“Modern inerrantist evangelicals such as myself should adjust our expectations about the preservation of Scripture to what God actually did with the text of the Hebrew Bible rather than insisting on a level of jot-and-title perfection that God seems to have reserved for the next world.”
The comment above is by Mark Ward and is found in The Authority of the Septuagint (p. 181). What a strange view! It relegates the perfection of a trustworthy Bible to two times that it does no good for most Christians and churches; when it was hot off the press, so to speak, and when we all get to heaven. For now, we just have to make do with not knowing which words in the Bible are correct.
While we walk the pilgrim pathway,
Flaws oft overspread the Bible;
But when studying days are over,
Not a error, all perfect type!
Flaws oft overspread the Bible;
But when studying days are over,
Not a error, all perfect type!
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we have jot-and-tittle perfection
We’ll have the perfect Bible that we need!
Nah, I think I will keep my expectations for the high standard of God preserving his word, even if I do not have all the answers.
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