Strengths and Weaknesses - Bible

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    Cards (3)

    • Conservativism
      1. Bible is the word of God —> god in Old Testament is about killing and in New Testament about love
      2. The bible is inerrant —> humans make errors
      3. Remains faithful to tradition —> some traditions are outdated
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    • Neo-orthodox
      1. Accepts humans make errors —> how do we know which are errors and which aren't?
      2. Remains faithful to core message that Jesus is son of God —> some have different beliefs and don't agree with son of God
      3. Bible supports Christians as a vehicle to bring them close to God —> can we not be close to God without the Bible, eg through prayer
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    • Liberal
      1. Accepts that we are all human —> makes mistakes when writing and interpreting the Bible
      2. Emphasis on social gospel —> but Jesus is divine not just a role model
      3. Process theology accepts that God is not omnipotent —> goes against 2000 years of traditional church thinking
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