Some people suppose
that the New Testament is more inspired than the Old. The Red Letter Edition
of the New Testament is apt to give the impression that the words of Jesus
are more inspired than the words of Moses or of Paul. Some claim that the
spiritual or doctrinal truth in the Bible is inspired but that the historical,
geographical, and scientific references are not, and are therefore liable to
error. All of these theories are open to the same embarrassment which confronted
the bishop. Who is to judge which parts of the Bible are to be accepted as
truth? It comes down finally to every man taking or leaving whatever he
decides. The objectivity of Bible truth is thus destroyed and it becomes a matter
of subjective judgment. It must be admitted that this kind of inspiration would
have been about the poorest that God could have chosen by which to reveal truth
to man. It would be comparable to giving a sack of candy to a person with the
information that although all of the pieces look like candy, some have the very
best ingredients, others contain adulterations, and still others are poisonous.
Why should God guide a man to state the truth in one sentence and allow him to state
error in the next? If He was able to guide him in the first case, why should He
not also guide him at other times?
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