Is the Bible Reliable? pt 1

A lecture I gave in April

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[daro2096]

Re: 3.20

Woe, just a minute. Either the manuscripts we have today are either word for word accurate with the original manuscripts or there is nothing in today's Word of God that we can trust.

Besides doesn't the word of God say that God would preserve his Holy Word?

[stick2truth]

@daro2096 I don't think you understand translating. When you learn another language you will come to find that "word for word" would make little sense in most situations. This is why the discipline of Textual Criticism is so important when reconstructing the New Testament.

Not that I'm aware of. We use the word "word" interchangeably with speaking or writing. So, did he say his logos or his grapha would not pass away?

[daro2096]

Rule #1: Never face away from your audience. It just looks bad. If you need to read from a power point slide do it from your laptop so you don't have your back to the people you are talking to.

[stick2truth]

@daro2096 Thanks for the advice. It was my first time lecturing in this room. I have stopped doing that since watching this video.

[stick2truth]

I retract my "good w/out God" statement from this post but still hold to the opinion of the concept behind my statement.

It does not belong in this discussion. I apologize. I was in the wrong here for the assumption I made.

[stick2truth]

You need to comment on the contents of the video, I will not approve any more off topic comments. I feel I've been gracious enough with this exchange in the comment boxes.

Feel free to keep sending private messages.

Thanks for watching.

[stick2truth]

If you think the bible is not a science book, then why do you treat it as though it is? Is this what you used to believe as a christian? This along with a misunderstanding of the doctrine of inerrancy?

The Christian faith doesn't rest on any of the points you bring up. If this is what you thought I can understand how you could abandon the faith. You were an immature christian. I believe that the bible rightly interpreted is the word of God. By misrepresenting it you are in no place to test it.

[Imaginefree69]

@stick2truth "The bible is not a science book"

True enough.

Yet blatant errors and contradictions

do explode the doctrine of inerrancy,

which is more or less my point.

And, as I said earlier,

If the the parts we can verify are false,

how can we rationally rely upon the parts that are not verifiable?

[stick2truth]

@Imaginefree69 The bible is not a science book and I never claimed that it was.

You sound a little salty to me! (just a joke)

goo to you through the zoo implies dirt too. Anyway. Missing the point of Gen. 1 & 2. You have very bad hermeneutical skills.

[stick2truth]

@Imaginefree69 That would actually be more in line with part of the lecture. I'd have to watch this again for a refresher on what I said in this particular lecture. But, It matters little.

I would like you to comment on the series as a whole. This way I can better answer arguments that people may have.