Hebrews 11:3 is a statement which is consistent with cosmology. However, there is some of each of these in the New Testament. There is not as much history to check for inspired accuracy, there is not as much fulfilled prophecy, there are not as many statments relevant to science which can be checked for evidence for inspiration.
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The direct, concrete evidence for the inspiration of the New Testament is not as strong. If not, then just spend a good amount of time at my web site or perhaps you can read my book "Reasons for Belief" (There are fulfilled prophecies, historical accuracy, consistency of message, scientific wisdom, the testimony of public miracles and much more. I assume you are aware of a vast array of evidence that the Bible is inspired by God. When Paul said in 2 Tim 3:16 that all scripture is inspired by God, he was asking Timothy and those he taught to accept this by faith, but absolutely not by blind faith. I have done so to a very great extent and found the claim to be supported by the evidence. It is our job as human beings to weight the truth of this claim. It is a claim which is either true or false. When I use 2 Tim 3:16, I call this a claim, not an argument. I have never seen that done, but if it were, THAT would be circular reasoning. Now, perhaps some Christians use 2 Tim 3:16 as evidence that the Bible is inspired. It would only be circular reasoning if it was used as an argument for inspiration, which is not what Paul is doing. I’m also aware that the canon of the NT was chosen by church leaders based on apostolic succession, but due to the fact that it is likely that the apostles wrote material not included in the Bible, how can we know (short of blind faith) that the church leaders made the correct decisions when determining the canon?įirst of all, 2 Tim 3:16 is not circular reasoning.
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I’m aware of Jesus’ frequent quoting of the OT, so that’s not the issue. I’m aware that 2 Timothy 3:16 states all scripture is inspired by God, but because it’s in scripture, it’s circular reasoning. Could you go into a bit more depth concerning the inspiration of the Bible.