There is an
inerrant holy book, prophet or charismatic leader to whom literal obedience is mandatory .
In his statement to the Birmingham tribunal, Dr Mackereth quoted from the Bible, which he described as the "infallible,
inerrant word of God".
This might be fine were judges
inerrant oracles delivering age-old wisdom.
The proponents of the presidential system are overawed by their
inerrant desire for a stronger government, which will be capable of taking difficult socio-economic decisions thereby allowing it to steer the country, without worrying about the exigencies of a thinly-formed majority by way of the coalition.
From 'wetie' introduced during the first republic and the turbulent period of the 'wild wild West' to depict the critical political chaos in the old Western region, to 'siddon look,' the late Bola Ige's concept for a political temperament of critical silence, we have had series of words and terms that all seem to speak, with
inerrant accurateness, to our political predicament.
In other words, the Bible is
inerrant. This is a different scriptural theology from that espoused by Christians who understand the Bible to be "inspired" by God (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17), where God has used human beings and cultures from which theological truths can be exegeted.
Our findings indicate that Christians who more strongly view the Bible as divine, authoritative,
inerrant, timeless, and superior to other sacred texts were significantly more likely to view nontraditional sexuality as sinful, a matter of personal choice, and inconsistent with God's design for sexuality.
Given the commitment to the
inerrant word of God, it might seem strange to forego all the available material on the life of Jesus" in the four gospels "for a story that does not actually appear in the Bible" (p.
On one end of the spectrum, the Bible is an
inerrant, non-contradictory, and literal source of the exact details of historical events such as the creation of the world, the miracles, the resurrection, and the end of the world.
(18) This was a narrative of fear that losing this battle would lead to the loss of every battle to come, because once you allow for individual agency in terms of the interpretation of Scripture, "then you move into areas like the resurrection of Christ, the deity of Christ, soteriology, the whole works-all stems from your view of scripture." (19) Pressler argued that, for the conservatives, "the truth of
inerrant Scripture is not to be disputed, or to be reconciled with passing theories of science and philosophy." (20) Rather than the moderate approach to theology, which Pressler viewed as bending with the wind, the conservatives were committed to staying the course and remaining dedicated to doctrines they viewed as foundational.
It represented a desire to return to the "fundamentals of the Christian faith, including belief in salvation through Christ alone, the
inerrant bible, and the pre-millennial return of Christ." (18) Across the Canadian Prairies, fundamentalists shared the same orthodox Christian beliefs and concerns over the "secularization" of Canadian society.