Does Jesus require a belief in bible inerrancy? Belief in god but not bibles or any holy books? How possible?

Question

Before literacy became common people believed. Why now must they read the Word to find god?

Answer 1

No. Which is a good thing, because the bible is full of errors. One can believe in God, if one wishes, without reliance on any "holy" books. Since such a belief cannot be refuted by evidence, it cannot lead to any useful conclusions: it does not matter whether or not you believe in god.

Answer 2

Good Point. Any one who seeks God will find him, You are right . There was no Book for the Disciples or Paul, They were taught By Jesus and the Holy Spirit who inspired the letters to be written, that we now call the Bible which means Book. The New Testament letters , were written and witnessed. and they agreed in the Mouth of two or three witnesses a Thing is established, So Those who receive teaching from the Holy Spirit , Will have Confirmation on the teaching from Two or Three others who were taught the same., The Body of Christ is taught to benefit every one. So if there were no book there would still be The Holy Spirit. And as of today there is no perfect translation, of the old writings. other than the personal study with the Holy Spirit.

Answer 3

Well now let's think about that. Where does information about Jesus come from? The bible. That is the source of the information about Him. Granted, you can find out about Jesus from others...but the source is always the best place to go.

Does one have to believe the entire bible is true to believe that Jesus is Lord? I don't think so. Not everyone will have the opportunity to study the bible. I don't think this means if you don't believe the bible, you are not saved. But, there are some basic things you do need to believe. He is the son of God who died on a cross for your sins (which you repent of)...and there is no other way to heaven than by Jesus Christ. That statement of faith should be only the beginning for a believer...the next step should be growing in faith, and this is done through study of the bible.

Answer 4

The words of Jesus were interpreted by early church leaders and some political leaders from the 1st to the 6th century, translated from Aramaic to Greek, then to Latin. It's my guess many things were lost in translation and other things read into the work as a form of societal control. Some early followers of Christ writings were put in the bible by scholars, while others were left out. Some apocryphal writing are seem to have more theological significants as it relates to the life and time of Jesus the man.

I believe that the road to the spiritual realm is a broad highway, early political and church leaders placed in the doctrine things about Jesus being the only path to spiritual enlightenment as a form of character and human controls for behavior. I see them as guides not rules.

I think Jesus's life is a good example to stretch toward but each person's path is an individual quest for the divine.

Jesus in some of the apocrythal teachings discusses Karma, a principal rooted in Eastern thought. For every spiritual action we develop a karmic balance.

Answer 5

Trusting the giver of the gifts is the most important thing. The gift is nice, but the giver is essential. So no. Besides, I won't believe in Bible Inerrancy. That idea is very much like what the devil does to confuse people. Balaam's *** could speak because God inspired it. It didn't need perfection in order to do that. Neither did the writers of the Bible.

Answer 6

The Bible is inerrant, but it is not (as many Protestants claim) the sole rule of faith for Christians.

We Catholics believe that while the Bible is certainly the most important book for Christians, it is not the sole rule of faith for Christians.

In fact, nowhere does the Bible claim itself to be the sole rule of faith -- so anyone who tells you that it is the sole rule of faith is telling you something that isn't in the Bible.

As you pointed out, for a very long time in human history, most people could not even read.

In addition, most people did not even have their own Bibles. Christianity was well over a thousand years old before movable type was even invented.

So, how to we find Christ? We should read the Bible, of course. But we should also follow the guidance and the teachings of the Church that He established in Matthew 16 -- the one for which He set Peter as its first earthly leader and as the Rock upon which the Church would be built.

Answer 7

Consider the fact that the Bible is the book that testifies about Jesus Christ's life and that should answer your question. Before the bible people believed in God but had no knowledge of the Savior. And before the New Testament was written they had lots of eyewitness accounts.

Answer 8

There were no Bibles for a very long time. And even when there were they were not given out publicly until the printing press. Early Christians did not walk around with Bibles.One of the reasons there is so much devision is in the defining of scripture. And of course then pride comes in and says: I'm right. ....no, I'm right. Paul said that each man should be convinced in his own heart. He never said we should devide into different churches. There were no churches and no bibles. There were just christians who believed in Jesus and loved one another.

Answer 9

It is not possable to come to God in any other way but The Way He proscribes. That Way requires a basic knowledge of who Jesus The Christ is. But, no, you do not need a Bible to come to God in The Way He requires... I did not come to God through a Bible. But I did have the basic knowledge of who Jesus is.

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Answer 10

I dont think believing the Bible is inerrant is something nessisary to salvation. I do think nothing should be discounted or assumed "wrong" though. If something doesnt seem right to me, and there is a lot that doesnt, I dont say "well thats wrong" because I dont know... I just admit Im not sure and I dont understand and be seccure knowing God knows what He's doing.