Bible: Authoritative from God or Religion?

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Bible: Authoritative from God or Religion?

Submitted by Collin on August 21 2001 17:26:16

For the purposes of discussion "Fundamentalist" shall refer to those with the belief that God directly inspired the words written in the Bible and therefore the Bible is an ultimate authority in our life and relationship with Him.

Additionally "Christian" shall refer to those who believe that the man Jesus Christ was also the son of God, the redemption for our sins, and the way to a renewed walk with God non-dependant upon the aforementioned "Fundamentalist" position.

My question is: How do the Fundamentalist Christians among us come to the conclusion that the Bible is the authoritative source above all else in our lives?

This is of obvious major import and concern to us as BoyLovers and as Christians. Obviously from the tone of most of the board there is a strong or at least vocal component that is heavily Fundamentalist, but if there are any non-fundamentalist Christians out there I'd love to see some participation. I'm honestly questioning this aspect of Christianity and would appreciate some honest responses from people willing to dialogue back. Keep in mind to generate light and not heat! :)

Dive deep, seek peace, love forever,
Collin Maxwell

Follow ups:

Would you like to hear what I think? - GCF September 6 2001 02:37:57 (1)
- Well, here it is anyway :-) - GCF September 8 2001 23:18:59 (0)
One last addition in closing - Collin August 26 2001 15:03:33 (0)
You Rebel! - Fleetwood August 24 2001 00:06:03 (0)
Ivan Panin - Cat Daddy August 23 2001 22:29:59 (0)
Addition and Clairification [plz read] - Collin August 23 2001 08:17:58 (3)
- Re: Addition and Clairification [plz read] - Cat Daddy August 23 2001 13:44:27 (2)
  - I'm certainly glad I raised responses - Collin August 23 2001 18:55:56 (1)
    - But what's the issue? - Forgiven August 25 2001 18:29:19 (0)
Re: Bible: Authoritative from God or Religion? - Cat Daddy August 23 2001 02:50:30 (5)
- The Bible as a Scientific Book - Cat Daddy August 23 2001 03:01:46 (4)
  - Science and Anthropology - Collin August 23 2001 18:39:07 (3)
    - Re: Science and Anthropology - Daniel James August 26 2001 09:51:46 (2)
      - My E-mail Addy, Just In Case... : ) - Andy August 26 2001 15:37:05 (0)
      - Good To 'See' You!... - Andy August 26 2001 15:24:45 (0)
Where do I start?! - Jules August 22 2001 19:05:41 (3)
- well expressed - F.O.D. August 24 2001 11:09:31 (0)
- A jewl of a post Jules - Collin August 23 2001 18:47:32 (1)
  - Thanks, but... - Jules August 24 2001 17:30:58 (0)
A good place to get answers to this question... - d August 22 2001 12:51:45 (0)
yes, that's the Book for me - Splash! August 22 2001 02:49:37 (7)
- Can't anyone attempt to answer my question? - Collin August 22 2001 06:02:27 (6)
  - okay... but give me a minute - Splash! August 23 2001 01:41:55 (2)
    - My hand has been played - Collin August 23 2001 19:10:02 (0)
    - ** The Supernatural Authority of the Bible - Splash! August 23 2001 03:38:31 (0)
  - Re: Can't anyone attempt to answer my question? - Andy August 22 2001 20:18:41 (1)
    - Psalm 22 = authority - Splash! August 23 2001 04:38:09 (0)
  - So - does this logic make sense? - Forgiven August 22 2001 17:57:55 (0)
Re: Bible: Authoritative from God or Religion? - Cat Daddy August 22 2001 01:34:08 (7)
- Well we can agree on one thing - Collin August 22 2001 05:18:49 (6)
  - Re: Well we can agree on one thing - Cat Daddy August 23 2001 01:26:44 (0)
  - Re: Well we can agree on one thing - John Doe August 22 2001 09:13:05 (4)
    - Faith and Canonicity - Collin August 22 2001 12:56:42 (2)
      - Re: Faith and Canonicity - John Doe August 22 2001 23:03:47 (0)
      - Yes it requires a step of faith - Forgiven August 22 2001 18:07:00 (0)
    - Other books - JohnQ August 22 2001 11:50:55 (0)
Re: Bible: Authoritative from God or Religion? - JohnQ August 21 2001 21:19:19 (1)
- Authority is the question here though - Collin August 21 2001 21:33:48 (0)
Why do you believe what you believe? - Forgiven August 21 2001 19:26:47 (1)
- Basis and ultimate authority - Collin August 21 2001 22:02:06 (0)

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