The Bible is Gods Word and its meaning is clear. Explain what different kinds of Christians might say about this statement.

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“The Bible is ‘Gods Word’ and its meaning is clear.” Explain what different kinds of Christians might say about this statement.

There are many groups of Christians which would take this view differently. For example, there are the fundamentalists. They believe that the Bible is Word of God, word for word. They also believe that everything written the bible actually happened in real life and are historical figures because, if it is the Word of God, it is impossible to contain error. For example, they believe that Adam and Eve really went to the Garden of Eden, or Jonah really went inside the whale. All of this means that if people argue against their view, they will say that it is God’s word so must be true/right.

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Another group of Christians which might take this statement in a different way are the conservatives. They believe that the Bile is the Word of God, through the words of the authors who interpreted it. This means that the Bibles authors were inspired by God, therefore the Bible should be important. They also believe that there is human error in the Bible e.g. cultural influences mean that we can discount some passages, like slavery is wrong, or pork is fine to eat.

Finally there is the Liberal view. They believe that the Bible contains or carries the Word of ...

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