Inerrancy

This evening, I read this post from the blog Out of Ur. It talks about the view that some people have that the Bible is inerrant, and some of the dangers that can arrive from that belief.

For example, we are tempted to find support for our belief (rather than God's truth) in scripture, and then say, "See, it's in the Bible, so it is truth."

We are tempted to believe that the words of Scripture are only open to one interpretation -- and that interpretation is our own. If we believe it, it must be what was meant. Alternatively, if the preacher says it, then it must be truth. We ignore the need for thought -- we reject the possibility of doubt.

The biggest danger of believing the Scripture to be inerrant, rather than inspired, is that we begin to worship the Bible, rather than God.