Exploring the Faith Curt Parton

Thank you all so much for your encouragement and support! I'm going to take a break for the rest of the summer to complete an important writing project, but I'll be back in the fall with a new series for Exploring the Faith!

We've looked at the idea that the Bible can be factually erroneous yet still somehow be spiritually infallible. And we found that claim to be irrational and incoherent. But that doesn't address the challenges of those who reject biblical inerrancy. Are their arguments valid? In this episode, we examine the most common challenges to the inerrancy of Scripture.

Note: We're in the process of moving the website in order to more effectively host the podcast, so there will be a delay in posting the transcript and show notes. As soon as we've finished migrating the site, you'll be able to comment on podcast episodes and join the discussion. You can still send your questions or issues you'd like us to explore to curt@exploringthefaith.com. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

"Exploring the Faith" is sponsored by The Orchard, a Jesus-following church that meets in Rancho Cordova, CA and also in weekly, interactive, online studies. Curt Parton serves as teaching pastor for The Orchard. You can find out more at orchardonline.org.

Do we have valid reasons for accepting the Bible as divinely inspired and reliable? What do we do when we run across a passage in Scripture that seems disturbing or that might be in error? We'll deal with these questions this week.

Note: We're in the process of moving the website in order to more effectively host the podcast, so there will be a delay in posting the transcript and show notes. As soon as we've finished migrating the site, you'll be able to comment on podcast episodes and join the discussion. You can still send your questions or issues you'd like us to explore to curt@exploringthefaith.com. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

"Exploring the Faith" is sponsored by The Orchard, a Jesus-following church that meets in Rancho Cordova, CA and also in weekly, interactive, online studies. Curt Parton serves as teaching pastor for The Orchard. You can find out more at orchardonline.org.

Can Scripture be theologically infallible but not inerrant? Is this even a valid option? We'll look at the connection between these two ideas, and how they relate to the divine inspiration of Scripture, in this week's episode.

Note: We're in the process of moving the website in order to more effectively host the podcast, so there will be a delay in posting the transcript and show notes. As soon as we've finished migrating the site, you'll be able to comment on podcast episodes and join the discussion. You can still send your questions or issues you'd like us to explore to curt@exploringthefaith.com. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

"Exploring the Faith" is sponsored by The Orchard, a Jesus-following church that meets in Rancho Cordova, CA and also in weekly, interactive, online studies. Curt Parton serves as teaching pastor for The Orchard. You can find out more at orchardonline.org.

When we read the Bible today, are we relying on "translations of translations of translations"? How can we be confident that what we're reading now is what the original biblical authors wrote? We're exploring these issues this week.

Note: There won't be an episode next week, but we'll be back May 26!

And another note: We're in the process of moving the website in order to more effectively host the podcast, so there will be a delay in posting the transcript and show notes. As soon as we've finished migrating the site, you'll be able to comment on podcast episodes and join the discussion. You can still send your questions or issues you'd like us to explore to curt@exploringthefaith.com. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

"Exploring the Faith" is sponsored by The Orchard, a Jesus-following church that meets in Rancho Cordova, CA and also in weekly, interactive, online studies. Curt Parton serves as teaching pastor for The Orchard. You can find out more at orchardonline.org.

Our first series was about why we can believe in Jesus. We now begin looking at why we should believe in the Bible. This week we'll examine what kind of faith we have in the Bible. (Special thanks to Christalina Brackett and Sebastian Brackett for their help this week!)

Note: We're in the process of moving the website in order to more effectively host the podcast, so there will be a delay in posting the transcript and show notes. As soon as we've finished migrating the site, you'll be able to comment on podcast episodes and join the discussion. You can still send your questions or issues you'd like us to explore to curt@exploringthefaith.com. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

"Exploring the Faith" is sponsored by The Orchard, a Jesus-following church that meets in Rancho Cordova, CA and also in weekly, interactive, online studies. Curt Parton serves as teaching pastor for The Orchard. You can find out more at orchardonline.org.