Bible authority for christians

Question 1

Fundamentalist Christians: (evangelical methodist Church)

Answer 1

• Believe all scripture is written by god and are directly said by God.
  →‘All scripture is God-breathed’
• Therefore, they would take all scriptures from the Bible as the objective truth and will not allow other interpretations of it.
• Some of the teachings of the Bible are classified as absolute law, which means that it has to be followed at all times, such as the Ten commandments.
  →Because these laws are set down by God, they must be obeyed

Question 2

Conservative Christians: (roman catholics)

Answer 2

• Believe that the scriptures are accurate however were not directly words from God,
  → they were written by men who have been ‘moved by the holy spirit spoke from God’, who have used their own words to express what God has told them.
  → Therefore they would also look to other sources of authority such as conscience or the ordained.

Question 3

Liberal Christians: (Church of England

Answer 3

• Believed that the bible was written with different interpretations by men writing ABOUT God,
  → they believe that there might be nuances or misunderstandings in the words of the Bible and that it should act as a symbolism of God’s word, allowing there to be personal interpretations of the Bible as it is not objectively true or directly from God.