This is my sixth posts in a series responding to some arguments against inerrancy presented by a certain blogger. Today we shall look at the following paragraph:
I believe that the doctrine of inerrancy was conveniently brought in by the Church to protect the Bible as a consecrated canon of scripture, with the authority to teach and convict. With this, the false doctrine of “papal infallibility” was also established. However, the assertion of inerrancy is a lie on both counts, considered to be the lesser of two evils; the other being chaos! Now, what started as a lie is now a deeply entrenched doctrine that every professing Christian is compelled to accept as true or be branded as a heretic! But how can we claim to have the truth in Jesus, when we are forcing many to believe a lie?! It shows a lack of faith in God’s ability to protect His Church and reveal His Word to true believers.
Here is my response:
