The only thing that makes the Bible infallible is the death and resurrection of the person of Jesus. It is confessing Jesus as Lord and believing in our hearts that God has raised him from the dead that introduces us to everlasting life. The information for such a salvation is found in the scriptures.
Paul said:”If there be no resurrection of the dead, then let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die!” The resurrection is the ultimate center of the Bible’s power. If there never was a resurrection, the the Bible is just another fallible work of man. The Bible is infallible because we believe Christ rose from the dead.
It is kind of an irony that the scripture “All scripture is God breathed and profitable for reproof and doctrine...” is found in 2 Timothy 3:16...since it dovetails so neatly with John 3:16. To me...those are the two most important “chapter 3 verse 16’s” in the entire bible and they go together like bacon and eggs. The only thing the Bereans had for scripture was the old Testament and perhaps a few letters and early books of the Disciples. It takes the old Testament to give depth to the new testament but the new testament explains what the Old testament was leading to...the death and resurrection of Jesus and of his sacrifice that cleanses us of sin and all of our unrighteousness.
Now the best answer to give to those who detract from the Bible citing...this “source” or that “wrongly translated verse” is simply to cite 2 Timothy 3:16 and keep repeating it until they agree or scoff at you and stalk off.
The earliest church creeds...the apostles creed for example provide a good templates thru which, with the help of the Spirit, the Bible can begin to be read and understood. The Old Testament is threaded thru with the person of Jesus Christ, once you know how to look for him (and the creeds can provide a simple exposition of the faith)*...after all Jesus is that “WORD MADE FLESH!”. That is why he said...”Ye search the scriptures for eternal life. These are they that testify of me.”
*I think the early church creeds were sort of the first gospel style religious tracts...easily written down, memorized and passed around. Think what you will of tracts..even the “Chick” ones...they have their place! The creeds were not “the Bible” but the Bible supports what they say, especially about the person of Jesus Christ.
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