RE: Conflicting statements in the bible
May 20, 2013 at 3:31 pm
(This post was last modified: May 20, 2013 at 3:36 pm by InevitableCheese.)
(May 20, 2013 at 2:58 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: You are right about the original texts being what Christians believe are infallible. However, you’re incorrect about the New Testament not being viewed as scripture by the Apostles; it was viewed as scripture long before canonization; canonization was just affirmation of what was already believed to be scripture.
If we had other letters from Paul, Petter, John, etc: would they be held as Scripture?
(May 20, 2013 at 2:58 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Conservative Christians do not hold this view.
Looking back I feel I worded that wrong. What I was told was that the original texts were true, but that most of the errors pointed weren't critical anyway.
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