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Originally Posted by manna-man
What do you have to say about these two words?
Bible Worship
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Loaded question. And while I respect JJ's response, there is immediately a problem in the juxtaposition of the two words. I believe that worship is only accorded to God. And in the middle of the season of Lent, many have recently heard it as part of the statements Jesus gave in response to Satan's temptation after the 40 days in the wilderness.
And without suggesting any reduction in the reading and study of the bible, there is a problem when it becomes an object of worship. When it is searched like a book of potions as a solution for everything, or treated as a magic 8 ball with just the answer you need, then there is a problem.
In fact, the whole "inerrant scripture" fad of late is not really about whether the scripture makes errors on anything. Instead, it is a term tossed out too often as a discussion stopper concerning disagreements as to what any passage actually means. Inerrancy means that my interpretation is right and yours is wrong.
When we have a bible that we worship, we have no need to seek out the one that it seeks to reveal.