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Originally Posted by joe707
to claim any text as the word of God means that (a) interpretation will be necessary. I know how strongly you oppose this, but given the obvious imprecisions inherent with word meaning I think it is the most likely outcome. And (b) that such a text is not fully comprehensive or exhaustive, so naturally some human behavior will neither conform to nor fall foul of the word; a ‘gray’ area.
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I don't see how those conclusions follow from an assertion that a book is the Word of God. If a book had been written by a being that deserves to be referred to as God, then I would expect that book to be perfect, devoid of any problems, especially the types of problems you mentioned.
(a) Writers strive for clarity. If a book had been written by an Almighty God, then we would rightly expect that book to be the most unambiguous, clearly presented, and easy to understand book ever written, by far. Books written by men are unclear and ambiguous.
(b) An Omniscient God knows everything. If book that tells people how they should live their lives had been written by an Omniscient God, then we would rightly expect that book to cover any circumstance and to not leave any gray area. Books written by men miss unforeseen circumstances and leave gray areas.
Pastor Billy-Reuben