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Errors

There are many arguments in favor of an errorless Bible. One fact that most forget is that the errors would be in the copies, should any show up, not in the originals. The evidence for this is that not one error has ever been demonstrated to extend to the original text. There are many other facts to take into consideration. For one, God cannot error. If the Bible is the word of God then it must be without error. Two evidences that the Bible is the word of God is that Jesus affirmed the Old Testament and the apostle's lives were a testament to their inspiration. The church also has, once the cannon was established, never argued over the included documents inspiration. Besides, I don't think God has a stuttering problem. Biblical "errors" must be approached with caution because of the weight of the effect of "disproof." It must be stated that the unexplained is the unexplainable. If the Bible doesn't explain something such as the trinity etc., then it must be assumed that God either left that to us to figure out or that we just aren't meant to figure it out.

Hermeneutics is the science and art of Biblical interpretation. It sets out the rules that guard from misinterpretation. There are common errors that people make that go against basic hermeneutical principals. There are five main ones. One, people assume that no change has happened in copying or in translation. Two, people take verses and ideas out of context to cater to their needs. The most common instance of this is saying, "Money is the root of all evil," when in truth the verse is "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." Three, people assume that different accounts are false. An example is in Matthew 28: 5 it says that there was one angel at the tomb whereas in John 20:12 it says that there were two angels. Both could be true or one less informed than the other. But the number of angels is a moot point because both record there were angels there and also it is a non-doctrinal issue. How many angels were there has little to nothing to do with the fact that Jesus wasn't there, that He had risen. Four, some people assume that the Bible approves all it records. The Bible records murder, fornication, adultery, and just about every other sin there is to commit, this doesn't mean that we should follow suit. The truth of the Bible is what it reveals, not what it records. Finally, five, people forget that only the originals were errorless. Example: Y#$ hav ! dog, You !ave A D#G, You have a Dog. The truth of each statement is constant despite "errors." In fact most every "error" in the Bible is simply on of grammar or syntax. The truth never changes.

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