The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum How do we know the Scriptures are the Word of God?

May I take this onto another path.

Briefly in answering the thread question, the self-attestation that Scripture is the Word of God (Jesus, Paul, etc).

The path I have in mind is this. Is it reasonable for Jesus Christ to be the Son of God and Scripture not to be the Word of God? I say 'no'. If Scripture is untrustworthy, then how can we have any assurance that Jesus is who He say He is.

Taking it one step further, do we need to accept that Scripture is authorative, infallible and inerrant? I say 'yes'. Yet their are those who are partial inerrantists who will argue otherwise. I just don't understand their logic, and especially the need for them to take that position. I tend to think it has to do with their holding more to a man-made God in that they may belief in a God kinda like the one in the Bible, but not the God revealed in the Bible. They are probably more Deists than Christian; however, I am sure their are Christians who take the partial inerrantists position.