which holds that the scientific, geographic, and historic details of the scriptural texts in their original manuscripts are completely true and without error."

    Syncretism is akin to wringing the truth out of ten thousand lies

    The Woven
    The Symbiot; a novella

    "It seems in some circles, thinking is heretical"
    ringnut
  • LownoteLownote December 2011
    Posts: 8,735
    I think the better question might be whether "inerrancy", "infallibility", "accuracy", and "truth" all mean the same thing; if they don't, then is it possible for Scripture to not be infallible yet accurate?
    Totus tuus ego sum et omnia mea tua sunt.

    vintagethump.blogspot.com
  • Phule77Phule77 January 30
    Posts: 1,870
    The Church of the Nazarene holds that the bible is inerrant, with regards to it's ability to communicate to us who God is and what our relationship is to Him, and how we can find salvation through Jesus. But with no other commitments. Once we start trying to make the bible say everything perfectly, it often says nothing at all.