RC Sproul asks: Does it matter if the Bible is full of errors?
English: Icon of Jesus Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Does it matter whether the Bible is errant or inerrant, fallible or infallible, inspired or uninspired? What's all the fuss about the doctrine of inerrancy? Why do Christians debate this issue? What difference does an inerrant Bible make? Before answering that question, we should consider in what way inerrancy doesn't make a difference. The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy states: We affirm that a confession of the full authority, infallibility and inerrancy of Scripture is vital to a sound understanding of the whole of the Christian faith . We further affirm that such confession should lead to increasing conformity to the image of Christ . We deny that such confession is necessary for salvation. However, we further deny that inerrancy can be rejected without grave consequences both to the individual and to the church ( Article 19 ). The statement strikes a delicate balance. It affirms that the doctrine of i