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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A seminal work on the subject!,
By bharvey@pathway.net (Grove City, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Battle for the Bible (Paperback)
In this book, which I count as one of the five most influential I have ever read, Lindsell makes a compelling case for the essential nature of the doctrine of the inerrancy of the Bible. It is true that the term "inerrancy" is of relatively recent vintage; what is equally true is that people who have historically called themselves "Christians" would not have even given thought to the idea that the Bible contained error! Lindsell documents the truth of the "slippery slope", how in case after case, denominations which have abandoned the doctrine that the Bible is without error have slipped into a theological liberalism which has sapped their vitality and lessened their membership. Minus the truth "Thus saith the Lord", one's theology becomes grounded in one's own opinions and subjective judgments rather than the objective standard of Bible truth. Thus we see denominations which a couple of generations back stood for truth now debating the merits of marrying and/or ordaining homosexuals, supporting "abortion rights", etc. These are unthinkable to Christians who take the Bible at face value, but easily justifiable to those who have jettisoned inerrancy. Lindsell's book makes this case quite clearly. Lindsell also demonstrates that, at least at the time of his writing in the mid-70's, no denomination that had turned away from inerrancy had ever gone back; once the horse was out of the gate,so to speak, there would be no reining him in. It is significant that, since his writing of this book, the Southern Baptist Convention, spurred on by its truth, has effectively made this step back to Biblical orthodoxy. For a better understanding of what spurred this on, I wholeheartedly endorse The Battle for the Bible!
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Popular argument for trustworthiness of the Bible,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Battle for the Bible (Paperback)
This book was published in 1976, I purchased my copy in 1982, but only read it this summer. My sentiments follow rather closely to those of bHarvey of Grove City, Pa., whose expansive review appeared October 29, 1998. I rank it four stars instead of five as I consider it more of a well done popular summary for the contemporary time rather than a scholarly classic work. Though somewhat dated by its discussion of current events in the 1970s; nevertheless those events are still playing out. In the case of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, it would now appear that conservative Bible believers have somewhat turned back the tide of skepticism and criticism of the Bible that had been increasingly prevalent in those denominations when the author published his book. If this conservative turn-around holds, it would indeed go against the historical trend of mainline protestant denominations having first abandoned the inerrancy and trustworthiness of Scripture, to be followed by the abandonment of other Christian doctrines and practices. Lindsell's central theme, that the abandonment of belief in an inerrant or trustworthy Bible leads to the gradual abandonment of other Christian doctrines, is strongly and correctly argued.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Defense of Inerrancy,
By Dernhelm (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Battle for the Bible (Paperback)
"The Battle for the Bible" begins by defining the problem in the last century with inerrancy verses errancy. The author's presupposition is that, whether errant or inerrant, our only source of Christianity is the Bible. The main doctrinal issues are covered in the first two chapters, the ninth, and the eleventh.The third chapter gives many examples to prove that inerrancy was the normal view of the Church until about two centuries ago. Chapters four, five, and six cover the fate of the doctrine of inerrancy in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church, Southern Baptist Convention, and Fuller Theological Seminary. Chapter eight goes on to document some of the theological changes that occur once inerrancy has been abandoned. The author's point is, once inerrancy has been abandoned, apostacy will eventually follow. These chapters may have more detail than most people need--however, chapters one, two, nine, and eleven are a very good defence of inerrancy.
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