descriptive. Inerrancy says these descriptions are true. And that’s extremely important. But some of the Bible’s purposes go beyond description. In these instances, asking the inerrancy question simply isn’t relevant. The truth-telling role of the Bible and the other functions of Scripture support one another. On the one hand, true information without spiritual transformation is dead. On the other hand, radical transformation without true information is rudderless. The informational assertions of
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