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'''Bible believer''' (also ''Bible-believer,'' ''Bible-believing Christian,'' ''Bible-believing Church'') is a self-description by conservative (typically Protestant) Christians to differentiate their teachings from those who see extra-biblical tradition as more or equally authoritative. The ] is an example of a ''Bible-believing'' organisation. '''Bible believer''' (also ''Bible-believer,'' ''Bible-believing Christian,'' ''Bible-believing Church'') is a self-description by ] to differentiate their teachings from others who they see as placing non-biblical or extra-biblical tradition as higher or equal in authority to the ].


In normal usage, "Bible believer" means an individual or organisation that believes the ] is ] in some significant way. However, this combination of words is given a unique meaning in ] ] circles, where it is equated with the belief that the ] "contains no theological contradictions, historical discrepancies, or other such "errors",<ref>Hill, Craig C. (2002). , p. 12. Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 0-8028-6090-7</ref> otherwise known as ]. In addition, it appears that an individual or church must subscribe to the doctrine of '']'' in order to come within the fundamentalist definition of the term.<ref>See, for example, </ref> It is frequently placed in inverted commas in neutral contexts or when used by those excluded by the narrower definition, to demonstrate that it is a claim rather than neutral description.<ref>See, for example: Keating, Karl (1988). . San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 0-89870-177-5</ref> Fundamentalist Protestant chuches often assume the neutrality of the term as they rarely define it and seem to implicitly claim that the only possible way to truly "believe" in the Bible is to adopt the fundamentalist approach.<ref>See, for example: , , , , </ref> In normal usage, "Bible believer" means an individual or organization that believes the ] is ] in some significant way.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is a Bible Believer?|url=https://realbiblebelievers.com/who-is-a-bible-believer/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Real Bible Believers|language=en-US}}</ref> However, this combination of words is given a unique meaning in ] ] circles, where it is equated with the belief that the ] "contains no theological contradictions, historical discrepancies, or other such 'errors'",<ref>Hill, Craig C. (2002). , p. 12. Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. {{ISBN|0-8028-6090-7}}</ref> otherwise known as ].

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*Ammerman, Nancy Tatom (1987). . New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-1231-X *Ammerman, Nancy Tatom (1987). . New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. {{ISBN|0-8135-1231-X}}
*Boone, Kathleen C. (2002). . New York: SUNY Press. ISBN 0-88706-894-4 *Boone, Kathleen C. (2002). . New York: SUNY Press. {{ISBN|0-88706-894-4}}

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For the Australian antisemitic website, see Bible Believers.

Bible believer (also Bible-believer, Bible-believing Christian, Bible-believing Church) is a self-description by conservative Christians to differentiate their teachings from others who they see as placing non-biblical or extra-biblical tradition as higher or equal in authority to the Bible.

In normal usage, "Bible believer" means an individual or organization that believes the Bible is true in some significant way. However, this combination of words is given a unique meaning in fundamentalist Protestant circles, where it is equated with the belief that the Christian Bible "contains no theological contradictions, historical discrepancies, or other such 'errors'", otherwise known as biblical inerrancy.

See also

References

  1. "Who is a Bible Believer?". Real Bible Believers. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. Hill, Craig C. (2002). In God's Time: The Bible and the Future, p. 12. Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 0-8028-6090-7

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