Peace be with you,<\/p>\n
My dear friend, why do Christians always try to justify the Bible’s error?<\/p>\n\t
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil<\/em>” (I Peter 3:15-17).<\/p>\n
“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints<\/em>” (Jude 3).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A claim of error is not proof and a defense against a false claim is not justifying error.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Peace be with you, My dear friend, why do Christians always try to justify the Bible’s error? 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