Beware of Theologians “Redefining” Inerrancy
by Simon Turpin on September 6, 2016
The belief in the Bible’s inerrancy has long been under attack not just from
outside the church but also fromwithin.
Today there is an increasing number of pastors, theologians, churches,
and theological institutes that use the term inerrancy, but it may well be a
redefined meaning. Much of this is due to the compromise on the Bible with secular ideas like
millions of years.
This is because there are evangelicals (like Dr. Mike Licona) who,
because of the human element of Scripture, want to define inerrancy as: “God
inspired the biblical authors with the concepts, . . . and He wasn’t concerned
with peripheral details. He wanted to make sure that the concepts and the
teaching . . . [were] preserved without error.”1The outcome of this definition
is the belief that the Bible’s authority is not found in its words but only
through its intention.
However, the key to understanding the nature of Scripture is to look at
what Jesus believed about Scripture. If you adopt a position on Scripture that
is different from Jesus’ position, you have the wrong position. The idea that
only the intention or the concepts of the authors of Scripture are inerrant and
not the words of Scripture themselves is contrary to the teaching of Jesus and
the apostles. Answers In
Genesis.
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