The Way of the Righteous

[Pilgrimshope]

This claim works as long as one believes that the tradition that has been passed down to us is correct. With study of 2nd Temple Judaism though some problems arise. At the time that Jesus lived there were multiple recognized prophesies from the Old Testament regarding the coming Messiah. Several of these, but by no means all, re preserved in the New Testament. But even those preserved in the NT are not consistent with each other, and at least two get amended or ignored by tradition.

Remember, the stated purpose of the gospels, "so that you may believe". Only Luke claims to present the truth, and he was relying on hearsay by his own admission, and the biblical standard for truth tells us that hearsay is not a valid source. It is thus possible that the prophesies that Jesus is recorded as having fulfilled are merely those prophesies that could be justified as having been fulfilled and the others recorded in scripture are clearly not prophesies by human definition. Remember, even Paul admits that he was not the ultimate author of his letters, and many other claimed authors are merely assigned by tradition, so we do not really know who they were or what their connection to God was. We accept much by faith, not fact.

I don’t have any doubts about the truth of the scripture in the Bible or what it says or who the author truly is.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭3:16-17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

[rewriter]

I don’t have any doubts about the truth of the scripture in the Bible or what it says or who the author truly is.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭3:16-17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I trust that you are aware that there is no consensus as to just what the word translated as "the inspiration of God" actually means. The word first appears in the Greek in 2 Timothy and thus there is no certainty except that Paul or his amanuensis wanted to use a term with less theological baggage than the then standard term. This means you are placing your faith not in the biblical writer, but in the 17th century translator.

 

[Pilgrimshope]

I trust that you are aware that there is no consensus as to just what the word translated as "the inspiration of God" actually means. The word first appears in the Greek in 2 Timothy and thus there is no certainty except that Paul or his amanuensis wanted to use a term with less theological baggage than the then standard term. This means you are placing your faith not in the biblical writer, but in the 17th century translator.

I’m not in need of a consensus to approve my belief that the scriptures are true. I have faith

 

[rewriter]

I’m not in need of a consensus to approve my belief that the scriptures are true. I have faith

We all operate by faith. I seek to question what I have faith in to make certain that my faith is sound. Some people prefer to stay with others who claim a similar faith so that they need not question their own. Many small children will assert that their father can beat up someone else's father as a matter of faith, but as they mature, they realize that their father is not the almighty person they used to believe he was. They do not lose faith in their father but rather they view their father with a more realistic faith.