The Orthodoxy, Modernism, And Neoorthodoxy: The Word Of God
Noah Webster defines inspiration as the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. When it comes to inspiration for The Bible and how it came from God to us, there are a few theories. The three theological concepts are: orthodoxy, modernism, and Neoorthodoxy. Each of these movements arose in different successful times of the Church. For much of history, the Orthodox have held sway. The Orthodox believe The Bible is the word of God, while Modernist believe it is merely contains the word of God, and the Neoothodoxy believe scripture is fallible human witness to the word of God (who is Christ).
Looking deeper into the Orthodox belief, we come to understand they believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and The Holy Spirit. The Orthodox Church was founded by Jesus Christ and described throughout the New Testament. For eighteen centuries it has prevailed. Orthodox believe scripture is verbally inspired; the written word came by God's own inspiration. With this belief, a question arises: How did God inspire the writers of The Bible? There are two viewpoints, verbal dictation, which …show more content…
The Bible claims to be a divinely authoritative book resulting from a process where spirit-moved men wrote God breathed words (28). The inspiration is verbal, plenary, and it gives authority. The men who wrote scripture were authors and composers, not merely secretaries and stenographers (29). 2 Peter 1:21 says, “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” The truth is, much if The Bible is historical; it underlines facts, times, and dates. Things like creation, the virgin birth, the crucifixion, and the resurrection involve matters that are fact. The Bible is not a scientific textbook or a scholar history book, but it does speak of both scientific and historical
Looking deeper into the Orthodox belief, we come to understand they believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and The Holy Spirit. The Orthodox Church was founded by Jesus Christ and described throughout the New Testament. For eighteen centuries it has prevailed. Orthodox believe scripture is verbally inspired; the written word came by God's own inspiration. With this belief, a question arises: How did God inspire the writers of The Bible? There are two viewpoints, verbal dictation, which …show more content…
The Bible claims to be a divinely authoritative book resulting from a process where spirit-moved men wrote God breathed words (28). The inspiration is verbal, plenary, and it gives authority. The men who wrote scripture were authors and composers, not merely secretaries and stenographers (29). 2 Peter 1:21 says, “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” The truth is, much if The Bible is historical; it underlines facts, times, and dates. Things like creation, the virgin birth, the crucifixion, and the resurrection involve matters that are fact. The Bible is not a scientific textbook or a scholar history book, but it does speak of both scientific and historical