The Bible is infallible?

Question

Are there any passages in the Bible that say this? If so, where?
Could there be other "scripture" that has been lost?
Is the Bible perfect? If so, why?
If there was more, would that be a good thing?

Please use references.

Answer 1

Is the Bible infallible? I am not aware of any passage that even speaks of the Bible as a whole, so I doubt there are any that would indicate the Bible is infallible. All scripture, however, is inspired of God (2Tim 3:16).

Could there be other "scripture" that has been lost? Yes! The Bible itself makes reference to other scriptures, which are not included with the Bible (Josh 10:13, Num 21:14, 2Sam 1:18, 1King 11:41, 14:19, 15:7, 15:23, 15:31, 16:5, 16:14, 16:20, 16:27, 22:39, 22:45, 2King 1:18, 8:23, 10:34, 12:19, 13:8, 13:12, 14:15, 14:18, 14:28, 15:6, 15:11, 15:15, 15:21, 15:26, 15:31, 15:36, 16:19, 20:20, 21:17, 21:25, 23:28, 24:5, 1Chr 29:29, 2Chr 9:29, 12:15, 13:22, 16:11, 20:34, 25:26, 27:7, Esther 10:2, Isa 34:16, Matt 2:23, John 16:12, 20:30, 21:25, 1Cor 5:9, Eph 3:3, Col 4:16, Jude 1:3, 1:14).

Is the Bible perfect? No. I am aware of a few passages that contradict each other. But keep in mind the Bible was not written by God. It was written by man, copied by man, and translated by man. Man is capable of making mistakes.

If there was more, would that be a good thing? Yes, why wouldn't it be? But I doubt many Christians today would be willing to accept anything more than the Bible.

Answer 2

if you read the bible, at face value, without a preconceived bias for finding errors – you will find it to be a coherent, consistent, and relatively easy-to-understand book. yes, there are difficult passages. yes, there are verses that appear to contradict each other. we must remember that the bible was written by approximately 40 different authors over a period of around 1500 years. each writer wrote from a different perspective, to a different audience, for a different purpose. we should expect some differences! however, a difference isn't a contradiction or an error. it is only an error if there is absolutely no conceivable manner in which the verses or passages can be reconciled

even if we don't have the answer right now, that does not mean the answer does not exist. many have found a supposed error in the bible in relation to history or geography only to find out that the bible is correct once further archaeological evidence is discovered.

Answer 3

Dear S: That question has been resolved long ago by the people who where present at that time. We have confirmation by the direct second generation followers of the original apostles. The standard by which Bible scripture is judged to be genuine is called the "cannon" and it has already been closed for quite some time. Those bozos who claim to have found something "different" such as the gospel of thomas and other junk like are just trying to get money and attention from suckers like you.
Stick with the good old, reliable, and INFALLIBLE word of God--the Bible. And obey it, too, or you will be left out at the end.
Mr. M on "infallible."
P.s. Notice that I do not capitalize falsehood.

Answer 4

If you are reading a book written by the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving creator of the universe, wouldn't you expect to be stunned by the brilliance, the clarity and the wisdom of the author? Would you not expect each new page to intoxicate you with its incredible prose and its spectacular insight?

Instead, opening the Bible inevitably creates a feeling of dumbfoundment. Have you ever noticed that? Instead of brilliance, much of the Bible contains nonsense. You can open the Bible to almost any page and find nonsense instead of wisdom.

Why, in other words, is the Bible so useless? Why does the author of the Bible, who is supposed to be God, who is supposed to be all-knowing, know so little? Why is the knowledge of the author limited to the knowledge of the primitive men who wrote the book? If you think about what you are reading in the Bible in the context of an all-knowing God who supposedly wrote it, none of it makes any sense. But if you think about the Bible as being a book written by primitive men like you would find in the remote regions of Afghanistan today, it makes complete sense.

Answer 5

sorry ,don't have references . the Bible is not infallible . it's a record of what happened. it was written by man in some cases decades after things occured. it was written by the finger of God through these men so that details are accurate but you will notice if you read the Bible that it skips many details such as the years that Jesus spent in Egypt, when joseph died, and so forth. it's not meant to be a history book.

Answer 6

The bible is by no means perfect. Any biblical scholar can find contradictions throughout it., most especially in the OLD TESTAMENT.I have always wondered how can an imperfect being, MAN, write a perfect book????

Answer 7

The Bible is infallible? Is the Bible perfect? If so, why?

Yes, it is infallible and perfect. It is the Inspired Word of God.

Answer 8

The bible refers to itself as God's word and as inspired. God is perfect, makes no mistakes, is never in error. That means anything he does is perfect because he cannot lie, mess up, or fudge. yes he worked through imperfect people but would God really take a chance when creating the one thing that would decribe himself and the love he has for us, for the rest of eternity? prolly not.

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Answer 9

Let's see.....if a book, claiming to be "infallible" - was infallible because it said inside the book that it was infallible...

Would that NOT be the very definition of the logical fallacy of "circular reasoning"...???

Just one more reason why "sola scriptura" is a failed theology.

Answer 10

Infallible because it is inspired.
Since God is, so are His words.
Spiritually infallible. Perfect.