Pilgrim
You have said several times now that the writer of the article does not believe in the inerrancy of Scripture. Yet the author himself stated that he does believe in the inerrancy of Scripture.
Yes, he has said he believes in the inerrancy of Scripture, but then turns around and says the Bible could contain error. He also says that it is the
historical events that Christianity is founded upon and not the Bible. But for the last time... Without the Bible, the divinely inspired, infallible, INERRANT, written Word of God, you could know nothing of those events. The premise is simple enough, is it not? Oral tradition wasn't sufficient to carry the truth and thus a WRITTEN record, originating from God was used according to the eternal foreordination of God Himself.
You are correct, that the Bible is not just a 'witness' to the revelation of God, it is THE revelation of God. The former was made popular by Karl Barth who taught that the Bible only contains the record of what men
witnessed concerning Christ. The Bible isn't THE Word of God but rather it BECOMES the Word of God when one has an ethereal experience when reading it. Barth too held that it was the reality of the events that are true and reliable but not necessarily Scripture UNTIL an existential experience occurs. But notice what is similar between what this man believes and what Barth believed... they are both focusing upon a narrow 'event' in history; the incarnation, life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But one needs to ask about the majority of the rest of Scripture, e.g., the Old Testament which foreshadowed and foretold of the coming of Christ. Are they not just as divinely inspired, infallible and inerrant? Without the Old Testament, you couldn't have a New Testament, for the NT is estimated to be 65% OT quotes, allusions, etc.
This is what the LORD Christ said concerning the necessity of the written Word of God and the Old Testament in particular, which testified of Him and without which no one would or could believe on Him.
John 5:36-47 (ASV) But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not. Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me; and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life. I receive not glory from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that [cometh] from the only God ye seek not? Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, [even] Moses, on whom ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
And again,
Luke 24:13-27 (ASV) And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem. And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad. And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass. Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb; and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And but one more from the inspired pen of Paul,
Romans 10:12-17 (ASV) For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him: for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things! But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So belief [cometh] of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
And one must ask, What is it that is preached? It is the written Word of God, for without that divinely inspired, infallible, inerrant written Word, those historical events would never be known, never mind understood. But, if that written Word was errant, i.e., it contained error, it would be impossible to know if anything written about Christ was actually true, even though Christ is "the Truth", He being God of very God.
I'll leave you to your other sources and this confused individual with his theoretical musings. Is this person's premise not too similar to the old philosophical riddle, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it actually make a sound?" The answer, of course, is "yes", it makes a sound (historical event). But if you never hear that sound, you will never know it fell. You either have to be there personally to see, hear, touch that which occurs or it will be practically non-existent UNLESS you have an absolutely true record of the event through which the Holy Spirit of God bears upon your mind, heart and soul. It is the Spirit who works in and through the written Word that is critical and thus the foundation of Christianity.
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