Well, there are people on both side of the fences.. Some believe only the original autographic texts are inerrant.. Some believe our current Bible as such is inerrant... I don't have a problem with either of the view.. I will stick to the first view.. Because clearly translations often introduces some confusion..Some translation do better than others.
I think Bible scholars have clearly established at least 99% of the modern text reflects the original text accurately.. The remaining 1% really should not change the message itself..
I think studying Word of God is very crucial for a believer.. It is manna for the soul.. Also, if we look at armor of God, it is the only offensive weapon we have.. It is very important to equip ourself with the sword.. I firmly believe that God would use his Word to speak to us more often than anything else.. When we seek Lord with genuine hearts, often we will find Him leading us to his Word..
I wouldn't have any issue with someone saying that the original autographs were inerrant, but there is no way to prove that and it would have no effect on us today so I don't know why people would make a fuss over it. I do kind of cringe when people rub their English translation bible and say there are no errors in it though. I'm not saying that there are any major errors or anything, but there has to be parts that can't be translated into English properly. My wife is Spanish and sometimes she'll try to describe a Spanish saying to me and she has to spend thirty minutes saying "it's like this but also like this but not like that." I'm sure there are parts where the translators are scratching their heads about how exactly to bring something over to English and still keep the meaning. I think sometimes it can't be done.
The Bible is a powerful collection of books. It's amazing how God can speak through them. I was really anxious before work a few days ago and I was reading Psalms and I asked God to comfort me and bam. The next page had this on it.
If the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in
the abode of silence.
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises mischief by decree?
They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.
But the Lord has been my stronghold,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
He has brought back their wickedness upon them
And will destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will destroy them.
Psalms 94:17-23
My anxious thoughts were multiplying and God spoke through the Bible to let me know it was going to be okay. I was still anxious but not in the crippling way that I was before reading that.
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This has been a wonderful discussion, by the way. Very civil and enjoyable despite some disagreement. This shows that we can disagree and still be nice!