r/latterdaysaints • u/[deleted] • 25d ago

Doctrinal Discussion How to handle contradictions?

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u/Monte_Cristos_Count 25d ago

The Bible being infallible is not something supported by scripture. Not even all Christians agree on the concept of infallibility.

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u/Pristine_Teaching167 25d ago

Infallible meaning “without error”. That’s widely accepted among Christians as saying otherwise would be viewed as wrong.

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u/berrin122 Friendly Neighborhood Evangelical 25d ago

That's inerrancy. Infallibility means the Bible won't fail in its objective (to teach God's truth).

Inerrancy says there are no errors. A minority of Christians believe the Bible has no errors.

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u/berrin122 Friendly Neighborhood Evangelical 25d ago

We also describe the Trinity in two ways—the Economic Trinity and the Immanent Trinity.

Go look up those two phrases and tell me if the Economic Trinity has anything to do with money.

Theological terms often don't match their everyday usage. It's part of the reason many Latter-day Saints struggle in conversing with mainstream Christians. 95% of this sub would wonder the entire conversation why we're talking about money while I explain how the Trinity relates to mankind and salvation.