kiwimac,
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I believe the Bible to be the words of God written by human hands. That is I do not affirm its inerrancy. I believe that much in the Bible is of inestimable value & shows clearly God's Spirit at work but I also see much in the Bible which fosters racism, the enslavement of peoples, parochial Hebrew viewpoints & values, etc.

Excoriate you? I hardly think that is necessary (doubtless you have experienced this numerous times previous to coming here.) Nor would it prove to be efficacious in all probability.

Your view of Scripture is certainly not unexampled, either historically nor to my own experience in dealing with various people over the years. And although it certainly is novel, even illogical for one to hold who also lays claim to being a Christian, I find it fascinating in one sense. There is however, one particular question which I always find myself compelled to ask. And so, I shall do so now. Given, according to your view, that the Bible, being written by human hands is thus errant in it's content and design, how does one as yourself determine what is "truth"; truth as from God, inerrant and necessary to embrace and what is not? Put another way, what criteria do you use to discern that which is the husk of error and that which is the kernel of truth?

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John Owen (1616-1683) wisely said: [color:blue]"Without absolutes revealed from without by God Himself, we are left rudderless in a sea of conflicting ideas about manners, justice and right and wrong, issuing from a multitude of self-opinionated thinkers."



In His Grace,

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