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I've been asking this a lot lately. See here is my reasoning.
A Christian believes the Bible is infallible.
A Christian believes their particular interpretation of Bible is infallible.
Thus a Christian believes that their actions, which they base on their interpretation of the Bible, are infallible.
Therefore, a Christian is infallible.
Now I know there are some Christians who argue that the Bible isn't infallible, or that their interpretation of the Bible isn't infallible, or that their actions, even when based on their interpretation of the Bible, aren't infallible, but are those people really Christians?
First off, can you really be a Christian if you don't believe the Bible is infallible? If it is full of errors and contradictions, then what is the point of even believing it? And heck, the Bible even says that the Bible is infallible so it must be infallible! If it wasn't infallible, then any faith, such as Islam or Buddhism could be equally as valid.
Next, can you really be a Christian if you don't believe your personal interpretation of the Bible is infallible? There can only be one correct interpretation of the Bible, right? And if your interpretation isn't right, then anyone could be right; like the Mormons, the Baptists, the Methodists, etc. And some of those interpretations argue that you are going to hell if you don't embrace their interpretation.
But really if you are a Christian you can't even call your point of view an "interpretation" since it is the only correct way of looking at the Bible. You know which parts of the Bible need to be interpreted in the context of the time it was written and which parts need to be taken as law today because it is just so obvious.
And of course, you can't really be Christian if you don't live in accordance with what you believe? Your every action must be guided by the infallible truths of your interpretation of the Bible. You would be a Christian in name only if you dared to make the foolish choice to live in any way contrary to what your interpretation of the Bible said.
So Christians must be infallible otherwise they are not Christian. How could anyone who doesn't hold absolute faith that the Bible, their interpretation, and the actions they base on their interpretation, believe they are anything less than infallible?
A Christian believes the Bible is infallible.
A Christian believes their particular interpretation of Bible is infallible.
Thus a Christian believes that their actions, which they base on their interpretation of the Bible, are infallible.
Therefore, a Christian is infallible.
Now I know there are some Christians who argue that the Bible isn't infallible, or that their interpretation of the Bible isn't infallible, or that their actions, even when based on their interpretation of the Bible, aren't infallible, but are those people really Christians?
First off, can you really be a Christian if you don't believe the Bible is infallible? If it is full of errors and contradictions, then what is the point of even believing it? And heck, the Bible even says that the Bible is infallible so it must be infallible! If it wasn't infallible, then any faith, such as Islam or Buddhism could be equally as valid.
Next, can you really be a Christian if you don't believe your personal interpretation of the Bible is infallible? There can only be one correct interpretation of the Bible, right? And if your interpretation isn't right, then anyone could be right; like the Mormons, the Baptists, the Methodists, etc. And some of those interpretations argue that you are going to hell if you don't embrace their interpretation.
But really if you are a Christian you can't even call your point of view an "interpretation" since it is the only correct way of looking at the Bible. You know which parts of the Bible need to be interpreted in the context of the time it was written and which parts need to be taken as law today because it is just so obvious.
And of course, you can't really be Christian if you don't live in accordance with what you believe? Your every action must be guided by the infallible truths of your interpretation of the Bible. You would be a Christian in name only if you dared to make the foolish choice to live in any way contrary to what your interpretation of the Bible said.
So Christians must be infallible otherwise they are not Christian. How could anyone who doesn't hold absolute faith that the Bible, their interpretation, and the actions they base on their interpretation, believe they are anything less than infallible?