Pulling the Thread

Biblical Inerrancy, Literalism and where I find myself now

This just skims the surface of a vast and complex topic. I am not a Bible scholar, I’m just a person who spent 38 years in evangelical culture. I humbly present my thoughts as they are, today.

Indoctrination and Early Belief

Growing up, I learned that the Bible was the inerrant, infallible Word of God — the ultimate truth, and the cornerstone of real Christianity.

It was the first thing listed on every church’s website under the “What We Believe” section, which I read my fair share of (a clue as to how fascinated I was by Christianity, theology… all of it). It was a defining belief of any “true Christian,” and I believed it with my whole heart.

And I had never really given it much thought. When you are taught something from childhood, you tend to accept it. And everyone I knew shared the same belief. I was in good company.

During my deconstruction process, I realized there’s a reason why that one belief is so deeply emphasized and vigorously protected from challenge. It’s because if you pull that string, the entire thing unravels.