Religion-Discuss how the Bible is a norm of Christian faith

Introduction

The bible is the word of God that is infallible , inerrant , authoritative and sufficient where by the bible are the source and the norm of Christianity . Bible has got many translations that are written by different authors and therefore this bible has been able to withstand the hatred and attacks that are from the critics and has been proven as the trustworthiest document . It has also the consistent revelation from the beginning to the end and it is simply described as the unity of its content . God describes his plan and

himself , his character and the nature and through it we are able to know more about God and what has been planned for us . Through the revelation then the bible reveals the process by which God discloses the divine nature and the mystery of the divine will and the purpose to the human beings . God has been revealing what he has planned for the people through the bible and therefore through faith people are able to get the clear indication of what has been set for the human beings from the beginning to the end (Michael 1990

The where influenced by God to write the bible and therefore people should have faith and believe what the bible requires and through this then the people will not have to face problems of disbelieve Therefore God is exerting power upon the people in a way that guarantees that people to have believe that what that person writes is from God and has to be followed as there are rewards for those who believe the bible and it is eternal life and for the wrong doers they will go to hell that is the punishment that they have to face at the end of the word Through inspiration that is done by the Holy Spirit helps us to understand the word of God and has high glorification of God so that people can believe the word is not from men but from the creator Through the translation and ensuring that people believe the word then it becomes impossible for one to live without this word because it serves as our guide in doing what is right so that the punishment that awaits the wrongdoers does not have to face them

In understanding and interpreting the bible then one has to describe the passages of the bible as literally as possible this will help the reader to know that the writer 's of the bible had a purpose that was to be passed in every passage and therefore one should read it with a lot of concern so that he or she can know the hidden interpretation in that passage . Therefore as one reads each passage then he or she should respect the unity and the coherence of the thoughts that the expressed within themselves . Through such respect then it will not be hard to know the right interpretation of that the writer wanted the readers to know . To get...