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Supposedly those who believe in inerrancy have so many qualifications to their definition that they make it theoretically impossible to prove an error in Scripture. Every time a supposed error is found, those who believe in inerrancy redefine inerrancy in such a way that it makes proving an error impossible. The doctrine of inerrancy is therefore meaningless.
The Problems Are Not Ignored
Although some writers may be guilty of defining biblical inerrancy in such a way that it cannot be proven, this is not the case with most Bible scholars who believe in inerrancy. They realize the problems involved in the text and do their best to come up with workable solutions. They do not ignore the problems neither do they define them out of existence.
It Is Recognized That Some Problems Do Not Have Immediate SolutionsThose problems that do not have an immediate solution are recognized. Those who have faith in the living God and His Word wait for further information to deal with problems where there is presently no solution.
Inerrancy Is A Biblical BeliefThose who advocate inerrancy start with the belief that the Bible has about itself - it is true in everything that it says. With that as a starting point, they tackle the problems they confront in Scripture- they do not attempt to define the problem out of existence.
Summary
Critics charge that individuals who hold to the doctrine of inerrancy make too many qualifications to make the idea meaningful. Every time an error in Scripture is demonstrated the doctrine of inerrancy is supposedly redefined so as to make the error go away. While there may be some who do this, there are responsible biblical scholars who face the Bible difficulties. They neither ignore them nor qualify them in such a way as to remove the supposed error. It again must be emphasized that a difficulty is not the same thing as an error. If there is a plausible solution to a certain difficulty, then it is wrong to call it an error.
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