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**viagraman** · 08-09-2012, 09:29 AM

I think you need to bear in mind that they were written in a different language, in a different culture, with a different understanding of how the world works, than you or I have reading them today. It would be naive to think they are infallible, inerrant, perfect but it's the only record we've got.

The core teaching is as true today as it was then and makes sense to most people. The rest might provide more context if you dig more deeply or maybe not, but I don't think you need to let it become a source of doubt.

08-09-2012, 09:29 AM	#2
viagraman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	I think you need to bear in mind that they were written in a different language, in a different culture, with a different understanding of how the world works, than you or I have reading them today. It would be naive to think they are infallible, inerrant, perfect but it's the only record we've got. The core teaching is as true today as it was then and makes sense to most people. The rest might provide more context if you dig more deeply or maybe not, but I don't think you need to let it become a source of doubt.
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