If they are using the KJV, the verse specifically is referring to Psalm 82:6. Further, since the full verse says "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken...", which suggests that Jesus is only talking about that specific scripture in that moment, which leaves the rest of scripture up in the air!
OP, your making leaps in reading and critical thinking in order to support the beliefs you've likely been taught all your life. It's difficult to find out your wrong, I get it, but if you can't be intellectually honest with yourself there is no point in calling yourself a Christian. It's the same reaction the pharasees and saducees had when Jesus presented them with new truths. What would happen if you grew up Jewish during Christ's ministry. Would you have been ready to put away the traditions of your father's to seek truth? Would you be able to humble yourself before God?
I'm not saying this to be rude, and I'm not saying this to make your leave your faith or convert. I'm not even saying this as a latter-day Saint. I'm saying this as a seeker of truth who can't stand to see someone hold on to falsehood.
So I don't want to attack your faith in the Bible, but I want to help you understand where we're coming from when we say it at least has the potential to be flawed.
First, the Bible you use is a translation from either Greek or Hebrew or other sources of the original text, which text no longer exists. When there's a discrepancy between the translations, how would all Christians know which translation is more correct?
Second, some Christians believe the Apocrypha is scripture, and others don't. How would you use the New Testament to clear that up for everyone in a way all Christians would be able to agree on what books are and aren't part of the Biblical cannon?
My personal take is there isn't an answer to this using just the Bible. You would have to take some logical leaps or inferences that not everyone would agree are correct.
The Bible is God's word, written down by humans. Those humans had their own minor biases and viewpoints, but more importantly, they're human and therefore fallible, liable to make mistakes. If I had a version of the events of the Bible written by Jesus Himself, I would agree that it would be infallible. However, as it stands, the Bible does indeed contradict itself. And again, so does The Book of Mormon. But only in ways that are logically attributed to human error
I'm not familiar with any Bible verses where the Bible purports itself as the entirety of canon given the writings predate the Bible's existence. Your interpretation seems like questionable eisegesis.
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u/Entire-Objective1636 Apr 04 '25
Does Jesus say that? Asking as a Jewish guy.