[This is a really long post. I’d normally post this about 1,000 to 1,500 words at a time, and it would take six or so posts spread over two or three weeks to do so. But, of course, that means there’d be a lot of conversation about inerrancy without the benefit of all the material I wish to bring to the readers’ attention. Therefore, I’m posting this in full, all 9,000 words at once.
I’ve disabled comments on this post. Instead, I’ll ask a series of questions, each in a separate daily post Monday through Friday.
It’s an experimental format, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.]
Introduction
Over the years that I’ve posted at this blog I’ve often begun work on a post on the inerrancy question, but I’ve never found a way to express my thoughts properly in a single post and never had the will to write a series — because, until now, the only reason I’ve ever studied inerrancy is because of the false accusation so frequently made that my views are built on denying inerrancy. Continue reading
I’ve been wanting to post a series on this book for years — but could never quite get to it. 
is a great book. It was first published in 1989 and continues to have a dramatic influence on evangelical Christianity. It’s not long, only 172 pages, but those pages pack a wallop.
We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: 
The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in 
for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse!
I got this book to review kind of by accident. I got an email asking me to review it, and I responded that, since I’m a conditionalist, they likely would rather that I not. But they sent the book anyway. And I had this beach trip planned, and what better beach reading could there be than a book on hell?
The church and politics
