Those who try to discredit the written Word of God point to scribal errors and contradictions to show that God makes mistakes and therefore He cannot exist. But God allowed mistakes in the Bible simply to show man that he makes mistakes. None of these mistakes detract one iota from the message to man from the Infinite Word of God. But corrupted manuscripts come from a deliberate attempt to distort the Word of God and should be thus discarded. Many people exist who are unwilling to admit that they make even slight mistakes. People exist who would argue with a stop sign. The Bible word for these people is "froward." God allowed the mistakes of the scribes to show finite man that he makes mistakes even when writing the Word of God. In order for man to learn where to look and where to go, he must first learn who he is and where he is. To this extent, even the mistakes and errors in the Bible indicate the inerrant and infallible nature of its message to man. Psalm 12:6-7.
Much of the Bible man simply cannot understand. Many of the doctrines of the Bible extend far beyond man's ability to comprehend. Such doctrines as the Triune nature of God, of how Christ could be 100% God and 100% man at the same time, the virgin birth of Jesus, and the seeming contradiction between predestination and the free will of man exhibit just some of these transcendent doctrines. God knew man could not understand these doctrines, but He had to tell man the truth or He would look small. Wisdom begins when a man asks God for wisdom. The first act of wisdom happens when a man realizes that he must separate that which he can understand from that which he cannot understand. The Apostle Paul displayed this type of wisdom in Romans 11:33-34, and king David in Psalm 131:1. Theologians have divided Christianity into many denominations because of foolish efforts to understand some of these incomprehensible doctrines. Christians should simply accept these transcendent doctrines by faith and obey the Word of God that he can understand. Only God can understand transcendent doctrines. James 1:5-6.
The Infinite Word of God encompasses not only the written Word of God but also the entire infinite scope of the wisdom and creative power of God. John 1:1-5; Genesis 1:3; Psalm 19:1-8; Romans 1:19-20. All of God's creations extend from His infinite set of Ideas within His Infinite Consciousness. This means all of God's creations belong to Him. Not one of God's creations can ever fail or be lost because that would indicate some flaw in His original Idea. Christ is absolutely perfect. False systems invented by Satan misuse God's good ideas and can sully them with filth but can never ruin them. God holds all power to cleanse, recover, and recreate every one of His ideas that Satan has stolen. Romans 11:36. The fault in false systems lies in the way these systems are assembled, never in the good ideas that compose them. 2+3=6 comprises good ideas but its falsity really equals the good idea of nothing which, in turn, indicates absolute nothingness. The false systems called sin emerges from absolute nothingness and returns to absolute nothingness. The story of the maniac of Gadara illustrates this truth. God will thoroughly cleanse and recover His entire creations, including all humans, by using His blood, water, and fire and throw only the filth into the lake of fire. Revelation 21:5, 8; Revelation 22:11-12.
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